Here's Who Is Really to Blame for Sequestration
Don't look at Obama or Republicans in Congress. The failure of the bipartisan "supercommittee" 15 months ago created the current mess. More »
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Don't look at Obama or Republicans in Congress. The failure of the bipartisan "supercommittee" 15 months ago created the current mess. More »
From voter polarization to campaign ads, a political scientist calls out the mistaken notions commonly perpetuated by election commentators. More »
The party's stars in the states have stayed popular by showing they can govern -- unlike their counterparts on Capitol Hill. More »
El Paso is the safest city in the U.S., the Border Patrol is bigger than ever, and illegal crossings have reached a 40-year low -- among other surprising facts. More »
If you're wondering whether President Obama's ambitious second-term agenda has a chance to make it through Congress, that might be worth keeping in mind. More »
The battle over the budget cuts, pitting Rand Paul Republicans against John McCain Republicans, is a symptom of the disarray plaguing the party. More »
The president's message about helping the middle class resonated broadly with voters -- but they wonder if he can get it done. More »
22 Republican senators voted against reauthorizing the law Tuesday. Assuming they don't favor domestic violence, why would they take such a politically risky stand? More »
As America braces for an address that tends to be uneventful, here's what Washington's major constituencies would like Obama to talk about. More »
If this activist gets his way, there will be a Mount Reagan in Nevada, possibly as soon as next year. But it hasn't been easy. More »
Why are advocates so optimistic now when reform has failed so many times before? Because they have a totally new strategy. More »
Expanded background checks are more likely to pass, and they could have a much greater impact. More »
From immigration reform to the debt ceiling, there are rampant signs the Capitol isn't the gridlocked mess to which we've become accustomed. More »
No president has ever pulled off what Obama now hopes to do -- move Congress by mobilizing a standing grassroots army. More »
GOP leaders don't just want to be the party of "no" -- but they have a hard time articulating what they want to say "yes" to. More »
A Republican operative reveals his initiative to award presidential electors by congressional district in states across the country. More »
Reince Priebus presided over an electoral drubbing. The party is directionless and adrift. But nobody wants to rock the boat. More »
Why my dad, a former Olympic racer, sympathizes with the disgraced former champ. More »
Proponents, including the president, are looking for a less politically charged term for firearm regulation, but none has managed to catch on. More »
The president holds a press conference to keep the heat on Congress, but Congress may be impervious to public opinion. More »
