Congress

How can it be that there are unregulated private jails for teenagers in which they can receive corporal punishment that is prohibited even for convicted murderers in 21st century America?

Twitter, the revolutionary web tool that I frequently use to let friends and colleagues know precisely where I will be getting soused on any given nig...

grist.orgNational Journal polls members of Congress:Matt draws our attention to one particular quote from a Republican No: "If there's one thing ...

As grim statics come out that show our nation's unemployment rates have surged to 5.5 percent, Republicans have again tried to block assistance to the families that urgently need it the most.

So what would happen if the Electoral College tied? Well, it goes to the House of Representatives. And since the Democrats have an advantage in the House, you'd think "President Obama." But you'd be wrong.

It's like a pilot crashing a plane because he was too busy giving all the passengers their complementary peanuts.

Whether troops leave Iraq sooner or later, managing PTSD is the battle that, for many, needs to begin now.

McCain's political positions are what remain utterly confusing -- it's hard to think of another veteran politician whose political philosophy is as murky as his.

We are witnessing a concerted campaign to scare and misinform the American public about Iran.

2008 is too late to start distancing yourself from George Bush. The Republicans can't spin away a record of support for war, deficits, and votes against health care.

While the Bush administration has opposed direct contact with the Iranian government, Tehran bears overwhelming responsibility for the failure to initiate a dialogue between the two countries.

Yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had himself a holy snit-fit over a perceived slight from Majority Leader Harry Reid over judicial no...

The executive is assigned the tools to respond to danger -- which also makes it the branch that poses the greatest risk to our own liberties and the branch in greatest need of oversight.

This serious economic situation greatly raises the stakes of the 2008 election. What will the government do to help the victims of economic mismanagement, to provide health insurance, and to restart the economy?

Could it be that Senator McCain doesn't want the public to see the maverick image he worked so hard to create is nothing more than a straw man?

Nuclear weapons are seen as the most serious and immediate threat to human life on the planet, but few of us know much about that threat.

For the 22 Senators opposing this crucial legislation, I can only express my disappointment. For them, partisanship came before patriotism.

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday subpoenaed President Bush's former chief political adviser, Karl Rove, to testify about w...