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The battle in Colorado over the shape of next decade’s congressional districts continues.

Speaking today at a news conference on derivatives, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) raised the possibility of proposing an amendment to Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s

Two years ago, many Republicans couldn’t stand him. The longtime congressman from Texas made his quixotic presidential campaign all about the Constitution and

On a slow, rainy Friday in Washington, when all eyes are on presidential politics, this little gem arrived over the ticker courtesy of Defense Secretary Robert

One big surprise and one cruise to victory in the Beehive State, as attorney Mike Lee scored an upset victory in the state’s Republican Senate primary and

This week, the Republican Governors Public Policy Committee released a report on Medicaid that outlines cost-saving measures decided upon by 31 Republican governors. Among the policy recommendations is a proposal to require the federal government to pay for the care of undocumented immigrants

Here’s why Palin probably won’t run in 2012. Americans are split on an Afghan troop increase. Kerry might be having his best press cycle ever. And he

Thanks to TPM for spotting what appears to be the first big defection from the Clinton camp in the wake of Tuesday’s results in North Carolina and

State Rep.

Marc Ambinder has a good post explaining the president’s behavior after Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab allegedly tried and failed to blow up Northwest Airlines

Remember when George W. Bush was supposed to be considering closing Guantanamo Bay? Explain why anyone ever believed that would happen, please. The New York

As the Senate takes up debate on climate legislation, environmental groups slam a biofuels provision.

The McCain campaign’s responses to the events of the last two days have revealed much about its strategy for dealing with crises. This strategy can be easily

My friend Ethan Pollack, an analyst at the Economic Policy Institute, writes to note that our hypothetical $250,000-a-year earner from this post might actually

Months of compromises left many liberals disappointed, but party leaders hailed the bill’s passage as a landmark leap forward.

It can’t explain every aspect of Taliban resilience, of course -- insurgencies survive on passive or active popular support, whether freely given or coerced --

John Soltz of VoteVets makes an absolutely crucial point in an interview with TPM’s Christina Bellantoni: Soltz said VoteVets members are worried the policies

Following up on the revelation that four western oil-giants are getting massive no-bid contracts from the Iraqi Oil Ministry comes the least surprising story of

The Republican field hasn’t significantly shifted in terms of rankings placement since our last edition, which belies the fact that individual percentages for candidates continue to shift dramatically. What can be said with a reasonable amount of certainty is that there is no clear GOP frontrunner in Iowa. The predictions and opinions reprinted below are provided by a group of state panelists comprised of academics, grassroots activists, political reporters and consultants

A newly released study by the United States Geological Survey shows that nitrate concentrations in the Mississippi River Basin did not consistently decline from 1980 to 2008. The increased nitrate levels directly affect the Gulf of Mexico, where they contribute to “dead zones,” or hypoxia.