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Several cities that planned to opt out of Secure Communities, an initiative that leads to illegal immigrant deportations, were surprised when federal officials announced the program was mandatory. But local officials aren’t about to give up.

In one technique, the detainee’s weight is borne by his legs and feet during sleep deprivation, ensuring that he had to keep awake, for if he los his balance from exhaustion he would feel the restraining tension of the shackles.

NASHVILLE -- Now for sale at the National Tea Party Convention: tea bag jewelry, courtesy of the Tea Party Emporium, a co-sponsor of the event.

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) has voted no on the cloture motion to start debate on Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) financial regulatory reform bill -- meaning the

The PBS star attracted crowds to what appeared on the surface as a way to help black borrowers build wealth, but a lawsuit alleges it was actually just the opposite.

Conservative blogger Tom Maguire takes issue with my story today, specifically the part about Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) presidential campaign checking the

The conservative Post & Email reports that Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.), who’s running for governor in Georgia, has asked the White House for proof that Barack

Mike Sheehan is a legend in counterterrorism. As part of Richard Clarke’s anti-Al Qaeda squad in the 1990s, he fought Al Qaeda at the State Dept. before most

Gordon Duguid’s daily press conferences at the State Department: Not really on the level of the 2002-vintage Rumsfeld Show of obscurantism and bluster and

This is an American proposal that honors the traditions of our country, says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

September’s job numbers indicate the unemployment rate remained steady at 9.1 percent, and that nearly half (44 percent) of the 14 million looking for work

Once a central element to the administration’s plan to help underwater homeowners, cramdown is no longer part of the debate.

Ambassador Richard Holbrooke’s in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this morning, right on time to survey the outcome of last week’s trilateral

Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist tells me that Sen. Arlen Specter’s party switch is not a total disaster because the most important issue

More information is emerging about the people involved in organizing this weekend’s prayer rally at Ford Field amid accusations that the event is targeting local Muslims. People for the American Way reports that Lou Engle, the man behind the rally, worked with Transformation Michigan to put the event together. Transformation Michigan is a conservative Christian group with a history of presenting the views of anti-Muslim extremists, including Rick Joyner, who is also involved with The Call Detroit rally, and Jerry Boykin

The conservative commentator, who regularly gets away with statements that would get less popular pundits banned from the airwaves, doesn’t pull punches in his

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement records relating to the detention and assault of an American citizen and a lawful permanent resident in Grand Rapids in February.

The Associated Press reports that a group of senior House Democrats are concerned that a recent signing statement issued by President Obama is reminiscent

No, that wasn’t a statement from this week. But less than six months ago, at a hearing to examine offshore drilling, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said tersely,

The sprawling greater-Denver metro region is in news-media crisis. In the information age, when there seems to be more and more to know, there is less and less being reported by the diminishing number of local mainstream news outlets here

The California Dream Act, which would allow undocumented students who qualify for in-state tuition to apply for financial aid, has been passed by the state

There is a debate brewing in San Diego over how much schools should teach students about their rights in immigration raids and deportation proceedings, the San

Calculated Risk offers some nostalgic memories as the Dow Jones Industrials dipped below 10,000 today, for the first time in five years. March 29,