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By opposing the popular campaign finance disclosure bill, Senate Republicans risk alienating voters. Or so Democrats hope.

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions says they are increasing their efforts to crack down on fraudulent unemployment benefit claims. The announcement comes after the department received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to audit 50 claimants a week for potential fraud, as well as hook up to a national online system that tracks previous claimants who have returned to work.

If President-elect Barack Obama wants to win support for a package to help out struggling homeowners, he will have to help the public understand that we’re all affected by the mortgage crisis.

Politico takes a look at the coalescing roles of Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Obama administration, a

Are the Koch brothers thoughtful billionaires committed to the free expression of their libertarian beliefs, or do they pick their political causes with an eye

Last November, medical marijuana advocates launched the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), a lobbying organization dedicated to representing the

Progressive and environmental groups were caught off-guard by the Van Jones affair, noting now that they underestimated the lengths to which the right wing

The central obstacles to an agreement at the Copenhagen climate conference today are Chinese resistance to international emissions verification and longstanding

On Monday, a group opposed to federal health care sponsored an email from Rasmussen Reports containing survey results showing that people oppose federal health

People for the American Way’s Right Wing Watch publishes one of the stirring moments in Rep. Trent Franks’ (R-Ariz.) speech to the How to Take Back America

The steep hike in gas and energy prices has created a national debate about the future of American metropolitan areas -- mostly about the reputed decline of

On the House floor, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) just said he will introduce legislation that would prevent oil companies from claiming a tax deduction for oil

One of many consequences of President Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan is that those troops are likely to capture many more prisoners

At the fifth meeting of the national oil spill commission today, Fred Bartlit, the commission’s chief counsel, and his staffers are painting a detailed portrait

Here’s a quick wrap-up of today’s health care news. One day before the Senate Finance Committee is set to present the nearly 600 proposed amendments to

There’s a lot to agree with in my friend George Packer’s post about what’s happening in Iran. But I think George, who excels at intellectual history, might be

Watch live here. And here is the full text: It’s good to be back in the Great Hall at Cooper Union, where generations of leaders and citizens have come to

Science is still unclear how much humans contribute to global climate change, but the consensus seems to be “it’s a modest amount,” former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Friday in an interview with WHO-AM’s Jan Mickelson . “I think climate change occurs, but the bulk of it is natural, historic trends in the climate,” Pawlenty said.

The Brennan Center for Justice, a self-described part think tank, part advocacy group at the NYU Law School, just held a news conference at the National Press

The New Mexico Independent caught up with Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) at an event on health care today in Las Cruces, N.M., during which she reaffirmed her