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The House Natural Resources Committee dealt President Obama’s oil spill commission a high-profile rebuke today when it unanimously passed a Republican amendment

Fresh off a resounding loss on a ballot measure that would have severely restricted the collective bargaining rights of Ohio’s public employees, conservatives

You know what Tom Donnelly, an American Enterprise Institute defense analyst, didn’t like about President Obama’s Iraq speech? Well, the substance of

As of Sunday evening, the number of Tomahawk missiles dropped by NATO forces -- mainly from the U.S. thus far -- on Libya stands at 124, according to Vice Adm.

Here’s a tale that could only have happened in this era when rampant A.D.D. has shrunk the news cycle to four minutes. Earlier this week, reports

Michael Isikoff reports: The federal judge who helped draft Justice Department memos on torture has set up a legal defense fund to pay the costs of defending

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The cramdown provision meant to help desperate homeowners falters in the Senate, revealing the financial industry’s power on Capitol Hill.

The private detention industry stands to gain substantially from a growing immigrant detention system, so it’s no accident that a lobbying group partially

Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Ocala (right) with Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via stearns.house.gov) A reproductive rights group plans to deliver more than 130,000 signatures today to Rep.

So reports The Hill, indicating that the conservative-leaning Blue Dog Democrats have struck a deal with House leaders to delay the vote until after the August

Via Justin Elliott, I wonder if Muslim Mafia author Dave Gaubatz is causing any heartburn for the four Republican members of Congress who endorsed his book

A trio of groups were behind the successful push to place a constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage, as well as civil unions and domestic

The Republican plan to privatize food service in the state prisons will increase the odds of dangerous and costly violence, corrections workers warn. “One of the things you don’t mess with is a person in prison and their food,” said Tom Tylutki, president of the Michigan Corrections Organization, which represents state corrections officers. For years the Michigan Dept

Florida’s Republican Senate primary has quickly become a contest between the party’s base and its national leadership.

Conservative groups may still be dominating the outside spending game overall, but it turns out that in the last couple weeks, liberal ones have been competing

Eliminating a political headache for Republicans in next year’s mid-term elections, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) announced today that he’ll retire at the end of

GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman (Pic by calon, via Flickr) Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will meet former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich at a Lincoln-Douglas-style debate next Monday, focusing on foreign policy and national security. Gingrich recently made a slew of appearances in Florida, appearing at a town hall meeting at Jacksonville Landing

Dave Camp may represent Michigan in Congress but he apparently has little concern about helping the state avoid more budget cuts and business taxes.

John McCain worked on key legislation with Rep. Rick Renzi, now indicted in connection with the sale of a business associate’s land. Did the senator know about any of it?