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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

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

Don’t expect to see Harry Reid break up immigration reform into small pieces -- at least not if one of those pieces is an expansion of the E-Verify program.

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

Here’s some interesting green news coming out of Beijing: the city’s Olympic Village has become the first to win a green building certification. The

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

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,

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

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That seems to be the course of action that Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has just taken in his

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.)

Over at the Sunlight Foundation, co-founder Ellen Miller provides more reasons to fret about the departure of White House ethics czar Norman Eisen, whose

Real quick before the military commissions hearings begin: Laura Rozen has a detailed post about why Vice President Joe Biden’s we will not prevent line about

About that Marc Ambinder post previewing tomorrow’s Af-Pak rollout that I mentioned. Marc writes this, about a scaled-back focus: The new bearing reflects Vice

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

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

A statement released by Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas), the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: “Due to the high visibility of

SBA List spokeswoman Marilyn Musgrave talks to reporters in front of a bus publicizing Democrats’ support of the comprehensive health care reform bill. (Courtesy of SBA List)