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Michael Steele might be difficult to oust as RNC chairman. Joe Biden thinks reports of the Democrats’ demise are premature. The Justice Department may

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said in a recent interview with Big Think that he believes the country is at a point where it will soon be acceptable to

To little fanfare, the House passed a budget enforcement resolution instead of a full budget. As a result, Democrats will be unable to use a parliamentary budget procedure to pass measures with a majority vote in fiscal year 2011.

Joe the Plumber’s got himself an agent and is reportedly being pursued for a country music recording contract. I’m not making this up. Only in America.

In her interview with Katie Couric, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin again points to her state’s proximity to Russia as evidence of her national security cred. She

The much-discussed primary challenge that Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) faced from three Tea Party activists ended with a whimper last night. Paul won 80.8 percent of

In a move sure to increase Iran’s international isolation, not only is the Islamic republic showing every sign of rejecting the Vienna deal on uranium

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said on a state politics radio show this morning that she will not be a candidate in a special Senate election for the seat

Gov. Rick Scott will today ask the Joint Legislative Budget Commission to approve a controversial home visiting grant from the Affordable Care Act. $3.4 million in a Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting grant was awarded to the state to help with child abuse and neglect prevention.

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President Obama will be in Michigan today, but, at least according to his public schedule, he won’t be stopping in Battle Creek, the site of an oil spill that

A couple weeks ago, the New America Foundation’s Michael Cohen worried that President Obama’s defense acquisition and procurement reforms might overlook the

Despite doubts from many in Washington that an oil spill response bill, let alone a comprehensive climate bill, can pass the Senate this year, Sen. John Kerry

Jerusalem welcomes the 44th President of the United States by trying to clear a mess off of his plate: Israel hopes to pull all its troops out of the Gaza

We mentioned earlier that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) skipped this morning’s vote on a proposal to update the GI bill, fearing

In the past few days, presidential contender Michele Bachmann has pushed back against the idea that the rich are to blame for the country’s unhealthy economy. “President Obama joined with the Occupy Wall Street protestors who believe that the problem we face is capitalism, the free markets and job creators,” Bachmann said in a statement Friday.

PHMSA responded late last night to a number of questions I sent them about pipeline safety. The agency says that 73,000 miles of hazardous liquid pipelines and

As the government increases border security efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border, more immigrants are attempting to enter the U.S. by sea, the AP reported

With twelve months before a vote on a ballot measure that would add a ban on same-sex marriage to the Minnesota Constitution, activists on both sides of the issue are gearing up for tense campaigns. Anti-amendment forces have held a series of public fundraisers and meetings, while pro-amendment activists are engaged in low-key trainings and voter education efforts.

“The time has come for Eric Holder to step down as Attorney General of the United States,” Rep. Michele Bachmann wrote Thursday, expressing concern over the release of thousands of American diplomatic cables by Wikileaks earlier this week.

Companies that produce and promote renewable energy derided Sen. Jeff Bingaman’s renewable energy standard as inadequate. Now, with an RES in doubt, they’ll take what they can get.

First there was Talisman Energy’s “Joe Camel” moment with Terry the Fracking Dinosaur – a clumsy oil and gas industry attempt to win young hearts and minds over to hydraulic fracturing. Now come revelations of actual psychological operations aimed at breaking adult resistance to fracking.