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The White House quickly shot down Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s proposal to tax mileage, but the debate over the idea continues.

Data from Obama’s press communications reveal a plethora of attacks on his Republican opponents. The campaign tried many tacks to shift the tide.

The magnitude of the hypocrisy of the McCain campaign’s attacks last week against Sen. Barack Obama for his campaign’s ties to Fannie Mae is only now coming to

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich -- who bounded onto the CPAC stage to the strains of Survivor’s Eye of the Tiger -- predicted that the GOP will

After the provision won a major vote in the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier this evening, the House voted tonight to include an amendment overturning

So did you see that bonkers New York Times piece about how you have to disclose all your embarrassing IMs and Facebook messages and Twitters if you want a job

Since its inception, Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District has elected only one Republican to represent it in the U.S. House. But an upcoming special election for

The White House today issued on its website a certified copy of President Obama’s long-form birth certificate. It confirms, as is well-documented, that Obama

It’s May 1, which around the world used to be celebrated as a celebration of the soul-killing social religion known as communism, and is officially celebrated

Faced with bipartisan resistance to the idea of releasing any of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay into the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder on

Michelle Obama tells a joke: First lady Michelle Obama called her current life in the White House a very blessed situation, because I have what most

As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced last night, the Senate this afternoon will consider seven amendments before voting on a proposed $2

Attacks launched by the Obama administration and other Democratic-leaning groups against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Crossroads GPS are translating into

In theory, 2009 was a bad year for the former presidential nominee. Sen. Kerry (D-Mass.) aggressively auditioned in 2008 for the position of secretary of state,

Polls show a solidly, if not overwhelmingly, favorable response to the State of the Union. Nate Silver breaks down Obama’s use of buzzwords, finds

From a press conference Defense Secretary Bob Gates held in Kabul: First, I think that the Taliban in Pakistan overreached with their offensive in Buner

Apropos of intelligence chief Dennis Blair’s remarkable disclosure, the following statement comes from the American Civil Liberties Union’s Ben Wizner: It is

Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) is out front with a statement congratulating Bob McDonnell on his big win in Virginia: I want to send my congratulations to Bob,