Nicole Allan's Slant

Republican Joe Miller has seemingly lost his momentum in Alaska's Senate race, going from rebel insurgent during the primary to hapless blunderer the week before the general. Miller has been slammed by a series of revelations about his background, from his family's reliance on the federal benefits h .. submitted 05/22/12

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President Obama is in better re-election shape now than President Reagan was at the equivalent point in his first term, according to a new poll from National Journal and the Pew Research Center. In August of 1982, only 36 percent of voters wanted Reagan to run again, according to Gallup polling. The .. submitted 05/22/12

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Thursday was a momentous day for supporters of President Obama's health care reform law. Several of the bill's key provisions took effect, meaning that insurers will no longer be allowed to turn away children with pre-existing conditions, impose lifetime limits on benefits, or drop customers after f .. submitted 05/22/12

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Stephen Colbert testified in a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on immigrant farm workers this morning (video here, not embeddable). The hearing got off to an awkward start when Democratic Rep. John Conyers asked the comedian to leave the hearing. Colbert responded, seemingly concerned, that he .. submitted 05/22/12

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In the most anticipated speech at today's Values Voter Summit in Washington, Delaware's new GOP Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell ignited the Omni Shoreham ballroom with a tangible buzz. She strode onto the stage to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," with orange spotlights sweeping the room. (None o .. submitted 05/22/12

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The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. has dropped by two-thirds in the past ten years, according to a new study from the Pew Hispanic Center. This number echoes similar findings from the Department of Homeland Security and the Center for Immigration Studies and is attributable to a combinatio .. submitted 05/22/12

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From cap-and-trade vs. "cap-and-tax" to bickering over the science behind global warming, climate and energy issues are a common theme in this year's midterm election campaigns. Many lawmakers are being forced to defend their votes for the House's cap-and-trade bill last summer, while gubernatorial .. submitted 05/22/12

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Normally, Republicans are the ones calling for amped-up border security. But with a $701-million bill Democrats pushed through the House last night, Republican senators may have to choose between seeming in cahoots with the Obama administration or weak on immigration. Late yesterday night, after a .. submitted 05/22/12

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In a vote that could have a tangible effect on midterm elections in November, the Senate today denied cloture to the DISCLOSE Act, which would increase transparency of corporate spending in political campaigns. With the August recess drawing nearer and midterm elections around the corner, this vote .. submitted 05/22/12

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