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The immigration restrictionist group Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) said it’s flooding Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, and planning another round

Legendary Mexican-American rock guitarist Carlos Santana , in Georgia Sunday to receive a civil rights award from Major League Baseball, used the opportunity to blast Georgia and Arizona for their strict immigration laws. He said that if the people of the United States wants to enforce strict immigration laws, they should pack their bags and get out, leaving the country to Native Americans.

CEDAR RAPIDS — Although it was difficult to turn on the television or pick up a newspaper in the lead-up to the 2008 presidential contest without reading a story about how a woman or a black man was going to fare in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, Herman Cain says that particular “novelty” has passed. “I think President Barack Obama does get some credit for being the first African American running for president,” Cain told The Iowa Independent Tuesday night at a Linn County GOP chili cook-off. “It’s not talked about as much this time because the novelty of happening to be of a darker hue, or the novelty of happening to be a female isn’t as big of a news story as it might have been in 2008

Just how many political lives does Roland Burris have? The Democratic senator from Illinois -- appointed to the upper chamber in January amid a wave of

It’s not too often that North Carolina U.S. Reps. Brad Miller (D) and Virginia Foxx (R) end up voting together on controversial legislation. The same can be

An ongoing attempt to repeal a new California law, Senate Bill 48, which mandates school instruction of history to include the contributions of gay and transgender Americans, people with disabilities and other cultural groups, suffered two major bruises this week, suggesting the new law might not suffer the same fate as 2008’s Proposition 8.

During a conference call with reporters explaining a lawsuit challenging the rapid implementation of Florida’s new election laws , lawyers helping to bring the case for the American Civil Liberties Union said the changes could not be implemented before they are approved by the U.S.

Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) sent a scathing fundraising letter to supporters complaining about the 2011 legislative session and blaming Republican leadership for not pressuring Gov. Mark Dayton to sign anti-abortion legislation

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to block implementation of House Bill 1355, the controversial elections law signed last month by Gov. Rick Scott

Economy cheerleaders erupted today at the news that only 36,000 Americans lost their jobs in February, as compared to the 50,000 American jobs expected to be

Last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v.

Minnesotans United for All Families announced this week that the coalition opposing a constitutional amendment that several prominent Republicans are joining with groups such as Planned Parenthood and the United Church of Christ to oppose the anti-gay marriage amendment that will come up for a vote on November’s ballot. Last week, the leadership of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota approved a resolution opposing the amendment

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin , who continues to toy with a possible 2012 presidential bid, believes that if she ultimately decides to pursue the GOP nomination it will come at a cost to her reputation as a political maverick. “Does a title shackle a person?” Palin mused with Fox News host Greta VanSustren when asked about any potential upcoming candidate announcement

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich) goes on the attack today against the anti-abortion folks who’ve accused him of folding on abortion restrictions in the Democrats’

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow skewered Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler last night, relying heavily on the work of the Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic in a report titled ” Things to Sue in Denver When You’re Suppressing Votes.” She showed a map comparing areas of Denver with the most inactive voters to a map showing areas of heavy Hispanic concentration , and guess what? They match. Gessler last week ordered Colorado’s county clerks not to mail ballots to inactive voters , actually filing suit against Denver County

Marijuana may not cure the summertime blues, but there are those who think it can cure post-traumatic stress disorder, especially among veterans.

MSNBC viewers in the 10 states that straddle multiple time zones -- including three key swing states -- could be led to believe that polls in these states will

“The turnaround has been insufficient, Christina Romer, the exiting chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, said this week. The economy is growing, but not fast enough to create the hundreds of thousands of jobs each month needed to return employment to its pre-crisis level.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are cosponsoring a bill requiring all employers to use E-Verify, a federal program that allows companies to verify if a job applicant is authorized to work in the U.S.

Lawmakers will vote Wednesday on legislation to allow Michigan to proceed with plans to develop the New International Trade Crossing between Detroit and Windsor. The Detroit News reports: The Senate Economic Development Committee, which is considering legislation to create a public authority to take bids on the new bridge, will hold hearings Tuesday and Wednesday and vote on the two bridge bills at the end of Wednesday’s session, said Mike Murray, chief of staff to committee chairman Sen. Mike Kowall, R-White Lake

The Michigan Senate is set to vote on a measure to bar partial-birth abortions on Wednesday morning and Gov. Rick Snyder is likely to sign the bill if it passes.

Billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch don’t often see eye to eye with youngest brother Bill. They forced him out of their father’s oil company, Koch Industries, in 1982 after an epic power struggle that saw Bill sue his brothers and reportedly walk away with a $260 million settlement.