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Rep. Michele Bachmann is scheduled to return to Minnesota next week, but not to her district. Instead, she’ll be hosting a fundraiser at the Hilton in downtown Minneapolis.

Many Arabs and Muslims are disappointed that Obama has not lived up to his promises, especially on the Arab-Israeli conflict, said Marc Lynch, a George Washington University professor and the co-author of a recent study of Obama’s global engagement efforts.

Organizers for this year’s “Summer of Mercy 2.0″ have released the schedule for their nine-day event aimed at intimidating abortion provider Dr. LeRoy Carhart in Germantown, Md.

Despite Colorado GOP Senate candidate Ken Buck’s promise to adopt a positive stance in his political ads (leaving groups like Crossroads GPS to do the dirty

A new ABC News poll found 67 percent of Americans approve of President-elect Barack Obama’s handling of his transition thus far. That’s good news for Obama,

With Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner by his side, President Barack Obama just announced the highly anticipated new executive pay limits for companies receiving

Two Pakistani Army generals confess a painful truth about the Bush administration’s years of giving billions to Pakistan: Between 2002 and 2008, while al-Qaida

The meeting to vote on whether to confirm Eric Holder as attorney general, which was supposed to be held this morning, has been postponed. Sen. Patrick Leahy

A new study conducted by a Michigan State University undergraduate is shining light on a hitherto underexamined aspect of American government — how the U.S.

MARION — If voters in Iowa Senate District 18 were hoping to hear anything new from the candidates, they were likely disappointed when Democrat Liz Mathis and Republican Cindy Golding provided a rare joint appearance at local school Wednesday night. The debate, organized and jointly hosted by KCRG-TV and The Gazette, was an opportunity for side-by-side comparisons of the candidates — something that hasn’t been freely available during this whirlwind special election to replace Democrat Swati Dandekar who vacated the seat in order to accept a gubernatorial appointment to the Iowa Utilities Board. Liz Mathis Mathis, a former TV news anchor who currently works with a nonprofit agency that advocates for child welfare and co-owns a business with her husband, pressed hard for education reforms, noting that quality education was a key to economic prosperity.

I’ve talked to quite a few Gulf coast residents who have been waiting weeks to receive compensation for their losses from the oil spill. Here’s one thing that I

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Herman Cain would benefit from spending more time in the Hawkeye State as the Jan. 3 Iowa Caucuses approach, Gov

Bank Transfer Day comes tomorrow, Nov. 5, but calls for people to take their money out of big banks and deposit it in community banks and credit unions are already having an effect. The Credit Union National Association (known as CUNA) reports today that “at least 650,000 consumers across the nation have joined credit unions in the past four weeks, reflecting consumers’ reactions to rising fees at banks.” CUNA “ estimates that credit unions have added $4.5 billion in new savings accounts.

Kevin Drum sort of freaked out over Robert McNamara’s death and let a very human burst of empathy explode into an unnecessary spasm of self-loathing. As a

Sarah Palin is flying to Iowa to speak tonight at the Ronald Reagan Dinner, a big annual affair in Des Moines, and once again increasing speculation as to

Sure enough, the story I wrote about that appeared Monday in USA Today that said the stimulus bill would provide jobs for some 300,000 undocumented immigrants

Facing vigorous questioning from Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and other skeptics during her confirmation hearing today before the Senate

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, just issued a statement practically begging the Obama

Among Roll Call ‘s list of the 50 richest members of Congress : Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota. With estimated assets of $77 million (and liabilities around $26 million), Buchanan lands at No.

Even as the numbers of illegal immigrants entering the United States plunges and the Obama administration steps up enforcement of the immigration laws,

One line that raised my eyebrows in President Obama’s speech tonight: We’ll eliminate the no-bid contracts that have wasted billions in Iraq, and reform our