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Long before the AIG bonus scandal erupted this month, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) was at the forefront of (failed) congressional efforts to install stricter

Although official inflation rates remain low, the two spending categories driving what little inflation exists are food and fuel. New consumer spending numbers

The possibility prompts fervent opposition from Republicans, who say the 9/11 terrorists should never be allowed anywhere on U.S. soil, let alone in a civilian U.S. court.

At a noon press conference in Raleigh on Tuesday, North Carolina House Majority Leader Paul “Skip” Stam said that laws that bar polygamy and incest are the

“The Tide Is Turning” is the name of the new video recently released by anti-abortion rights group Students for Life of America, whose stated intention is

Minneapolis--Moments ago, Sen. John McCain stepped off his Straight Talk flying Express here and was greeted by members of his own family and that of his

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee just now voted out Harold Koh’s nomination to become State Department legal adviser to the full Senate. The vote was

The Washington Post reports that the Detroit automaker is on its way to joining Chrysler in bankruptcy proceedings: The Obama administration is preparing to

Should it really surprise us that Ahmed Wali Karzai, the suspected druglord and brother of President Hamid Karzai, is, as The New York Times reported last

It’s a Washington tradition. Outgoing administrations try to ram through a slew of new federal regulations. But the Bush administration has expanded on this, seeking to push through at least 90 changes that can affect the health and safety of millions. Here are five examples.

The Justice Department sued Arizona for taking immigration enforcement into its own hands through with SB 1070, but that hasn’t seemed to deter other states

Low-income Iowans will be able to continue accessing legal services, as the Iowa Judicial Branch announced this week it has approved $321,000 in grants funded by Iowa lawyers trust accounts.

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum indicated Tuesday that his Iowa campaign is getting a boost from activists that are no longer certain they should be supporting other 2012 candidates like U.S. Rep.

Add to the immigration debate following yesterday’s White House meetings a few recently published studies that could prove to be useful in pushing for

GUANTANAMO BAY -- A source from the convening authority for the military commissions just informed the press corps that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has

Even as the second half of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout funding is on its way to the White House, House lawmakers this afternoon voted to disapprove its

This is starting to look like a trend -- Florida Republican activists are demanding a special emergency closed meeting with state party chairman Jim Greer.

President Obama this morning finalized (sort of) the Democrats’ sweeping health care reforms, signing into law the reconciliation bill that refines the larger

Today’s moment of sheer Jamesian confusion comes from Rep. Steny Hoyer’s (D-Md.) disclosure today that Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is larding the Defense