Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill into law that would allow pharmacists to refuse to provide drugs they believe might cause an abortion.

House Republicans' latest bill demolishes vital social programs that have made this country both stronger and fairer over the last half-century while preserving bloated military spending and unjustifiably low tax rates for the rich.

Follow the money.Based on stats from sopatrack.tracks voting records based solely on cash.Has two fairly radical ideas on taking money completely out of races.And one on how force the Super PAC's to contribute to society.

Veterans Affairs kept under microscope by senator from Washington.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), the Senate co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease, today introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution affirming the national goal of preventing and treating Alzheimer’s by 2025.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced the release of more than $34.2 million for various Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) investing in educational, health services and communications facilities statewide.

Democratic Senator Jim Webb of Virginia said it's a "big question mark" whether President Barack Obama will be able to carry his state again in this year's election because Obama's handling of the health-care overhaul harmed his credibility.

The agenda of the radical right, and the play book they are using to accomplish it. And pointing out the obvious,that if we do not wake up in time,we WILL wake up on the outside.The House "budget" is mentioned as an example.This site doesn't sugar-coat much.

Sen. Ben Nelson has set in motion the beginning stage of developing an alternative plan to prompt the fullest possible participation in the health care reform law if its individual mandate is struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Gov. Deval Patrick was on national TV Thursday morning to plug health care reform in Massachusetts and credited a key component of the reform to former Gov. Mitt Romney.

Taking Paul Krugman's statements on Ryan in his 4/10/12 article in NY times and enlarging on it a bit.Takes the first four or five layers of skin off Ryan.Pretty decent read, not as well written as Krugman's,but alot of stuff falls into that category.Tears Ryan and Koch brothers,et al apart.

A federal judge who called out President Barack Obama for saying it would be "unprecedented" for the Supreme Court to strike down a law like his administration's health care overhaul is a conservative voice on what may be the nation's most conservative appeals court.

Justice Kennedy is the court’s swing vote, and where he lands on President Obama’s healthcare law will likely decide the fate of one of the most important cases in recent history.

Here's a thought that can't comfort President Barack Obama: The fate of his health care overhaul rests with four Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices.

How Justice Roberts could save Obama’s health-care reform plan.

Dave Zweifel of the Capitol Times writes about how a rural Wisconsin farm worker takes out her animosity on public sector workers. Her view "underscores how successful the right-wing in America has been at turning working people against each other."

Twenty-six Democratic Senators have signed on to a strongly-worded letter urging Komen to reverse its decision.

The right calls him a socialist, the left says he sucks up to Wall Street, and independents think he's a wimp. Andrew Sullivan on how the president may just end up outsmarting them all.

Rick Santorum's foundation raised $2.58 million, with only 39 percent of that donated directly to groups helping the needy and the remainder to spent to run itself mainly benefiting Santorum’s political allies.

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Republican Rep. Paul Ryan have shaken up Capitol Hill with an intriguing, bipartisan plan for reforming Medicare, and also the private-sector employer-sponsored insurance system.