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Nice try from Rep. Howard Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee. In asking Gen. Odierno to explain the case for

This can’t be helpful for General Motors’ efforts to build confidence among American consumers. General Motors Corp is recalling nearly 1.5 million Buick,

Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley (R-Chariton) is stepping down as the Republican leader and won’t seek re-election to a fourth term. Senate Republicans will elect new leadership at a Nov

For a very good and comprehensive look at why, as he puts it, homegrown Islamic terrorism isn’t a threat, even after the Fort Hood horror, read every word of

Former senator Ted Stevens died today in a plane crash in Alaska at the age of 86. And although he was always “very protective” of Alaska’s minimally

A meeting Tuesday between President Obama and key senators produced few answers on the path forward for energy legislation. But a consensus may be forming around a price on carbon for the utilities sector only.

From one human rights champion to another, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) just issued a statement on yesterday’s passing of Howard Zinn, praising the former Spelman

There may or may not be a ceasefire coming soon to Gaza. If there is, the Wall Street Journal reports, it’ll emerge from Cairo: Despite a flurry of other

Findings by the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board show that the National Organization for Marriage spent $709,000 on radio and television ads during the gubernatorial campaign in 2010. Those ads targeted DFLer Mark Dayton and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner for their support for marriage equality and lent support for the campaign of Republican Tom Emmer who supported a constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage. The ads, paid for by the New Jersey-based NOM were created by the California-based Schubert Flint Public Affairs

Who knew we were supposed to have a Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board? Not Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, apparently. A question

Gen. Stanley McChrystal effectively settles this calibration of how his strategy for the process of securing Kandahar shifted in reaction to local

On his birthday, no less, President Obama will address the AFL-CIO Executive Council during its meeting in Washington, D.C. today. The Democrats know that

Defense Secretary Gates is skeptical that a troop surge is all that’s needed in Afghanistan. Baucus: Health care bill could get through the Senate Finance

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) tells The Hill that the landmark climate bill being drafted by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will likely

With less than a week until the general election, Christians are stepping up their involvement in the race. There is PrayforSarahPalin.com, a Website that

The American Independent recently reported on a federal pregnancy-assistance grant program that has been threatened in Tennessee after the Shelby County

Dan Powers, a former small business owner from Burnsville, announced his campaign for Congress on Monday in an open letter to Rep. John Kline, who he will challenge in 2012.

Speaking at a labor conference in Washington today, Hilda Solis went after Massey Energy for the company’s role in the explosion that killed 29 miners in

Democrats were quick to blame Republicans for their inability to gain 60 votes for a climate bill with a utility-only cap on greenhouse gas emissions. Senate

Pollution in the St. Johns River (Pic by deadgirlsdontdance, via Flickr) The federally mandated “numeric nutrient criteria,” a set of standards to govern water pollution in the state of Florida, have been harshly criticized by industry, agriculture and even lawmakers — who argue the criteria are too stringent and would result in job losses and stymie business growth

About 10 million people receive health coverage under CHIP.

The Obama-Biden transition team today released its first monthly list disclosing the names of donors to the transition and the size of their contributions. The

Just out from the White House: Good morning, everybody. I want to just make a brief comment about the fact that the two young journalists, Euna Lee and Laura