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The arrest in Pakistan of five northern Virginia young men at a safe house belonging to the anti-India terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed underscores fears of

Roll Call reports: Mexican President Felipe Calderon called for the reinstatement of a ban on the sale of assault weapons in the U.S. while reiterating his

Let me start off by noting that not everyone agrees increasing troop levels in Afghanistan is a solution to the deteriorating situation there. Maybe yes, maybe

I’ve been buying Michael Barone and Richard E. Cohen’s biannual Almanac of American Politics since 2001, so I’m happy to own the new 2010 edition, even if a

CIA Director-designate Leon Panetta took on a right-wing myth head on, saying that even in the hypothetical ticking bomb case -- OMG there’s a bomb hidden in

Presidential candidate Rick Perry has signed the National Organization for Marriage’s marriage pledge, the group announced on Friday. The Texas governor has a

As I wrote earlier today, it is difficult to see the May jobs numbers as anything but a worrying disappointment. The stall-out in job growth might be temporary

This certainly seems like a prelude to a very long-telegraphed campaign: There’s been a heavy bombardment. They targeted some militant hideouts as well as

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) wants Interior to show him documents on the offshore drilling moratorium. Orszag is quitting in part because his already poor

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Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) office sends word that the Senate will vote on cloture on the nomination of Cass Sunstein after a debate this hour. At 4:45pm, the

In a 240-172 vote, the House passed yesterday a bill that would give Americans who live in rural areas loans to make their homes more energy efficient. House

The Democratic Party’s approval rating falls to 37 percent, near parity with the Republicans’ 33. Still, the Democrats managed to grab a six-point lead in

Via Wonkbook, this morning, the Foundation for Child Development released its annual report on the well-being of America’s children, and it should send shivers

Granted, the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement has been kind of under the media radar in general. But what’s really gotten no attention, even from obsessives

A recent two-week trip through Afghanistan revealed a populace deeply unhappy with corruption in their government.

Sen. John McCain came into the second presidential debate tonight in Nashville in a position of weakness -- trailing nationally and slipping in the swing

A great piece in The Washington Post gives real reason to believe that the apparently-torrid pace of arrests in Pakistan of Afghan Taliban leaders is the result