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Latino workers and families in the U.S. are among the largest beneficiaries of federally funded health insurance, but depending on the outcome of the current budget debate, they could end up losing that access. # Alvaro Garcia is a documented immigrant with a college degree who cannot afford to get ill, and he has a previous heart condition that fortunately has not bothered him in the last few years.

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota (Pic via Facebook) Rep. Pete Sessions, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, says he has “confidence” in Committee Finance Chairman Vern Buchanan, despite a U.S

I’ve been writing for weeks now that President Obama’s approach to Af-Pak is a counterinsurgency strategy to meet a counterterrorism objective. And -- just

Here I was, reading through the transcript of yesterday’s White House briefing on swine flu, thinking Why is John Brennan, the senior White House adviser for

Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit on Wednesday on behalf of seven same-sex couples and their children alleging that New Jersey’s civil unions law does not satisfy a

In an interview with Adam Serwer of The American Prospect, Ken Gude of the Center for American Progress says that the September 14, 2001 congressional

<p>Eight years on, John McCain is the victim of another vile smear in South Carolina by something calling itself Vietnam Veterans Against McCain. (They

The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for South Florida has been placed on administrative leave pending a child pornography investigation.

We might be on the verge of a major breakthrough with the Taliban. As I’ve been noting, the Karzai government in Afghanistan has been putting out feelers to the

A new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News reveals mixed messages from the American public over the country’s budget crisis. With regard to fixing the

Latino voters still overwhelmingly identify as Democrats, according to a Pew Hispanic Center study released today. But many may not turn out to vote in the

Democrats and supporters of Sen. Barack Obama have officially seized on Sen. John McCain’s selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, arguing

Iran’s nuke program might not be as much of a threat as previously thought. The vast majority of Obama’s judicial nominees remain unconfirmed. Palin is

Reflecting on today’s New York Times story about how Hezbollah’s youth corps are part of a planned holistic society of resistance built by the Shiite Lebanese

Former Vice President Dick Cheney -- the avatar of secrecy -- really did say this last night. Daphne puts together a wish list: f there are memos showing that

Following up on Spencer’s post about CIA Director Leon Panetta’s letter to his employees: Panetta’s statement that CIA officers should not be investigated, let

Manu Raju writes up Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)’s skepticism of some Obama initiatives as proof that he’s becoming the president’s Dem foe, and offers one

As best as I understand Ross Douthat’s maiden column for The New York Times, he’s contending that it would be preferable for the GOP nominee in 2008 to have run