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The Post’s Jason Reid says after last night’s loss to the Broncos, the Washington Football Team need a win against the Chargers on Sunday if they want…

Decades of political science research show that political attitudes can be strongly affected by the events we experience in adolescence and young adulthood, or what…

In making the case that the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, will put a burden on the nation’s finances, Sen. Coburn uttered a breathtaking figure…

A White House national security staffer was reportedly fired over Twitter postings, including unflattering views about Obama administration policies and administration officials, made under an…

The government is officially back in business….for now. Also, for now, the debt ceiling crisis has been avoided and Obamacare hasn’t been touched. Thousands of federal workers who have been furloughed 16 days return to work today, for now. Via CNN Everything came together Wednesday on a frenzied night of deadline deals. Lawmakers toiled through […]

Senate leaders announced today that they have reached a deal to end the government shutdown in time to avoid a possible U.S. default.  Details on the agreement that was formally announced on the senate floor at noon today are scant but CNN reports that the government could open as soon as midnight tomorrow. It will […]

- Part of how happy a married person feels may be tied to their genetic makeup. Researchers at the University of California Berkeley found a…

(Washington, DC) — Maryland Congresswoman Donna Edwards is co-sponsoring legislation to make the Washington Washington Football Team name illegal. The Democrat who represents a district including FedEx…