A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld an Arizona law that prohibits bail for suspects in some criminal cases if the court believes the defendant is in this country illegally.... Read more»
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head, and a nine-year-old girl killed at a Tucson rally Saturday morning. Federal Judge John Roll was also killed in the attack, reports say. The alleged shooter in FBI custody.... Read more»3
In these partisan times, getting Democrats and Republicans to agree on anything is a Herculean task. Is Rep. Gabrielle Giffords the one to do it?... Read more»
I took the congressional oath of office for a third time this week and the most important of the 71 words in that oath was my vow to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”... Read more»
Smart v. Stupid: John Boehner, the new Speaker of the House, is promising to repeal health care legislation passed last session. But he’s lying.... Read more»
The Catholic Church in Mexico has lashed out at the capital’s liberal city government for “immorality.“The language used in the first Sunday paper of 2011 could not have been more attention-grabbing: the capital government, said the Mexico City archdiocese, is so intolerant it acts like a “secular Taliban.”... Read more»
Saying “members of Congress must set an example,” U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is asking for a smaller paycheck for herself and her colleagues. The Arizona Democrat introduced legislation Thursday to cut the salaries of representatives and senators by 5 percent.... Read more»3
The Texas ACLU and an El Paso county sheriff who supports the controversial Secure Communities program stood side by side at the State Capitol in Austin on Thursday to denounce pre-filed, immigration-related legislation similar to Arizona’s SB 1070.... Read more»2
Opponents of the new health care overhaul law are threatening to repeal, defund and kill it in court, but that isn’t stopping Washington from implementing a number of important provisions in 2011.... Read more»3
A small network of hedge fund executives pumped at least $10 million into GOP campaigns in last year’s elections, helping bankroll victories that changed the balance of power in Washington, according to a review of campaign records.... Read more»
William M. Daley, President Barack Obama’s new chief of staff, is a major Wall Street player who sought to loosen corporate reform laws and protect big accounting firms from investor lawsuits and criminal prosecution.... Read more»
We’ve pointed out cases in which banks’ miscommunication and disorganization have caused mistaken foreclosures, but as several recent reports have noted, that’s not the only way in which bank mistakes have affected homeowners.... Read more»
American companies attempting to bring goods into Gaza claim that Israeli officials solicited bribes from them, a U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks has revealed.... Read more»
The Obama Administration issued a letter Thursday saying that the White House opposes repeal of the health overhaul and that Obama would veto it if it reaches his desk. A new Gallup Poll found that public opinion is “closely divided” over whether Congress should vote to undo the health law.... Read more»
Following the departure of a key coalition partner over the weekend, the government of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has lost its majority in the National Assembly and finds itself in an increasingly uncomfortable position.... Read more»
The Economist doesn’t consider the possibility that a country’s happiness could be a result of the choices its leaders make to favor some people over others, writes Eric Alterman. Something’s right in the state of Denmark.... Read more»
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