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9 things to know about George Pataki
What do Franklin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Martin Van Buren and George Pataki all have in common? All men are former New York governors. And if Pataki can convince voters that...
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9 things to know about Martin O'Malley
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is set to announce his bid for the presidency on Saturday.The announcement will make O’Malley the second official challenger facing Democratic frontrunner Hillary...
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McCaskill: Medicare Advantage billing fraud 'must be investigated'
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill wants federal officials to step up oversight of privately-run Medicare Advantage health plans treating the elderly, citing allegations by whistleblowers that some health...
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Center for Public Integrity appoints Chief Development Officer
Deborah Dubois has been named Chief Development Officer at the Center for Public Integrity, the global nonprofit investigative journalism organization based in Washington, DC.Dubois, currently the...
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9 things to know about Lindsey Graham
A foreign policy hawk and staunch defender of Israel, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will today declare himself a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.In Congress, Graham has been...
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Incumbents attract cash in N.J. Assembly races
All of New Jersey’s 80 Assembly seats are up for election this year, but in Tuesday’s primary only 10 of them are contested.The primary is just the preamble to the real fight in November. Democrats...
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The best health care system in the world? Nonsense!
Americans spend more per capita on health care than people anywhere else in the world, yet outcomes in every other developed country are better on almost every measure, from infant mortality to life...
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Likely approval seen for latest cable merger
Cable company Charter Communications Inc.’s proposed $57 billion buyout of Time Warner Cable Inc. made big news last week. But the deal hasn’t sparked anywhere near the level of concern from public...
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Anti-Hillary groups to FEC: Take a hike
A pair of anti-Hillary Clinton political committees are effectively telling the Federal Election Commission to take a long walk off a tall mountain.The groups — Dick Morris's Just Say No to Hillary PAC...
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9 things to know about Lincoln Chafee
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee will today announce that he is seeking the 2016 presidential nomination of Democratic Party.Chafee, a former Republican-turned independent-turned Democrat, is...
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12 things to know about Rick Perry
Republican Rick Perry was the longest-serving governor in Texas history, which means he knows how to raise money.That wasn’t enough to rescue his 2012 presidential bid, which fell apart in the wake of...
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Senator would limit lobbyist money that fueled liberal allies
Sen. Michael Bennet, former leader of the Democratic Party's Senate campaign arm, is sponsoring a bill that would make his successor's job even harder.Under Bennet’s leadership, the Democratic...
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Illinois and integrity: a strange tale and curious mix
The political epitaph for recently defeated Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn aptly summarizes Illinois’ rich history of corruption.He may have been ineffective, local wags said, but at least he hasn’t been...
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FCC says price counts in announcing new broadband plan
The Federal Communications Commission, concerned about the high cost of broadband, wants to put cell phones that can access the Internet in the hands of America’s poor in hopes of reducing the digital...
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Can federal education law be used to curb harsh school discipline?
Opponents of zero-tolerance school discipline are urging Congress to use education funding to pressure states to reduce suspensions and referrals of students to juvenile-justice systems.The advocates...
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Nuclear weapons labs hit with sizable fines for new security violations
The Obama administration levied fines totaling nearly a million dollars this week against two of the nation’s nuclear weapons laboratories, mostly for failing to keep track of classified materials and...
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11 things to know about Virginia's legislative primary
Correction, June 8, 11:53 a.m.: This story has been corrected to update the margin that Democrats need to effectively have a majority in the Virginia Senate. The party currently needs just one seat to...
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Newt scores loot from GOP
If you thought Newt Gingrich is raising money for the Republican National Committee purely out of party devotion, think again.The RNC has reportedpaying Gingrich’s company $90,000 so far this year for...
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Free market ideology doesn't work for health care
In my column last week I suggested that one of the reasons Americans tolerate paying so much more for health care than citizens of any other country — and getting less to show for it — is our...
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Food flavor safety system a ‘black box’
Ingredients created by food companies flavor what Americans eat each day — everything from juice drinks and potato chips to ice cream and canned soups. They give Cheetos their addictive cheesy taste...
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