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First in a two-part series on what to expect on the economy from each presidential candidate.

After Florida Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum proposed Arizona-style immigration legislation, his primary opponent argued he

Kerry asks about Iran. Sounds surprisingly hawkish. What are the big carrots and the big sticks that the Obama administration will use to get Iran in

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota (Pic via Facebook) The Bradenton Herald is reporting that the federal Department of Justice has launched an investigation into Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota

Just in from ABC: An award-winning Iranian nuclear scientist, who disappeared last year under mysterious circumstances, has defected to the CIA and been

Justin Hart tweets from the off-the-record weekly meeting of conservatives hosted by Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform. Holy Crap! Larry Craig is

U.S. Rep.

Richard Danzig, considered a likely pick for deputy secretary of defense, was conspicuously missing from a list of Defense Dept. leadership positions today, suggesting Defense Sec. Robert Gates is not just a place holder.

The Wall Street Journal has a piece today on the challenges facing Democrats because of the dire economy they inherited, and the slow pace of job growth. The

Opponents of the privatization of Jean Klock Park are hoping that all the attention focused on Benton Harbor as a result of the suspension of local government will bring support for the legal fight to take back the park.

Activists, lobbyists and citizens this week have been pressing for at least one of six Republican members of the state House Judiciary Committee to vote in favor of sending Pat Steadman’s same-sex civil unions bill to the House floor for debate. On Tuesday, the House Democratic caucus officially joined the campaign.

The Awake the State Summit logo (Pic via summit.awakethestate.com) Awake the State is organizing and mobilizing Floridians who are against Gov.

By now you’ve probably heard that the Supreme Court has decided to hear the case of the sole legal U.S. resident detained indefinitely -- yes, that means

The headline reads, Feeling flush: Virginia’s budget surplus doubles. The article notes: Virginia closed its fiscal 2010 budget with a $403.2 million budget

Forty years ago, in September 1968, the North Vietnamese launched the Tet offensive -- which changed mainstream America’s view of the Vietnam War. In living

As the three senators crafting climate legislation try to rally moderates behind their cause, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) could be a key player, since she’s

Lawmakers and immigration restrictionists advocating closure of the border with Mexico to prevent the spread of swine flu into the United States may want to

A four-plus page section of the 2004 CIA inspector general report on torture is called Endgame, and, ominously, all but two paragraphs, far separated from

Many Arabs and Muslims are disappointed that Obama has not lived up to his promises, especially on the Arab-Israeli conflict, said Marc Lynch, a George Washington University professor and the co-author of a recent study of Obama’s global engagement efforts.

Organizers for this year’s “Summer of Mercy 2.0″ have released the schedule for their nine-day event aimed at intimidating abortion provider Dr. LeRoy Carhart in Germantown, Md.

Despite Colorado GOP Senate candidate Ken Buck’s promise to adopt a positive stance in his political ads (leaving groups like Crossroads GPS to do the dirty