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Earlier this afternoon, I speculated on what the concessions to industry in the Senate climate bill would mean for environmental groups’ support. Is this

Obama administration keeps mum on upcoming Iranian elections. Outrage over the closure of murdered abortion provider George Tiller’s clinic. Rep. Barney

Just got off a fascinating conference call with Col. John Agoglia, the head of the Counterinsurgency Training Center-Afghanistan, which seeks to instill and

Before signing new executive orders on his green agenda this morning, President Obama laid out three priorities in the areas of energy independence, fuel

Testimony from any interrogator about personal involvement in detainee abuse on behalf of an abused detainee will be a milestone for the military commissions.

Sen. Barack Obama’s latest TV ad attacks his GOP rival for raising taxes on health care, based on a sharp exchange from the VP debate. It’s an unconventional

What does National Public Radio have in common with Planned Parenthood? They’re both national organizations, both often despised by the right wing, both

That’s according to Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), one of the three Republicans on the Hill who backed the stimulus package, according to Ryan Grim. Even those

Allen West, a retired lieutenant colonel who’s making his second run for Congress from a south Florida swing district next year, pens a column for Human Events

Dems hope to boost their Latino cred today. Voinovich: The GOP’s biggest problem is too many Jim DeMints and Tom Coburns. Bush-era letters provide a

Senator Orrin Hatch just tipped us off as to how Republicans intend to fight the Sotomayor nomination: As a Supreme Court justice, he warned, she’d be in a

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) today joined the growing list of lawmakers who said they want Congressional hearings on the 14th Amendment, specifically its

A top Democrat on Monday warned the nation’s banks that, unless they get more aggressive in modifying mortgages to prevent foreclosure, Congress will renew previous efforts to empower families to keep their homes through bankruptcy.

On February 19, a semi-obscure CNBC commentator expressed his outrage over the Homeowners Affordability and Stability Plan while reporting from the floor of the

FREDRICKSBURG, Va. -- With post-debate polls largely favoring Sen. Barack Obama, the presidential hopeful is drawing crowds in the tens of thousands in traditionally red states.

Because servicers in the lending industry can make more money collecting delinquency fees on mortgages than by modifying loans, guess which road they are

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) asks Defense Secretary Bob Gates about Guantanamo. Finally. Gates doesn’t really make an overt pushback, but he subtly points