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Faking a marriage to get a green card? Be careful what you say on Facebook: Federal immigration authorities may use social networks to determine whether

Tom Donnelly and Gary Schmitt of the American Enterprise Institute, members in good standing of the neoconservative cabal to eat your babies and conquer the

The Club for Growth is the latest big conservative group to get up on the airwaves during the general election, announcing yesterday the release of five attack

After months of proposals, arguments, hearings and public comments, federal regulators today approved new rules to make credit cards more consumer friendly. The

After three terms representing North Dakota in the upper chamber, Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan, facing a potentially* tough reelection this year, announced

Hey, what’s up with Apple? First CEO Steve Jobs gives a non-update update on his health - a hormone imbalance? - and then the company announces today it’s going

So here I was, ready to dutifully report on Pentagon spending priorities at the rollout for the Center for American Progress’ new military-strategy paper. Then

In case I left the impression in my previous post that the elevation of British diplomat Mark Sedwill to a new senior NATO civilian envoy to Afghanistan was a

As long as we’re talking about the right way forward in Afghanistan, take a look at the pool report from Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s return from his South

Could Texas style higher education reform be headed to Florida? As our sister site, the Florida Independent, has reported, Gov. Rick Scott has been promoting

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) did not conduct an erasure analysis of the state’s standardized test scores for the 2009-2010 academic year due

The Florida Senate may vote today on an elections bill that national groups are saying will make it harder for young people to participate in the political process. # This was sent out yesterday: # WASHINGTON D.C. – The right to vote is under attack in Florida, and so are the rights of voter registrations organizations focused on engaging young voters, including Rock the Vote, Southern Energy Network, HeadCount, Student PIRGs and other groups who work to expand the electorate.

The Los Angeles Times has the last of its series on things Republicans are saying about Attorney General-designate Eric Holder, whose confirmation hearing kicks

Opponents of ending tax breaks for big oil companies argue that closing tax loopholes will result in higher prices at the pump, but a report from the

Mark Hosenball: ive U.S. officials, who asked for anonymity when discussing sensitive information, tell Declassified that the HIG—which the Obama

A federal judge this morning ordered five detainees freed from Guantanamo Bay, according to the New York Times. Following closed-door hearings in which the

In an interview with Pennsylvania’s Wayne Independent this morning, second-term Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) officially threw his name in the ring to take on Sen.

President Barack Obama is expected to create a new advisory council Thursday that will focus on quality of life and economic issues facing rural America. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, former Iowa governor, will likely lead the effort. An unnamed White House official told the Associated Press that Obama will sign an executive order to establish the Rural Council, and that the advisory group will give recommendations to the administration on a wide variety of interests and issues facing the millions of Americans who live in rural areas, beginning with economic development and job creation

Libertarian Eric Sundwall, who collected twice as many signatures as he needed to make the ballot in the NY-20 special election, might be bounced out of the

Michael Cohen at Democracy Arsenal looks at President Obama’s efforts to reform defense contracting and is less than impressed: hat goes unanswered is who is

In the wake of his announcement today he is running for President , U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) has also established a website to inform and encourage attendance of Iowa’s August straw poll, campaign officials said this afternoon