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I ran into Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.), the fourth-ranking member of the House Republican leadership, before this morning’s Big Government press conference

Luke Rosiak has the scoop, reporting that the site cost five times more than the Democratic National Committee’s Website. In the months prior to the October 13

Democrats on Capitol Hill were all cheers when they passed first-of-its-kind credit card reform earlier in the year -- only to become publicly indignant when

The Wall Street Journal takes a look at a new Bureau of Labor Statistics analysis of what kind of businesses are gaining and shedding jobs. As is often true,

In the next half hour, the conference committee to merge the House and Senate versions of financial regulatory reform will reconvene in an attempt to placate

The message “If you see something, say something,” will be plastered on television and posters throughout the Staples Center this weekend at the NBA

WATERTOWN, N.Y. - Rallying support for Democratic congressional candidate Bill Owens before Tuesday’s special election in NY-23, Vice President Joe Biden today

Now that Newt Gingrich is expected to form a presidential exploratory committee (though he will not be announcing an official presidential bid when he goes

The Los Angeles Times takes a close look at a problem TWI detailed Tuesday in a piece about neglected bank-owned property. Some of that property, as we

The Iowa Democratic Party accused Secretary of State Matt Schultz of using public resources to advocate against a presidential hopeful, according to a complaint to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filed by party chairwoman Sue Dvorsky . In the complaint, Dvorsky claimed Schultz, a Republican, sent out a press release on the Secretary of State’s website denigrating former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman , saying he is unqualified to run for President

Phil Berg, who by my lights is the original birther attorney -- he filed a lawsuit challenging then-candidate Barack Obama’s citizenship in August 2008 -- has

The Americans for Prosperity Foundation launched a new higher education reform initiative, “Rock the Ivory Tower,” aimed at making college education

With the mortgage crisis dragging on and no quick fix in sight, lots of new ideas to help people stay in their homes are floating around. Maybe one upside to

One day after longtime Democratic Rep. David Obey made his surprise retirement announcement, the National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting

In the Texas gubernatorial race, a new Rasmussen Reports survey of Texas Republicans finds Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) falling slightly behind Sen. Kay Bailey

For all this talk of strategic reevaluation of the Afghanistan war, The Washington Times puts forward a possibility that few have considered: If you support

As the Senate debate over a government-run health insurance option evolves, so do senators’ stances on the issue. That’s why we’re rolling out an exciting new

The head of the consumer financial protection agency will have authority over a far-reaching and uniquely powerful new government agency -- able to make and

Public Policy Polling has another mind-bending partisan number from its national survey. Right now, 20 percent of Americans support the impeachment of

Word from Wisconsin late last night is that Senate Republicans were able to strip the state’s infamous collective bargaining bill of certain fiscal details. The move allowed them to pass the bill with or without absent Senate Democrats. The legislature has now barred all press from the floor of the Capitol building. For the latest from Madison, The Uptake has streaming video from outside the Capitol.

The hearing is wrapping up. Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) laments that some of the Republican senators have left thinking they wouldn’t get a chance to ask questions.

For the past year, the neoconservative conception of democracy promotion and human rights -- hollow elections; wars waged under the pretext of do-gooderism;