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Sen. John McCain, first debate: I know the veterans. I know them well. And I know that they know that I’ll take care of them. And I’ve been proud of

Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) asked a great question: Sure, it would be better for Afghan farmers to grow wheat instead of poppies, a crop that heavily funds the

A reader over at TPM speculates: Whatever you think of the Palin speech, whether it was cynical or alienating to anyone outside the base, it was solidly

The McCain campaign concedes that Sen. John McCain isn’t going to win Philadelphia, according to TWI correspondent Anna Marie Cox. But if he can win in the

Today, as expected, the Federal Open Market Committee decided not to raise U.S. interest rates, instead holding the target federal funds rate steady between 0.0

The office of Gov. Rick Scott will now be charging for public records requests, under a new policy announced today.

Forgive me for getting a bit self-indulgent here, but I feel like I should reply to Juan Cole’s post saying Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s remarks yesterday

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich doesn’t normally pass up an opportunity to comment on Iran, which makes his Twitter feed pretty jarring right now. He has had

I noted in yesterday’s story about Tea Party activists reading Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals that most of the people who buy the book on Amazon are

The Washington Post points out today that, by divorcing public plan rates from Medicare in their final health reform bill, House Democrats might have to hike

Here’s Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) explaining to Fox News today why he’s threatening to filibuster the Democrats’ health reform bill over the inclusion of a

There’s mostly gallows humor to be had in the campaign of Kesha Rogers, a member of the amazingly resilient Lyndon LaRouche cult who snuck past two mainstream

No one likes to lose. But losing represents a chance to start again, to build something out of lessons learned and mistakes made. It provides the opportunity for new people to begin to mold the Republican Party in ways that senior leadership had resisted.

Here are more photos (see round one here) from the Code Red rally against health care reform that shook the upper Senate Park this afternoon.

Following news that world leaders had reached a climate deal, President Obama just held a press conference in Copenhagen, calling the agreement an important

We wrote recently that Democrats could have a tough time passing their big-ticket priorities next year because some freshman members -- many of whom represent

Stacy McCain reports on a new Zogby poll that, according to John Zogby, puts the president’s approval rating at about 50-50. This has got to scare Democrats

While costly, the ship was the linchpin in the sea service’s advanced strategy to patrol and fight in the most dangerous shallow sea lanes, known as littorals. Think Iraq’s national waters, where the country’s two oil terminals are located. But the Navy suddenly killed the weapon program. The explanation has pleased no one -- especially Congress.

Today, I’ll be covering a Treasury Department conference on the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises that provide

Seventy-five years ago, Mar. 4, 1933, with the Great Depression deepening, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inauguration heralded the most productive, dynamic

The British newspaper the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that the BBC has adopted new editorial guidelines that expressly call for its reporters to be