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In Iowa, the steady stream of potential 2012 presidential candidates has already become almost commonplace.

Though expected by Senate watchers to be a sideshow and forum for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to voice his criticism of the nation’s top education bill, the

DES MOINES — Sheriff’s Office officials in Decatur County are still mum on suspects in a home invasion that happened Saturday night at U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell ’s (D-Iowa) farm, but the Sheriff said law enforcement has a “direction we’re heading in.” The attack happened around 10:30 p.m., as Boswell was getting ready for bed.

In the midst of a New York Times piece this weekend about the Iranian regime publicly airing surely-coerced confessions by opposition leaders about their

Texas may be the next state to approve a license plate honoring Confederate veterans, but the decision rests with a Texas Department of Motor Vehicles board

It’s never bad news for local business when the home-town guy takes the reins of a powerful congressional committee. In the case of Seattle-based Boeing, that

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico sued Secretary of State Dianna Duran Wednesday in the Second Judicial Court of New Mexico, alleging that she violated the state’s public records law in claiming “executive privilege” by concealing documents related to her claims of voter fraud. Duran announced that 37 foreign nationals had voted in New Mexico elections, 117 foreign nationals were registered to vote, and there were up to 64,000 cases of possible voter fraud in the 2010 elections. However, she did not offer evidence to back up these claims

The New Mexico Corrections Department made $3.7 million in questionable payments to three contractors from fiscal years 2007 to 2010, according to an audit released Wednesday by State Auditor Hector Balderas.

LA CROSSE, Wisc.- Speaking to a rally on Main Street here, Sen. Barack Obama touted a rescue plan to help workers, homeowners and taxpayers on Main Streets

The plot lines in the battle for control of the soul of the Republican Party just got thicker today with the announcement by transition chair Rep. Greg Walden

Senators pump Leon Panetta on his vision for CIA policy, which appears to be a significant change from the last eight years.

A Department of Energy advisory panel that was criticized by environmentalists for having too many members connected to the oil and gas industry has issued a second report calling for stronger regulation of hydrofracking by state and federal agencies. Pro Publica reports : A federal energy panel issued a blunt warning to shale gas drillers and their regulators today, saying they need to step up efforts to protect public health and the environment or risk a backlash that stifles further development

The St. Petersburg Times, which has been responsible for the majority of investigative barbs directed against Florida’s Democratic senate candidate Jeff Greene,

The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), an independent agency established in 2008 by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to launch investigations into

Former GOP Rep. Heather Wilson raised $452,000 in the Second Quarter for her campaign for U.S. Senate, staying competitive with Democratic Rep.

The anti-draft campaign against Sen. Evan Bayh’s (D-Ind.) vice-presidential bid is picking up some steam. A Facebook group opposing Bayh reached

A tiny catapult flings tiny pies at flies (there’s video). Steve King says gay marriage will lead to Sparta-style warehouses for kids... ...and a GOP