The price and size of a troop increase in Iraq could be double what the Bush Administration says.

Elevated by the midterm elections, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus lay out a new way for a new day.

Wow. The NIE is bad, bad news for the administration. See our breakdown here.Update: More here on the NIE's use of the phrase "civil war."

The Iraq NIE is out. We'll have a run down momentarily.

Is the anti-surge resolution really anti-surge?

Today's Must Read: McClatchy on how the U.S. is fighting a militia trained and equipped by the U.S.

Did Libby fear being fired by the White House--or set up by Karl Rove? And did Cheney talk with Libby about outing Valerie Plame as a CIA officer?

The senator's vanity candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination was going nowhere. Now, it's going nowhere fast.

In one of our editorial meetings today we were speculating about how the networks would spin the compromise surge resolution. Here's how ABC is casting it on their website: "A compromise resolution opposing the president's Iraq troop buildup is gathering steam. But it preserves funding for the troops, so it may not mean much."

The new Iraq NIE won't be public? Spencer Ackerman brings us the latest.