Day: February 18, 2011

WASHINGTON — (AP) The government has replaced a Bush-era rule that became a flash point in the debate over abortions, clarifying that doctors and nurses

Is it legal for a president to lobby a state legislature? I guess so, but the constitutional implications are a bit worrisome. Obama’s “political machine

Bill would fund the government through March 31. The the full story on Politico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spoke with Bahrain’s king on Friday night, urging restraint after the kingdom’s security forces ignored Washington’s earlier call for

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Jeff Bingaman, first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1982, said on Friday he will not seek re-election next year, becoming

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Friday vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements on Palestinian land after the Palestinians

The Huffington Post’s Senior Political Editor Howard Fineman, along with Mother Jones’ David Corn, talked to Chris Matthews tonight on MSNBC’s “Hardball” about the looming

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Democratic Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to close the state’s huge budget gap is running into a wall of Republican opposition

‘Face the Nation,” has Reps. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). The the full story on Politico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A key Republican lawmaker on Friday called for an independent probe of an Obama administration practice that prohibited outside groups from participating