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In an era of presidential tweeting and daily briefing, the unique role of the State of the Union is easy to miss. From a speech that was originally meant to "recommend to Congress¹s consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient," the event has now become an opportunity for the president to make the case on the national stage that his vision for the country has been and will continue to be the best response to the issues of our time.

“It certainly doesn't mean you can never, ever touch them, because we'll have to touch them,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. With several bipartisan deficit reduction plans already ...

The New America Foundation has estimated that the boost to the economy could ultimately lead to the creation of from 1.3 million to 2.5 million jobs. But other estimates say the proposed tax holiday could end up costing the Treasury $40 billion to $80 ...

This donation to the Republican Governors Association is notable for its size, but big media companies make political contributions all the time. As POLITICO and others have reported, GE (the parent of NBC and MSNBC), Disney (the parent of ABC), and CBS have all given through their political action committees in recent cycles. One can argue that GE and Disney have given to influence specific policies affecting other parts of their business, or that News Corp.

It's not a case of tilting rightward so much as it is a sign of Google growing up. This is a corporation with a wide range of interests to represent in Washington, and that requires good relations with both sides of the aisle.

Michelle Obama’s Target trip is causing quite the media frenzy. Critics say it was a staged trip in reaction to claims of her excessive tastes, media experts are asking how a sole AP photographer got an exclusive pic without being tipped off from the White House, and others, like those on the Today Show seem to be in disbelief that the first lady is just an “everyday” mom.

In Pakistan alone, the CIA's drones have killed approximately 2000 people since 2004, according to reports from the Conflict Monitoring Center and the New America Foundation. The vast majority of the deaths came since the beginning of 2009, ...

The fact that this question is being asked speaks volumes about Washington's self-destructive mindset, and says very little about California. The state is merely acting in its own economic interest. California is required to support the K-12 educations of all students, even undocumented ones. So why waste that investment by making it impossible for them to attend college?

Free Press, Media Access Project, Public Knowledge, Consumers Union and the Open Technology Initiative of the New America Foundation argued that the two deals have a multiplier effect. “As with other mergers, the competitive impact of the two ...

Would at least be more technically correct,” declared Steve Clemons, another Atlantic writer. Rubin conceded error on Saturday night, writing: “At the time I believed the best working theory, given Norway's recent experiences, was that it was jihadist ...