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Greg Sargent asks whether the unanimously passed Hawaii statehood anniversary resolution in the House will reveal how absurd it is for Lou Dobbs to continue to

Emily Cadei reports that Cedric Richmond, a Democratic state representative from New Orleans, will run against Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.). Richmond narrowly missed

Is the Environmental Protection Agency showing some teeth under the new direction of Administrator Lisa Jackson and the Obama administration? TWI’s sister

I’m still trying to figure out how the Obama administration could believe that civil liberties groups gave it cover to issue an executive order authorizing

The meeting to vote on whether to confirm Eric Holder as attorney general, which was supposed to be held this morning, has been postponed. Sen. Patrick Leahy

This man should be our president, former President Bill Clinton told a boisterous, late-night rally for Sen. Barack Obama in Florida on Wednesday. After

With Vietnam experience and foreign-policy expertise, the 2004 Democratic nominee would bring strong credentials to any possible Obama administration. His close ties to the Illinois senator, as well as his political skills, are assets. But will Biden stand for it?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced seven sites for its ongoing and congressionally mandated study of the potential impacts of the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water supplies

I’ve talked to quite a few Gulf coast residents who have been waiting weeks to receive compensation for their losses from the oil spill. Here’s one thing that I

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Herman Cain would benefit from spending more time in the Hawkeye State as the Jan. 3 Iowa Caucuses approach, Gov

Keep Conservatives United, a Super PAC supporting GOP presidential contender Michele Bachmann, released an ad this week attacking one of Bachmann’s main competitors for the Republican nomination, Rick Perry. The ad claims Perry engaged in record borrowing as governor of Texas

Following up on my post earlier today that the Justice Department has decided not to oppose the American Civil Liberties Union’s motion to suppress tortured and

While gas prices continue to soar through the roof, the sale of new homes is steadily dropping -- hitting the lowest point since the 1990’s. Starbucks is not

What’s up with the Obama administration’s much-vaunted plans for financial regulatory reform? First, The Washington Post reports that an ambitious proposal for

Sen. Robert Byrd, a nine-term West Virginia Democrat and the upper chamber’s in-house constitutional scholar, said the following in a statement: is tough,

In the often-fractious debate over passing a comprehensive school voucher bill in Pennsylvania, accusations of ulterior motives have been lobbed by supporters

Today, The Wall Street Journal has details on a range of new stimulus measures the Obama administration is considering pushing, given the sustained, high rate

An interesting interview with Edward Luce of the Financial Times -- who begins the segment by saying John McCain has faded somewhat from global prominence --

Minnesotans for a Fair Economy plans to rally outside the downtown Minneapolis offices of Wells Fargo Wednesday, according to a notice the group released

Among Roll Call ‘s list of the 50 richest members of Congress : Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota. With estimated assets of $77 million (and liabilities around $26 million), Buchanan lands at No.

Even as the numbers of illegal immigrants entering the United States plunges and the Obama administration steps up enforcement of the immigration laws,

This wasn’t one of the big headlines from yesterday’s talk shows, but it’s fun to catch a lie in action. On CNN’s State of the Union, GOP strategist Mary

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The ACLU is accusing immigration authorities of disregarding the rights of the mentally ill in a lawsuit filed Wednesday alleging Immigration and Customs