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Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) told reporters Tuesday afternoon that he’s worked out an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that will allow

By all accounts, it was quite a show last night in Charleston, W.Va., where Don Blankenship, president of Virginia-based Massey Energy, squared off against

Code Pink activists went after Obama economic adviser Larry Summers this afternoon, bounding to the conference room stage where Summers was speaking and

I’m a little late to this, but Ed Morrissey, one of the best conservative bloggers out there, has a must-read recap of this past weekend’s fifth annual Western

Marc Lacey of the New York Times reports today on the debate over driver’s licenses for foreign nationals in New Mexico.

Wildlife, it turns out, isn’t too savvy about political borders – whether those borders divide countries or states. Deer and elk don’t do maps. Sportsmen and conservation groups pointed that out in different ways this week when they protested a bill that would strip away environmental protections within 100 miles of U.S

If the Israelis’ announcement of new settlement construction in Jerusalem during Vice President Biden’s Israel trip was insulting, what’s this? The Jerusalem

Emily’s List has endorsed former West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel to challenge Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale, in his upcoming reelection bid

It is very, very rare to see Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) agree with President Obama on anything, let alone energy policy. The conservative ranking Republican on

The Alaska governor’s inability to separate the personal from the professional is one of her chief political flaws, say critics and allies alike. Think troopergate. All the attention that the national campaign has brought her has not changed Palin’s view that household duties and governing are one.

Josh Rogin has an explosive story about retired Lt. Gen. David Barno, a former Afghanistan-war commander and darling of the counterinsurgency community, coming

Really! The Republican Policy Committee in the Senate is distributing a two-page fact sheet on the stimulus called Democrats’ Partisan $1.2 Trillion Spending

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- If the rally here on the southern Virginia coast proved anything, it’s that Sen. John McCain doesn’t need to worry about his

CNN covers Henrietta Hughes -- the newly homeless woman who told President Obama that she needed help at a town hall Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla. -- and it makes

Former Gov. Don Siegelman (D-Ala.) is going to be out on bail after a court decision today. The 11th Circuit overturned an earlier decision to keep him behind

“There are nights I don’t sleep,” are the opening words of a Spanish-language ad campaign launched this week by American Crossroads. # According to the Center for Responsive Politics , Karl Rove, the former top strategist for President George W. Bush, and former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie formed the Super PAC American Crossroads. The five members of American Crossroads ‘ leadership staff have all worked for the Republican National Committee and almost all worked for President George W

Add one more name to the list of Republicans running to unseat Sen. Bill Nelson.

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson just announced a new set of automobile guidelines on a conference call with reporters

Investors, rejoice! The Dow Jones Industrial Average has crossed the 11,000 mark for the first time since September 26, 2008. The news has caused much

Our comment thread indicates some confusion about the Senate parliamentarian’s ruling on the reconciliation bill that passed the upper chamber yesterday. To

This week, a federal commission released its report on the causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and what can be done to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

BP released this morning a wide-ranging investigation of the Gulf oil spill. According to the report, the Deepwater Horizon Accident Investigation Report, there

Maybe this post requires an addendum. The Pakistani Supreme Court just took a major step toward ousting beleaguered President Asif Ali Zardari: Pakistan’s top