Don't believe the Bush administration's hand-wringing over its pathetic record on employment. The president's backers want a stagnant job market -- it keeps the help from getting uppity.

The House Majority Leader has previously claimed that Christians are the most persecuted group in America

The frontman of the Flaming Lips talks about Axl Rose, political pop and shotguns

Dissecting the president's State of the Union defense of his warrantless spying program.

Historians tell Salon that Trump's State of the Union implosion is completely "without precedent"

Obama's oddly sunny SOTU took on the GOP blowhards and bigots -- but under the rhetoric lay an admission of failure

Republicans invited guests representing anti-contraception, anti-gay and anti-abortion views Tuesday night

The president retails his general election message in five key battlegrounds

Rejecting criticism and mouthing meaningless bromides, Bush gave a speech so stagnant it would have made the Politburo proud.

Series creator Andrew Hinderaker spoke to Salon about the international crew, finale photo & Season 2 possibilities

The first earthquake has been detected on Mars. Here's what we know so far

The president's speech was a conciliatory, modest affair. But with enemies like these, it's hard not to be a winner

On a surprise visit, the first lady and Jill Biden meet president Preval and those left homeless by the earthquake

In Fairfield, the former Democrat stumps with the GOP front-runner -- and plants one on another Republican.