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I just got off a conference call held by the McCain campaign to deny that Al Qaeda, contrary to reports in the AP and the Washington Post, is rooting for their

The Weekly Standard’s John McCormack has another duplicitous blog post — he did the same thing last week — arguing that because the disturbed woman at Rep.

The continued expansion of the so-called Secure Communities program, which sends the fingerprints of suspects booked at local jails to the federal immigration

Naval reformers think the successful rescue of Maersk Alabama captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates may have highlighted structural imbalances in the U.S. Navy’s ability to handle irregular warfare.

The number of civilian experts Afghanistan officials believe are necessary for counterinsurgency efforts looks to exceed what Obama can send.

The planning process is expected to result in significant policy changes.

Yesterday I debated Pat Buchanan on MSNBC about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the would-be bomber of Northwest Airways Flight 253. Out of nowhere, he started

It’s a story that has dropped out of the news since the jobs bill, also known as H.R. 4213 and the extenders’ package, died at the end of June. Since then,

On Friday, Gov. Rick Perry appointed Republican State Board of Education member Barbara Cargill to lead the tumultuous 15-member body. Former SBOE Chair Gail

If they had been pulling out all the stops and working as hard as possible to get as many nominations as fast possible, said former associate counsel in the Bush White House Rachel Brand, they might have done the same as us.

The stalling of legislation to expand unemployment insurance (UI) has little to do with the benefit itself. First, there’s a push to attach an extended

Mississippi is the newest state to update its sex-education policy. Last week Gov. Haley Barbour signed into law a bill that, beginning June 30, 2012, requires

Jonathan Turley points to a resolution introduced by State Rep. Sally Kern (R) in Oklahoma, into a state legislature that flipped to the Republicans in 2008 and

The House Financial Services Committee chairman applauds recent moves by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and banks to modify mortgages and keep borrowers in their homes. But companies that service loans aren’t doing enough, he says, and that needs to change.

Gary Johnson Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson minced few words in his blistering assessment of “ The Marriage Vow ,” a 2012 candidate pledge released by Bob Vander Plaats and The Family Leader last week. When asked for his thoughts on Johnson’s assessment, Vander Plaats first attacked the messenger

U.S. Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) gave an impromptu press conference before a speaking engagement Tuesday morning, mostly on the Tucson shootings, rejecting calls

On Aug. 6, 2001, President George W. Bush, on holiday at his Crawford ranch, received a CIA briefing entitled "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in U.S."

A petition to the Supreme Court filed Monday is being called the first major challenge to the Obama administration’s detention policies.

The Senate today, as expected, unanimously confirmed David Kris as assistant attorney general in the National Security Division at the Department of Justice.

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