A resolution that bars most funding for the U.S. military mission in Libya failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, shortly after another measure authorizing the Libya mission suffered the same fate. The resolution, offered by Rep. Tom Rooney and supported by House Republicans, strikes current-year defense funding for the Libya mission except for search and rescue, intelligence, surveillance,... 

In his interview with CNN‘s Fareed Zakaria, George Soros had some lamenting to do. He told Zakaria that Obama “has lost control of the [county’s ecnomic] agenda” and as a result it’s been left “in the hands of the Republican Party”. Though Soros thinks the GOP will be successful in its pursuit of cutting services and denying any tax increases, he thinks those developments... 

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, before the House Budget Committee. Members of Congress sharply questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Wednesday over whether the Fed’s policies are raising the risk of higher inflation in the months ahead. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said he is concerned that... 

Hands up: Those who raised their hands agree that President Obama is in fact a Muslim, as it has been alleged. Nearly half of the members in a focus group of Republicans put together by Fox News say they don’t trust President Barack Obama’s response to the Egypt crisis because they believe he’s a Muslim. The Iowa-based group were asked by influential Republican ‘message guru’... 

A Rasmussen poll released Monday indicates that Congressman Ron Paul has a better shot of beating Obama in the 2012 presidential election than Sarah Palin would, should both decide to run on the GOP ticket. As Paul is seemingly on the verge of announcing another presidential bid, The poll shows that more American voters would side with Ron Paul is he were to be pitted against Obama than would vote... 

It sounded conciliatory, even friendly, brimming with the outward trappings of a shift to the center, but President Barack Obama’s 2011 State of the Union speech was, at its core, an unmistakably partisan challenge to congressional Republicans. Obama, facing a chamber full of Democrats and Republicans mingling together in a show of bipartisan comity, began by telling the new GOP majority in the... 

Mitt Romney New Hampshire Republicans elected a tea party figure as their leader and rejected the establishment-backed candidate, a sign that activists in this early voting presidential state have embraced the anti-government message that helped them make major gains in November’s election. Former gubernatorial candidate Jack Kimball edged businesswoman Juliana Bergeron in a race that pitted... 

Former Governor Jesse Ventura. After making a comment comparing establishment Republicans opposed to Obamacare to Nazi propagandist Goebbels, Tennessee Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen went on CIA operative Anderson Cooper’s CNN show to defend himself. During the interview, Cohen took a swipe at Jesse Ventura and his popular TruTV show. Cohen makes his comment at three minutes in the following video: Cohen:... 

The end of the year means a turnover of House control from Democratic to Republican and, with it, Congress’ approach to immigration. In a matter of weeks, Congress will go from trying to help young, illegal immigrants become legal to debating whether children born to parents who are in the country illegally should continue to enjoy automatic U.S. citizenship. Such a hardened approach – and... 

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, after accepting delivery of signed petitions demanding the repeal of ObamaCare. Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation’s year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate... 

President Obama challenged congressional Republicans to embrace the “shared responsibility” of governance even as the White House appears ready to use unilateral executive powers to battle Capitol Hill. With Republicans taking over the House and increasing their number in the Senate, Obama faces the possibility of having his agenda stalled with limited room to maneuver — making for... 

Note to national Republicans: beware the Tea Party in 2012. That’s the message from the Tea Party Patriots, one of the movement’s largest groups, as it celebrates early wins during Tuesday’s midterm elections. Members and supporters of the group watched election returns from a Capitol Hill hotel. “It’s primarily important that we hold Republicans accountable,” Patriots... 

Don’t let the Tea Party fool you. A lot of voters are skeptical of the two major political parties, but most aren’t ready for a third party yet. Still, a plurality (43%) of Likely U.S. Voters believes that neither Democrats nor Republicans in Congress are the party of the American people, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Nearly as many see a need for a new third... 

Audit The Fed The Senate voted unanimously to peer into Federal Reserve decision-making Tuesday, authorizing an examination of the central bank’s emergency lending to financial institutions in the months surrounding the 2008 financial crisis. Separately, Democrats rejected a Republican plan to end the government’s support of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — a financial rescue... 

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring his attorney general to sue the federal government if Congress passes health care reform. Legal experts say the measure, signed Wednesday, will likely be struck down. But Idaho’s new law reflects growing frustration with President Barack Obama’s health-care proposal. Legislation...