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Members of Congress build their careers on the idea that they’re regular folks sent to Washington to act on behalf of regular folks. A Roll Call analysis today

If the Ames Straw Poll was limited to only GOP activists from Story County, it would appear that the Ron Paul presidential campaign had a leg up. On Thursday

The Union of Ontario Indians will battle a plan to ship 1,600 tons of radioactive waste from the Bruce nuclear power complex to Sweden via the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, the group announced this week. UOI , a political advocacy organization that represents 39 First Nation communities in Ontario, said that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and Bruce Power Corporation failed to properly consult with First Nation communities before approving the plant to ship 16 contaminated steam generators from the Bruce Power complex in Kincardine

A year ago, Pajamas TV was taking some licks for hiring Joe the Plumber to do reporting in Israel and, later, in Washington. But the web-based video network was

Media accounts by Salon.com and other outlets tied the perpetrator of the Mary Landrieu phone sting to racist groups and Big Government founder Andrew Breitbart. Seven hours after the Salon story went up, Breitbart went to war.

Environmentalists have never been too keen about President Obama’s support for nuclear power and natural gas. But those positions got less attention amid the

TIME Magazine has deemed Planned Parenthood Federation of America president Cecile Richards one of this year’s 100 most influential people in the world.

A recently released convict describes how the foreclosure crisis changed the economy in prison: lack market prices were suddenly going through the roof. The

Tonight, a bill to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits for the long-term unemployed failed in the Senate, 58 to 38. The vote was technically only one

Earlier this week, Legistorm discovered that the House Clerk’s Office had posted lawmakers’ latest financial disclosure forms -- scheduled for release Friday --

Michigan assesses severance tax when companies remove natural gas and oil and some state officials say operators of high-grade metallic mines should also be charged for removing minerals from the ground.

I raised that question on Monday, talking with conservative health experts who think Republicans are fooling themselves if they think they’ll be able to roll

Going to court may be “the best way” to resolve a dispute over water rights between the U.S. Forest Service and the National Ski Areas Association, according to a former Forest Service ski area permit coordinator.

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), who promised in February to scrutinize the Obama budget proposal “line by line” for any potential cuts, gave his staff some

A classic example of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly’s interview style here, as she eggs on Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) to demand the resignation of House Speaker

On a conference call with reporters Thursday, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine said he would look forward to a midterm election battle centered on the repeal of this

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“We need a voice on the Supreme Court who remembers and reveres the rights of individuals,” said Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

Faced with rising criticism from economists and Democrats alike, President-elect Barack Obama yesterday scrapped his plan to include $150 billion in business

Since last week’s Supreme Court decision freeing corporations to spend unlimited sums to influence elections, there’s been a great deal of debate about what

Pun of the day so far by Rep. Tom Davis (R-Virg.), regarding Rep. Stephen Lynch’s (D-Mass.) questioning of Clemens. Davis said Lynch asked Clemons a bunch of

The Supreme Court has issued a 5-4 decision in the case of Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, which effectively unspools three decades of campaign

An investigation out today from the Center for Public Integrity details the nearly $370 million spent by top subprime lenders over the past decade to fend off

Reports are trickling out that President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for treasury secretary, Tim Geithner, may not have paid Social Security or Medicare taxes