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One of the reasons Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) and his anonymous entourage are citing for his withdrawal of his nomination for commerce secretary was the Obama

The upshot of the news that Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden--son of the vice president--won’t run for the state’s open Senate seat is that Rep. Mike Castle

Former state lawmaker Tom Graves has won the special election in Georgia’s 9th District, reports the Associated Press. With 77 percent of precincts reporting,

Noting The Iowa Independent’s report on the Iowa Democratic Party’s and U.S. Rep.

CANCÚN, MEXICO — There are rumblings around Cancún that China may be willing to legally commit to its domestic cuts in carbon emissions. Negotiators, ministers and world leaders are currently in the second week of talks at the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( COP 16 ).

On Tuesday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Va., heard oral arguments for two lawsuits that represent the first major challenges

File this in the unsurprising news category, but today the president of FreedomWorks -- who’s still part of a lawsuit against Medicare -- backed the effort to

The conservative celebrity and economist argues for clemency for James O’Keefe because, well, when was the last time you read about federal charges against a

For the first time, President Obama today threw his support behind the marathon push to grant the residents of the nation’s capitol a voting representative in

Recent reports by the St. Petersburg Times and the Tallahassee Democrat reveal that the billionaire Koch brothers have very close ties to Florida’s public university system.

Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty have signed on to the Susan B. Anthony List’s 2012 Pro-life Presidential Leadership Pledge

Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday that GOP hearings around whether he has the authority to order a vote on union representation for home child-care workers were a “political ploy” from a part-time legislature that’s already drawn out the session. “I’m well aware of the legal parameters that are available, but that doesn’t dictate policy

Back in February, 1st Lt. Scott Easterling wrote a widely distributed open letter questioning President Obama’s citizenship and announcing his intent to join

I’m all set to see a D.C. premiere of this film; Ben Smith has the trailer (after the jump).

A rule proposed by the Obama Administration to limit the types of gifts federal employees can receive from lobbyists -- including free trade show admittance and

An accreditation agency looking into the Wake County School System after turmoil over how students are assigned to schools will visit on Jan. 12-14, the agency

If you paid close attention to Rush Limbaugh over the past week, you might have been puzzled by his multiple references to the TelePrompTer. At his Conservative

Home owners not expected to sign away their legal rights under a new loan modification program.

A coalition of religious conservative groups will join forces the weekend prior to Thanksgiving to present “A Family Discussion With the Republican Candidates” at a Des Moines church. Four of seven candidates have confirmed their participation. In an email message sent Friday to supporters, Bob Vander Plaats , chief executive of The Family Leader , explained that the organization’s purposefully chose the weekend before Thanksgiving “in the hope of giving Iowans something to discuss at the Thanksgiving dinner table.” Working with The Family Leader, which is the political action arm of the state’s Family Research Council affiliate, are the National Organization for Marriage, a religious conservative organization devoted to opposing civil marriage for gays and lesbians, and CitizenLink, the national political arm of Focus on the Family