Democrats argued the budget resolution wasn't really Obama's budget because it did not include policy language.

Independents lean toward President Obama in overall view of the private sector, a new survey finds.

Why should anyone outside of Wisconsin care about this? Here's why: the voting in Wisconsin this spring "will be the first national test of the possibility of democracy in the Citizens United era," writes Ruth Conniff of the Madison-based magazine The Progressive, referring to the historic Supreme Court ruling that allowed unlimited spending on polticial campaigns.

The 2012 battle for control of the Senate, once considered a foregone conclusion, has turned into a cliffhanger.

Romney and Obama pretend everything changed when Obama took office. Bull.

Jim Messina and David Axelrod announce the beginning of Obama's general-election push by ripping into Romney.

Less than 200 days before the November elections, Republicans are brimming with confidence about gaining at least the four seats they need to put the U.S. Senate in their column.

The language, added to Gov. John Kasich’s bill by abortion rights opponents, restructures the way money is distributed for family planning.  Planned Parenthood and other stand-alone family planning providers get the lowest priority for federal funding.

Both Obama and Romney are trying to paint the other candidate as out of touch with real Americans.

On the campaign trail, Mitt Romney has been hammering a statistic that “over 92 percent of the jobs lost under this president were lost by women,” evidence, he says, that President Obama’s policies amount to a “war on women.” Romney’s statistic is accurate, as far as it goes. But it’s not the whole story.

Columnist and author Andrew Sullivan said Sunday that atheism was growing in the United States because more and more people saw Christianity as an organization intent on gaining political power.

President Obama is being forced to modify his absurdly wrong claim that it would be “unprecedented” for the Supreme Court to strike down the new health care law.

Lawmakers in both parties say the automatic cuts through sequestration cannot take effect, and that they want them to be undone now. But even if both sides agree that sequestration cannot stand, the two parties remain unwilling to budge an inch on the $1.2 trillion-pound gorilla that stands in the way: taxes.

The key: Recognizing that conservative opposition to ObamaCare has nothing to do with the details of ObamaCare.

Crossroads GPS is accusing the Obama administration of “bad energy policies” causing “prices we can’t afford.” But the Republican-leaning group makes some false and exaggerated claims.

Congressional Democrats on Monday dismissed fresh polling data that suggest that most Americans want the Supreme Court to invalidate all or parts of the 2010 health-care law, arguing that most people grow to support the law once they learn more about it.

Even for a party that wears its anti-science label almost with pride, the GOP has recently been outdoing itself on global warming.

The president's re-election chances have improved, but Obama faces severe tests on energy and national security.

Dennis Kucinich deserves a lot of credit for holding high the progressive banner in Congress over the past 16 years.

Ohio Governor John Kasich rejected an offer of federal aid for his tornado-stricken state that could have amounted to millions of dollars in payments and loans. Neighboring Kentucky and Indiana have already expressed their gratitude for the aid and have welcomed the arrival of FEMA teams for an initial evaluation of damage.

Anyone who declares that Americans will not stand for another Bush presidency is sorely underestimating the Bush family.

Yet even if the GOP lose the presidency on Election Day they’re still likely to be in charge of at least one house of Congress as well as several state legislators and governorships. That’s a problem for the nation.

Republicans unveil a new plan raising taxes on the poorest people in the state.

Conservative voters know what they are against this election cycle. But they are having a hard time finding a candidate they can be for.

Far from being overtaxed, corporate America is incompetently taxed, which is worse. Corporations have loopholes galore to shelter their revenues, but they also face a perverse and ever changing set of priorities and incentives that doesn’t always cause them to act in a way that is best for either business or the larger economy.

Mitt Romney says, “If you want a fiscal conservative, you can’t vote for Rick Santorum, because he’s not.” Really? Three fiscally conservative groups rate Santorum’s lifetime voting record as better than most other Republican lawmakers, and one of them considers him a “Taxpayer Hero.”

Congressional Republicans hope to regain political momentum by putting the payroll-tax fight behind them, but in doing so they have likely improved President Obama’s reelection chances.

The two lawmakers extended their support after the administration tweaked its rule to exempt religious non-profits from paying any part of the cost for contraception.

An insightful article by 18-year-old high school senior Alex Bonseris, a participant in the Junior States of America (JSA) student-run political organization for high school students. (Actually, Alex, I believe Rick Santorum is a disaster for more than just teens.  -B)

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure dealt a damaging blow to successful bike and pedestrian programs across the country by voting down extended funding for Safe Routes to Schools and Transportation Enhancements.

Republicans are facing a tricky task as they respond to signs of economic improvement while making the case that President Obama’s policies have failed.

Why not? Nothing else has worked.

Why Republican voters are so angry about Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.

You can’t make this stuff up. In a blatant violation of the Establishment Clause in the United States Constitution, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a resolution declaring 2012 ‘The Year of The Bible,’ and praised the book as the greatest book of the year even though there are still 11 months left until 2013.

The best was Santorum making a wild claim that Cuba is working to harbor Muslim terrorists seeking to develop missile sites.

During his recent victory speech and appearance on Meet The Press, Newt Gingrich mentioned Saul Alinsky and how evil, dangerous, and un-American his influence is on America and American politics. He also tried to associate President Obama with him. But, who IS Saul Alinsky and why is Newt Gingrich so frightened of him?

The WPP Group is perhaps the most important lobbying corporation you've never heard of.

Democrats have accepted more political donations than Republicans from executives at Bain Capital, complicating the left’s plan to attack Mitt Romney for his record at the private equity firm.

Rick Santorum, a self-proclaimed foe of special interests, was a reliable ally of Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, telecoms and banks during his 16-year legislative career. The Pennsylvanian collected $11 million from corporate PACs from 1991 to 2007.

In the next few weeks, among the most talked-about legislation will be the Stop Online Piracy Act — commonly referred to as SOPA — which, if passed, would give the Justice Department the authority to block access to foreign websites deemed to be dedicated to copyright infringement.

A new ad and Web video make misleading claims about the GOP front-runner.

Former Pennsylvania senator was co-sponsor of misleading bill pushing health savings accounts.

It would seem that the United States has a five-party system right now. What was done in Iowa last Tuesday could unravel in New Hampshire, but whatever happens next, the United States is more politically fractured than it has been in decades.

President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign is circulating a video of promises the then-candidate made during an Iowa caucus victory speech in January 2008, claiming he kept the promises he made that night. Not quite.

Political leaders should be encouraging young adults to participate in civic life, but many Republican state lawmakers are doing everything they can instead to prevent students from voting in the 2012 presidential election. Some have openly acknowledged doing so because students tend to be liberal.

Gingrich backed the Citizens United decision, but has seen Super PACs go on the attack against him. (Unlimited money coming from unknown sources to promulgate lies and distortions to the great gullible hordes. God bless American exceptionalism. –B)

After struggling to find a winning message, Obama has amped up his role as defender of the middle class and been rewarded with his highest bounce in the polls in months.

The lack of government regulation in the wake of the Citizens United decision has campaign finance experts worried that outside groups will be spending like they never have before.

With the Tea Party in control, House Speaker John Boehner can do little but make empty promises.