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When it comes to the government’s $700-billion rescue plan, it’s clear that a huge amount of money is at stake. As a result, the Treasury Dept. vowed last week

The Jacksonville chapter of the controversial group ACT! for America is accusing a local school of ties to terrorism in a new press release, linking the school to an FBI investigation through a media report that, contrary to ACT!’s claims, indicates any actions the FBI is conducting has nothing to do with terrorism. # The schools in question were founded by Fethullah Gülen, an Islamic political figure from Turkey who currently lives in the Poconos. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer , the FBI and the Departments of Labor and Education are investigating “whether some charter school employees are kicking back part of their salaries to a Muslim movement founded by Gulen known as Hizmet, or Service, according to knowledgeable sources.” # The investigation has no apparent link to terrorism. The Inquirer reports instead that “it is focused on whether hundreds of Turkish teachers, administrators, and other staffers employed under the H1B visa program are misusing taxpayer money.” # According to a Turkish newspaper , a 2005 U.S

Discussing his departure from the 2012 GOP presidential field, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty inferred that voters and Iowa caucus-goers were more interested in performance than in substance. “I was out of money,” Pawlenty told Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert Tuesday evening when asked why he dropped from the race

Another poll, another big lead for Rand Paul, the insurgent candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky who really should be labeled the frontrunner now. SurveyUSA

First in this two-part series is available here. Correction: This story has been updated to correct an error. The original version incorrectly named

Walter Alarkon talks to Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), the freshman Republican who got every member of his party, and all but seven Democrats, to support an

As the scramble continues to plug the oil gusher a mile deep in the Gulf of Mexico -- and as Senate Democrats promote their long-awaited proposal designed to

The Supreme Court seal (Pic by Hayfordoleary, via WIkimedia Commons ) The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the legal challenge to Arizona’s controversial immigration enforcement law S.B. 1070 is taking center stage in the immigration debate, as supporters and opponents of the measure call on the court to rule in their favor.

ProPublica reported yesterday that claimants are struggling to get basic information about the status of their claims: Dozens of claimants have told

Kentucky GOP Senate candidate Rand Paul calls his controversial Maddow interview a poor political decision. Still, Paul leads Kentucky’s Democratic

Just minutes ago, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) moved for the Senate to start debate on the financial regulatory reform bill on Monday, saying, We’re going to move

A group of 20 prominent scientists have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to not to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry tar sands crude oil from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast of Texas. Here’s the full text of the letter: The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C

GUANTANAMO BAY -- Retired Air Force Col. Morris Davis, a former chief prosecutor of the military commissions-turned-critic, has an opinion piece in the

Wind industry officials are working overtime to counter a story published yesterday by American University’s Investigative Reporting Workshop that finds many of

Since the Wall Street bailout was signed into law last October, critics of the strategy have often been met with a central reassurance from leaders of the

Lambda Legal , a New York-based organization committed to winning gay civil rights through the courts, announced in a press release Tuesday that it would challenge New Jersey’s 2006 same sex civil unions law for failing to bring full equality to gay residents of the state. Lambda, which is teaming with New Jersey LGBT group Garden State Equality , will refer to government studies and press investigations that document the way employers have failed to recognize couples entered into a civil union and how civil unions have been ignored or misunderstood by authorities, often in instances involving critical medical decisions. Colorado nearly passed a civil unions bill this spring that its main sponsors, Sen Pat Steadman and Rep Mark Ferrandino, acknowledged fell short of full equality

For the past four years, every time Moqtada Sadr has made this-or-that tactical retrenchment -- standing down from the August 2004 Najaf battle; going to

About 180 jobs are coming to the Fort Dodge area thanks to a $324 million investment from South Korean company CJ Cheiljedang, but a state senator says Gov. Terry Branstad is still way behind on his campaign promise to create 200,000 new jobs over five years. Branstad today announced the facility, which will produce amino acids through fermentation technologies.

State Rep. Charles Van Zant, R-Palatka (Pic by Meredith Geddings, via myfloridahouse.gov) Last week, state Rep.