Washington (CNN) - The vast majority of Americans see the United States as exceptional, according to a new National Poll. But a Gallup Poll released Wednesday also indicates that nearly four in ten say they believe…

WASHINGTON -- Florida will have two more members of Congress in 2012, with 2010 Census figures showing a surge in the state's population, boosting its influence in Washington and giving it more clout in the race…

For all you folks who thought Mike Huckabee was the one for president of the United States, I hope you have been watching him on Fox News and listening to what he says very closely.  He's a RINO,…

The FCC has passed Net Neutrality rules, reports Cecilia Kang: "The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to approve its first ever Internet access Regulation, which ensures unimpeded access to any legal…

Jonathan Chait: "Of all the strange things that Republicans have freaked out over during the last two years -- a federal version of Mitt Romney's Health Care plan, a continuation of George W. Bush's bank Bailout, a…

In every Presidential Election since 1940, the GOP has nominated a nationally known political leader. The closest the GOP came to deviating from the rule was Barry Goldwater in 1964 and George W. Bush in 2000…

Crossposted with TomDispatch.com. Nine years after 9/11, hysteria about Muslims in American life has gripped the country. With it has gone an outburst of Arson attacks on Mosques, campaigns to stop their…

While 80 percent of Americans think that America "has a unique character that makes it the greatest country in the world," more than a third say President Obama does not share that belief, according to a USA…