Homeland Security Deputy Press Secretary arrested  —  Deputy Press Secretary for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Arrested on Polk County Charges  —  Brian J. Doyle, DOB 4/7/50, the Deputy Press Secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Public Affairs in Washington …

The Daily Muck  —  The Washington Post's front page piece on DeLay's departure is the best follow-up to DeLay's decision.  The Post reports that DeLay had been thinking of dropping out for the last four months, but that he wanted to win the primary in order to ensure that none …

Democracy In Iraq Not A Priority in U.S. Budget  —  While President Bush vows to transform Iraq into a beacon of democracy in the Middle East, his administration has been scaling back funding for the main organizations trying to carry out his vision by building democratic institutions such as political parties and civil society groups.

Two Deadlines and an Exit  —  WE are now in the third war in Iraq in as many years.  The first was against Saddam Hussein and his supposed weapons of mass destruction.  The second was against terrorists whom, the administration said, it was better to fight over there than here.

Massachusetts Set to Offer Universal Health Insurance  —  BOSTON, April 4 — Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to provide nearly universal health care coverage after the state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill today that Gov. Mitt Romney says he will sign.

US War Planners Should Listen to Israel Regarding Iran  —  As I stated on Christopher Lydon's NPR show, Radio Open Source, tonight — one of the take-aways from my recent Israel trip is that Israeli national security bureaucrats — diplomats and generals — have far greater confidence …

Big Gain for Rich Seen in Tax Cuts for Investments  —  The first data to document the effect of President Bush's tax cuts for investment income show that they have significantly lowered the tax burden on the richest Americans, reducing taxes on incomes of more than $10 million by an average of about $500,000.

The Week's Blogger Of The Year  —  Now that the event has concluded, I can reveal why I came to Washington DC tonight.  The Week Magazine selected me as Blogger of the Year for 2005, following in the footsteps of my friends from Power Line, who won the honor last year.

Feingold Backs Legalizing Same-Sex Marriages  —  Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), a prospective 2008 presidential candidate, said yesterday that he thinks bans on same-sex marriages have no place in the nation's laws.  —  Feingold said in an interview that he was motivated to state his position …

Tensions Prompt School To Alter Dress Code  —  (CBS4) WESTMINSTER, Colo. The immigration debate and recent demonstrations over the issue have led to a change in the dress code for a middle school in Adams County.  —  Students at Shaw Heights Middle School are no longer allowed to wear anything …

Let the Iraqis Bargain  —  Americans are getting impatient about the formation of a new Iraqi government.  That's what Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told political leaders in Baghdad this week, and she was putting it mildly.  But it would be folly if American impatience torpedoed …

Variation in US News Reputation Over Time  —  This is a special US News rankings guest post.  Many thanks to Gordon for the opportunity.  —  With release of this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings, law professors, administrators, students and alumni are once reflecting upon …

If It's Sunday, It's Still Conservative … Six weeks ago, Media Matters for America published an in-depth study of guests on ABC's This Week, CBS' Face the Nation, and NBC's Meet the Press in which we demonstrated that the shows' Republican and conservative guests outnumbered Democratic and progressive guests over a nine-year period.

The Plame Game  —  What Murray Waas's big scoop may really tell us about Bush's pre-war deceptions.  —  Murray Waas's latest scoop — in which he broke new ground with a detailed account of the Bush administration's deceptions about Iraq — has won plenty of plaudits already.

MY WORK ETHIC  —  Longtime readers of this blog and my writing in general know that I work a lot.  I write early in the morning.  I write late at night.  I write books and columns when my kids and husband are asleep.  Bloggers are born multi-taskers.  Sometimes, I blog when I'm cooking or when the kids are watching "Dragon Tales."