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Presidential candidate Rick Perry has signed the National Organization for Marriage’s marriage pledge, the group announced on Friday. The Texas governor has a

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

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.

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

SPARKS, Nev. -- At a town hall meeting here today, Sen. John McCain reaffirmed his commitment to building 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030, which he said

CIA Director-designate Leon Panetta took on a right-wing myth head on, saying that even in the hypothetical ticking bomb case -- OMG there’s a bomb hidden in

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

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 Open Doors 2011″ report released by the Institute of International Education (IIE) notes New Mexico colleges and universities have enrolled fewer international students this year than last, amounting to a 6 percent drop off. The findings of the report determined New Mexico State University led all state higher education institutions in lower enrollment among international students, driving the overall state count down

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

Iran is going to attend next week’s U.N. conference on Afghanistan at the Hague, but State Department spokesman Gordon Duguid (it’s pronounced do-good; don’t

I’ve been buying Michael Barone and Richard E. Cohen’s biannual Almanac of American Politics since 2001, so I’m happy to own the new 2010 edition, even if a

Speaking of Rick Santelli, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart takes him on. (Santelli bailed out on an invitation to appear personally, as Jon Stewart put

Sen. John Kerry urged President Obama to endorse a campaign targeted at the Pashtun areas of south and eastern Afghanistan, provided that the U.S. could also boost civilian governance and development projects to consolidated military success.

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

Well, look at this: While we were riveted, watching that AIG public lashing on Wednesday, top executives other spectacularly failed companies -- Fannie Mae

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