Democrats Gear Up to Challenge Florida Rep. Allen West

Just three months into the 112th Congress, first-term Republican Rep. Allen West (FL-22) has already established himself as a powerfully polarizing figure. Less than two weeks after he took office, the DCCC targeted him with a radio ad buy, and several potential opponents are already gearing up to face him in 2012. However, his fundraising prowess and ability to rally the Republican base could make him difficult to unseat.

John Boehner: ‘No daylight’ between tea party and me

There is “no daylight” between the tea party and John Boehner, the House speaker said in an interview released Thursday morning as negotiations to avert a government shutdown come down to the wire.

Glenn Beck Leaves as Fox Host for New Role With News Network

Glenn Beck is leaving his daily talk show at Fox News, cable television’s most-watched news channel, to produce new programs for the channel.

Glenn Beck: Donald Trump’s making me ‘uncomfortable’

Fox News host Glenn Beck said Friday night that Donald Trump has been making him “a little uncomfortable recently” with some of the wilder claims he’s made about President Barack Obama.

Is U.S.-Mexico border secure enough?

Along the U.S.-Mexico border, fortification has reached an all-time peak.

Here’s a food stamp graph to ruin your day

Primed by the financial meltdown; took off like a rocket in January 2009, and is now reaching for the stars. Over 44 million on the rolls (somewhere around 14.3% of the population), which is about 14 million or so more than when this administration took office.

GOP group crowdsources Obama administration info

Crossroads GPS, the cash-rich Republican outside group planning to spend $120 million on the 2012 election in conjunction with its sister organization American Crossroads, announced Wednesday the launch of a website called www.Wikicountability.org “designed to crowd-source information gleaned from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and other public documents by organizations, individuals and journalists.”

Will Bretton Woods shock U.S. economy?

Long-term and worsening unemployment, economic stagnation, labor revolt and a state of siege.

White House Says It Will Veto House Efforts to Scuttle Internet Fairness Rules

The White House threatened on Monday to veto any bill from Congress that would scuttle new rules aimed at keeping internet access free and open.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering a broad antitrust investigation into Google Inc. (GOOG)’s dominance of the Internet-search industry, two people familiar with the matter said.