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State Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando (Pic by Minority Office, via flsenate.gov) In a letter to state legislators, the co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation warn policy-makers that a new school prayer bill is “patently unconstitutional.” The Foundation is a national nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to “protect the constitutional principle of separation between state and church,” the group explains in its letter. Last week, a state education committee amended Senate Bill 98

The Dodd-Frank financial regulatory reform bill is now law. And a few unintended consequences of the enormously complex, very long bill are coming to light. The

While many Republicans in Congress have come under fire in recent months for railing against federal health care reform while simultaneously accepting government-subsidized health insurance, a handful have moved to more legitimately align themselves with their position by refusing to accept the benefits afforded to federal employees.

The House GOP voted down medical funding for 9/11 victims... ...and Rep. Anthony Weiner is still angry. July was the deadliest month of the war in

The U.S. lost 23,000 more private-sector jobs in March. And Reason argues that public-sector jobs are killing the economy. GOP donors have stopped

The abortion debate in the Senate is looking more and more like that in the House every day. Last week, it was liberal Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

Immigrant rights organizations will join today in a national day of action in six U.S. cities to deliver a report that documents what they see as Secure Communities abuses, demanding that the Obama administration terminate the immigration enforcement program immediately

The world today is a much different place than it was 10 years ago, but Iowa schools haven’t adapted to ongoing changes.

Citing insufficient funding for roadways, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has proposed a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax, based on the number of miles a

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and his wife, Mary, thanked supporters on their campaign distribution list Monday, saying that he will remain committed to changing the nation and electing a Republican in 2012.

I’m at the National Press Club, where the six candidates for RNC chairman are facing off. (Yes, even Chip the Magic Gaffer.) The forum was organized by Grover

President Obama’s planned speech on immigration reform tomorrow has been lauded as indication of a renewed commitment to immigration reform, as have his

Mississippi Gov.

In a highly unusual move, a federal court in New York issued a preliminary injunction late Friday afternoon to stop the government from enforcing a new law

Nate Silver pegs the GOP’s chances of taking back the House in 2010 at 20 to 25 percent. Senate staffers have translated the Baucus bill from English into

As the mortgage-market meltdown continues to push the Iraq War from the headlines and put sweat on the brows of Washington’s policymakers, it’s heartening

Bill Roggio presents a really interesting poll from the Pakistani tribal areas that strongly suggests two things. First, the Pakistanis really dislike U.S.

Amy Gardner’s profile of Stephen Fincher, a first-time congressional candidate in Tennessee who’s easily won conservative support with an irresistible bio (say