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Gershon Shafir has a really perceptive post at the group-blog adjunct to Informed Comment asking what happens in Gaza as the Israeli bombing progresses past its

Via Nate Silver, I’m just now seeing the full crosstabs of a 10/1 Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll. Looking it over, it’s tough to see how a straight-up

Michael Goldfarb writes: Is it possible that the Iraqi election experience had something to do with Iranian expectations of an election? If critics of the

Although a good number of (non-congressional) budget hawks are urging more federal spending to address the jobs crisis, not everyone is on board. Martin

Stephen Colbert went off testimony -- way off -- today when he testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee’s immigration subcommittee. His written

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) is calling for the 44 appointed ’czars’ of the Obama Administration to appear before a congressional hearing to testify about

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Mich.) sent a letter this week to Enbridge Energy, the

Michael Bromwich, who is heading up offshore drilling activities in the Interior Department, said yesterday that the now-defunct Minerals Management Service

After announcing that he would not mount a campaign against Sen. Debbie Stabenow earlier this year, former U.S.

Recent polls sponsored by the Club for Growth and the Minuteman PAC, which show Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman surging into the lead in the three-way

It’s hard to imagine now, but it wasn’t all that long ago when it could be hard to find average folks who knew or cared that much about Fannie Mae and Freddie

A new study out today from the University of North Carolina Center for Community Capital provides more evidence that deregulatory zealots have a lot to answer

It turns out residents of Mattoon, Ill., aren’t too happy with the Department of Energy’s plans to can the embattled FutureGen project and replace it with a

Politico has the details of the ongoing meetings between environmentalists and electric utilities. And the prospects for a compromise don’t look good. So far,

A marijuana plant (Pic by LancerenoK, via Fotopedia) State Rep. Jeff Clemens , D-Lake Worth, filed a joint resolution last week that would allow Floridians to vote on whether they want to legalize medical marijuana in the state during the 2012 election

Somehow I missed the forest of President Obama’s Iraq visit for the trees. Peter Juul corrects: At the end of his European trip yesterday, President Barack

Excellent rundown from James Besser in the Jewish Week about the coterie of Christian and Jewish peace-process rejectionists ready to support Benjamin

In a recession, can President Obama make the case for immigration?

Last night, the U.S. Senate attempted to move on the House’s version of a war-funding bill, providing much-needed funds to the Pentagon for Afghanistan and Iraq

One of the early casualties of massive budget cuts is state funding of nonprofit crisis pregnancy resource centers, according to the first draft of the Texas

As Congress jousts over the effectiveness of the stimulus package to stir economic activity, it’s worth noting that homeowners -- whose troubles are at the root