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While having a mostly-unrelated conversation with Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), I asked whether the congressman had watched Rick Santelli on CNBC last week,

Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), chairman of the House Armed Services committee, told Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry that he’s been long

The Senate this morning voted to end debate (ie, kill a filibuster) on legislation to give residents of Washington, D.C., a voting member in the House of

GUANTANAMO BAY -- Since I’m at a Naval base, it bears calling attention during a break in the Khadr hearing to a speech Defense Secretary Gates gave this

Via Robert Farley, Yossi Peled, an Israeli cabinet minister, proposes that Israel stop buying U.S. military equipment if the Obama administration continues to

Via Roll Call, a bipartisan group of senators on Friday urged Democratic leaders to slow the pace of the health reform debate to ensure that the final product

In a steady rain, conservatives blasted President Obama’s policies.

As former Vice President Dick Cheney and some Republican lawmakers continue to debate whether torture works and was a legitimate interrogation technique during

On election night, Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman conceded defeat to Democratic candidate Bill Owens after dramatically under-performing in key

Sorry, just have to do one more post on Jeh Johnson’s prepared answers from the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of his confirmation hearing to become

Mark Kaplan, former chief of staff to Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, has been announced as the new vice president of public affairs for The Mosaic Company, one of the top dogs in phosphate and nutrient production in the country

Since the Supreme Court ruled last year that detainees at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo have the right to habeas corpus -- that is, the right to challenge

After getting bounced from the ballot in the special election in New York’s 20th Congressional District, former Libertarian candidate Eric Sundwall has endorsed

Still recovering from prostate cancer surgery, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) just shot out a statement reaffirming the importance of the public insurance option to

A proposed deal that would give Fiat a 35 percent stake in Chrysler in exchange for small car technology will depend on what new demands are placed on the

For quick reference, you can find all of my posts on the just-released inspectors general report on warrantless surveillance programs here.

What is incorporation? Among the many legal terms mentioned over the last four days of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, the

During the first presidential debate, McCain said that “No one in Arizona is against solar” as he championed alternative energy development. But people in his home state say the senator has not been helpful in developing its most abundant resource -- sunshine.

At least seven people are dead after multiple shooters opened fire in Ft. Hood, Texas, near a soldier processing center. Almost nothing is clear at this point,

Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) released today a draft oil spill liability bill, as expected. But, as I noted in my story this morning, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a final research plan for its ongoing and congressionally mandated study of the controversial but common oil and gas drilling procedure known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” A holding pond for fracking fluids in Texas