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I missed it yesterday, but Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) pledged yesterday to re-introduce the Reuniting Families Act in the GOP-run House next session. The bill

This one is sure to get the attention of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.). The Associated Press reported yesterday that BP has decided to delay drilling in

The $600 million border security bill first passed by the Senate last Thursday was passed again by voice vote in a brief session today. Only two senators, Ben

Josh Kraushaar has the news: James Tedisco, the minority leader in the New York Assembly, will be the GOP candidate for Senator-designate Kristen Gillibrand’s

After a good deal of public airing, the Senate last week shot down a proposal empowering a bipartisan budget panel to recommend deficit-slashing strategies that

State Rep. Dave Agema (R-Grandville) was announced as a speaker at a Lansing rally Wednesday organized by Terry Jones, the Florida pastor who made headlines when he threatened to burn a Koran on his church property earlier this year, but his office denies the accuracy of that announcement. His spokesperson tells MLive.com that the controversial GOP lawmaker will not be speaking at or appearing at the event: “He will not be at the event,” Chris Jones, an aide in Agema’s office, told MLive.com

Mike Mandel posts a useful chart showing where college-educated young folks are getting jobs: The big picture is that government and professional

Now, we’ve said some dumb stuff in our time. Many of of the comments occurred in the 24-hour Burger King while an undergrad in Evanston, Ill. after a

Stressing the need for transparency in public government, the Michigan House Government Oversight, Ethics and Reform Committee listened to testimony Tuesday that will serve as a starting point on reforming the Michigan Freedom of Information Act law. Todd Heywood, Senior Reporter for Michigan Messenger, testified in front of the committee at the request of chairman Rep. Tom McMillin and discussed the challenges he and other members of the media have faced while attempting to obtain public information through FOIA requests

As a tight Senate race stews in Minnesota, all eyes have been on Jesse Ventura, the former governor and professional wrestler, whose enigmatic responses to

President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One (Pic by The White House, via Flickr) The Catholic Advocate PAC has started a campaign asking President Obama to “meet with Catholic leaders to discuss compromise” on religious conscience laws. The group is also accusing the president of not seeking “common ground” with religious groups like he promised in a speech made at Notre Dame. According to the organization’s website , the Catholic Advocate PAC “engages and encourages faithful Catholics to actively participate in the political process to support elected officials and policies that remain consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church.” The group is affiliated with the Catholic Advocate Candidate Fund, which “helps accomplish mission to have Members of Congress voting 100% pro-life and pro-family consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church.” Sen.

Asked by Yochi Dreazen of The Wall Street Journal at a press conference this morning to address Gen. David Petraeus’ recent testimony that the

Buried inside the new Public Policy Polling survey of Virginia are two questions: How would voters react if President Obama campaigned for a Democratic

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that this great New York Times story about President Obama’s Pakistan decision-making isn’t worthwhile, but there’s a quote buried

This morning our science reporter Arthur Allen explored the bizarre world of aerial wolf hunting, an Alaskan activity supported and actually furthered by Gov.

The “Klanned Parenthood” folks are at it again. In an effort to continue touting the completely debunked theory that Planned Parenthood was created for racist purposes, the group has recently posted a video that superimposes Klan robes on Scarlett Johansson in a PSA for the chain of womens’ health clinics. (Featured below.) # Why Johansson

The New York Times reports that the U.S. economy grew last quarter for the first time in the past year: Gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of

Stephanie Mencimer answers a question that, as an occasional chronicler of the birther movement, I’ve had for some time. When they claim that the White House is

A new Rasmussen Reports poll on the 2010 Republican primary for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat finds Gov. Charlie Crist (R-Fla.) leading former state House Speaker

That’s the message coming from Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.). According to The Hill, the chairman of the Education and Labor Committee told reporters today

U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke Tuesday to educators and school administrators charged with running ‘turnaround schools’ at the

From a White House press release: Vice President Biden will travel to Brussels, Belgium next week to meet with the North Atlantic Council, the principal forum

President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team confirmed today that former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) has signed on as an adviser to assist with the new