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When it comes to social events at the White House, the only thing worse for a President than self-serving gate crashers is when the miscreant has an invitation.

To celebrate all that is Texan on the Potomac, we're sharing with you the video of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay dancing the Texas two-step on the season finale of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." You'll recall that the indicted -- but not convicted or cowed -- former Texas congressman heated up the airwaves with his tail-wagging rendition ...

During the first half of 2003, Alan Khazei watched as his life's work skittered toward the edge of a fiscal cliff.

From left, Kelly Osbourne, Louis Van Amstel, Mya, Dmitry Chaplin, Kym Johnson and Donny Osmond.

The mysterious " mystery screening " on the last night of the Starz Denver film Festival turned out to be a real treat for the audience because the film won't come out until next fall, in time for awards season in 2011.

Do you remember The Alamo ? Of course you don't. It was a terrible movie. But boy, did it get a lot of hype here in Texas.

As House Democrats try to avert political disaster by limiting their 2010 losses to about 16 seats, the norm for post-World War II presidents' first midterm elections, dealing with their members' ethics problems may be one of their toughest tasks.

Remember the Medicare drug benefit? The human capacity for self-delusion never ceases to amaze me, so it shouldn't surprise me that so many Republicans seem to genuinely believe that they are the party of fiscal responsibility.

Barbara Radnofsky will formally announce her candidacy for Texas Attorney General and her December 3 filing for the March 2010 primary election in a five-city tour.

Reading Lloyd Smith's op-ed in Sunday's paper, it surprised me that the Missouri Republican Party would want to call attention to associations between public officials and the company they keep.

Seven members of Congress are being investigated by the House Ethics Committee. All seven are black and the Congressional Black caucus has taken exception.

Newt Gingrich, the former Republican House speaker and purveyor of the GOP "Contract With America'' that helped his party win control of the House after President Bill Clinton's election, says GOP chairman Michael Steele has started work on a new framework for 2010 that he is calling "First principles.'' "I've been talking with Republican National ...

The rough patch for CNN illustrates the two contradictions at the network's heart.

A recent poll showed Josh Penry , center, making no headway against Gov. Bill Ritter.

A subcontractor on the Hanford Reservation will run as a Democrat against U.S. Rep.

By Scott Butterworth President Obama began his weekly Internet and radio address on Saturday with these words: "This past Thursday, on a clear Texas afternoon, an Army psychiatrist walked into the Soldier Readiness Processing Center, and began shooting his fellow soldiers." Did the president, speaking directly about the man suspected in the ...

Those who are looking for signs of problems in Gary Nodler's Quixotic third effort to become Seventh District Congressman, need look no further than his first major endorsement.

Michele Bachmann to orchestrate the anti-health reform rally today. As ThinkProgress reported yesterday, AFP has been encouraging right-wing activists to board their buses - free of charge - to attend the rally .

Something went very wrong for Hoffman. And what went wrong is a cautionary note as the Republicans head into 2010.

You have probably heard the phrase, "Bad publicity is better than no publicity." Celebrities have made a living off their embarrassing exploits.