Molly Ball

Despite the recent controversy over contraception, Gallup finds Americans broadly approve of birth control -- but not porn, cloning, or infidelity. More »

As Cory Booker discovered, "hope and change" is officially dead. A bare-knuckle campaign is now Obama's hallmark. And to many Democrats, it's about time. More »

Democrats and Republicans both believe they got the upper hand in the kerfuffle over Cory Booker's criticism of attacks on Bain Capital. More »

In which two guys who agree on just about everything face off in one of the most expensive House races of 2012

The political dynamics of the fast-changing Mountain West create opportunities in 2012 for both Democrats and Republicans. More »

The Obama campaign is straining to argue that Romney's business record is about more than heartless greed, but it's a difficult case to make. More »

The former president blurted out his support for his party's nominee, only to be greeted with ungrateful silence in return. More »

Paul is staying in the race to pursue a set of concessions from the Republican Party and its nominee -- but he's not offering anything in return. More »

The libertarian congressman doesn't want his supporters to stop crusading for liberty, but he needs them to recognize the fight for the nomination is over. More »

Much of the public is persuadable, but the way politicians frame the issue will be crucial to how voters respond. More »

The president has taken a stand that could hurt him electorally, but his opponent's views on the issue are also out of step with voters. More »

The Indiana Republican's defeat at the hands of conservative activists isn't the start of another anti-establishment wave -- it's the exception to this year's rule. More »

Primary elections in four states drive a Republican senator from office, nominate a Democrat to take on Wisconsin's governor, and put Romney closer to the nomination. More »

A titan of the Senate faces defeat, a gay-marriage ban looks set to pass, and Democrats nominate a candidate for the recall of Scott Walker. More »

Half of Americans favor making gay marriage legal -- the latest step in a long-term trend toward that position -- but public opinion remains in transition. More »

Republican George Allen thinks he can win by casting his opponent, Tim Kaine, as the president's best friend. But Kaine thinks that's how he'll win, too. More »

Obama's turnout operation turned reliably red Virginia blue in 2008 and has a massive head start this year. But the GOP won't be taken by surprise again. More »

More than just mobilizing the youth vote itself, the president's college tour symbolically associates him with an idealistic vision of the future. More »

Romney has sewn up the Republican nomination, but he still isn't fully embraced by his former rivals -- or the conservative base. More »

Richard Grenell, whose hiring was hailed as progress for gays in Republican Party politics, has resigned from the Romney campaign after an anti-gay backlash. More »