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We all know our Federal Government is involved in Health Care legislation, the wars being fought to defend freedom, etc., but some responsible congressmen are also involved in saving our natural resources.

U.S. officials estimate that more than 90 percent of the cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines that enter the United States are funneled through Mexico across the Southwest border.

Agencies for the first time are pursuing a coordinated strategy to stop arms trafficking to Mexico.

Two big storylines are emerging on the national landscape, though they send mixed messages for the GOP: First, the NRCC is doing a better job than Dems in putting seats in play.

Cook Political Report House analyst David Wasserman notes a telling indicator that the political environment in 2010 is shaping up to be favorable for Republicans: Several Democratic candidates have decided to drop out of tough races, while Democratic members of Congress who rarely face serious challenges are finding themselves with their toughest ...

The border at Campo, Calif. The number of those detained while illegally crossing into the United States fell sharply in the year ending Sept.

North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson introduced legislation last week that would require Congress to responsibly recycle its e-waste. Co-authored by representatives Gene Green, D-TX, Mary Bono Mack, R-CA, and Brian Bilbray, R-CA, House Resolution 938 aims to make sure that the outdated electronic equipment discarded by members of Congress and ...

Rep. Tom McClintock has raised more than $838,000 since the November election, and he seems to have a lock on the district that spans Placer and El Dorado counties.

The decreasing number of registered Republican voters in California is making some Democrats optimistic of a permanent sea change.

We asked the candidates for the 50th Congressional District seat for their opinions on healthcare reform.

After a heated debate over gay rights and extending benefits in an economic downturn, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday passed 23 to 12 legislation that would provide health care and other employment benefits to the domestic partners of gay and lesbian federal employees.

Palm Springs mayor Steve Pougnet and son Beckham, right, with Pougnet's husband Christopher Green and daughter Julia, on a family vacation.

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12:04 a.m. Major population shifts in California from coastal to inland areas over the past decade will dramatically change the state's political landscape as congressional districts will need to be pushed eastward to follow the population tide.

Bilbray says biggest concern is the "price tag" U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray is convinced the health care reform bill passed by the House of Representatives last weekend is a budget buster that includes an unwelcome ideological shift in the nation by requiring all Americans to buy health insurance.

Narrowing margin in post-election canvass raises hopes for GOP/Conservatives, but recent Republican-set precedent may well dash that hope... A potentially interesting situation is underway in New York's 23rd Congressional district where post-election canvassing of the recent special election for the U.S. House is still underway.

Washington, DC Following passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act in the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday, Organizing for America , a project of the Democratic National Committee , announced today that its volunteers would be called on to drop by the offices of the 32 House Republicans who voted against reform and represent ...

The New York Timesa s November 5 a oe Political Points a podcast recited a full 30-second excerpt from Gail Collinsa s Wednesday column blaming not Obama, but bad Democratic candidates, for the partya s huge losses in governorsa races in Virginia and New Jersey.

Ben Smith reports Organizing For America have sent out emails to voters in Republican districts that voted for Barack Obama.

Is your Congressman or Senator on a hit list? While the health care reform sausage is being cased in Congress, the warring political factions are passing the time by making lists.

California Dems slam Republicans for no vote - Live Pulse: California Dems slam Republicans for no vote November 09, 2009 Categories: House California Dems slam Republicans for no vote And so it begins.