Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill making Arizona the third state allowing people without a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
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Cherokee Nation officials expect thousands of people at the Saturday memorial service for former tribal Chief Wilma Mankiller, one of the most visible American Indian leaders in recent years and among the few women to ever lead a major tribe.
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Best known for vociferous protests and confrontational placards, members of tea party groups across North Carolina are starting to channel their energy into more traditional political efforts: choosing candidates for upcoming elections.
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Time.com – Republicans may be hoping that Obama’s first midterm test reprises Bill Clinton’s, when the Republicans seized the House in 1994. Here’s why things are different today
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WASHINGTON – NASA and the National Academy of Sciences are joining the government’s effort to figure out what caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to Toyota’s massive recalls.
Retiring Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh has contributed $1 million from his campaign funds to help the state Democratic Party in its quest to hold on to the seat.
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AP – In seeking enough votes to overhaul the nation’s health care system, President Barack Obama is telling nervous Democratic lawmakers that their political fates are linked to the bill’s passage, discouraging the notion that they can save themselves by opposing it, House members say.
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March 15 — Ernie Patrikis, a partner at White & Case LLC, talks with Bloomberg’s Julie Hyman and Mark Crumpton about the financial regulatory bill introduced by U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and the provision creating a new consumer financial-protection agency in the Federal Reserve.
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The father of “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi , former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand.
Barack Obama never has been what political partisans make him out to be.
Why the newest think tanks in Washington aren’t reimagining the capital.
Rep. Brad Ellsworth’s Senate bid could trigger a domino effect in Indiana politics.
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