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Josh Kraushaar finds the allies of Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in the NY-23 special election, airing a phony ad for Republican candidate Dede

The top Democrat in the Florida Senate today called for the federal government to reject a proposed overhaul of the state’s Medicaid system, citing public outcry at recent meetings hosted by the Agency for Health Care Administration (aka AHCA). # AHCA held the meetings this month as it prepares for the August deadline to submit its proposal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

His son Rand’s campaign for Senate in Kentucky is going better than anyone could have expected -- every Kentuckian I met at the National Tea Party Convention

My friend Malcolm Nance, who used to train Navy special forces how to survive waterboarding, bravely testified to Congress last fall in opposition to the U.S.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

“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

Politico’s Laura Rozen obtained a formal dissent filed by a senior USAID development economist, C. Stuart Callison, against the development approach for

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.