We expect the Supreme Court health care ruling to be handed down tomorrow morning. Understanding what is said in the ruling and what is actually "held" is complex.
In a ruling released on Monday, the Supreme Court overturned a Montana state law banning corporate political expenditures and affirmed their decision on Citizens United, that political contributions fall under
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas posted its monthly Texas Manufacturing Activity Outlook Survey on Monday. The production index, a key measure of state manufacturing conditions, soared from 5.5
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IVN – Prison Population Grows by 700%, How Much Does it Cost?
With a startling increase in the national prison population
National defense has yet to become a major campaign issue in 2012 despite the fact that the next president will face a perfect storm of scandal, budgetary crisis and strategic
This week's White House Twitter Chat focuses on education, with the US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan answering questions on college affordability:
#WHChatJune 27, 2012
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I would like to thank all of you who voted for me in the 2012 primary election. Now in the absence of a third choice however, consideration must be given
In our politics today, there are few things more surreal than the spectacle of professional Republicans and Democrats bemoaning the state of partisanship and polarization in our country. In such
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, has yet to announce the selection of his vice president candidate. Such an announcement is not expected before the Republican National Convention. Yet that
Politics can be a strange science. This last week, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany was called “the most dangerous German leader since Hitler” for her “austerity measures” (making a budget
