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I genuinely would love to write something that had absolutely nothing to do with William Ayers. But, unfortunately, the McCain campaign still thinks Ayers is

John Bresnahan’s story this morning explores the praise former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) has been soaking up on the right -- accolades from Rush Limbaugh, a spot

As expected, renewable energy advocates are all aflutter now that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has left the door open to including a renewable

President Obama will face tough opposition to a promise he made his first day in office.

You know what Monday is, right? That’s the date, ordered by Judge Alvin Hellerstein, for the government to disclose the CIA inspector general’s 2004 report into

On Tuesday morning, Politico broke the news that Rep. Parker Griffith (Ala.) was switching from the Democratic Party to the GOP. For Les Phillip -- a Tea

Buried inside the new Fox News poll are some trial heats for the 2012 presidential election that look awfully good for President Barack Obama. Three candidates

Colorado U.S. Rep

In a big setback for Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Rep. Patrick Murphy’s (D-Pa.) efforts to insert amendments overturning the military’s ban on open gay

Good news from RealtyTrac this morning, as it reports that foreclosure filings -- default notices, auctions and reposessions -- fell 9 percent from March to

So writes The New York Times, reporting today that the nation’s drug makers are prepping to pay more, under the Democrats’ final health reform bill, than the

The former GOP House majority leader, now president of FreedomWorks, endorsed dark horse Florida GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio back in July, but today he

In a report released today, the U.S. State Dept.

One more thing on Rashid Khalidi. Eric Alterman and Adam Serwer make good points about the McCarthyism at work when a noted Palestinian scholar is smeared as

The Supreme Court today announced it won’t get involved in a lawsuit brought by El Paso and other Texas counties against Homeland Security Secretary Janet

Former presidential contender John Edwards has been largely in hiding since admitting last August to an extramarital affair with a woman who later worked for

South Dakota Sen.

Even while Massey Energy is touting another record setting year for safety, the Charleston Daily Mail today has a different story: Safety inspectors

The Minnesota Independent reports that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) has introduced a bill that would allow Election Day registration for federal elections

A trio of professional snow shredders are charging the biggest hill in Washington, D.C., this week. Their message: Congress is getting too radical on Capitol Hill.

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is the latest lawmaker to weigh in on the astounding news that AIG -- which remains alive