Rick Snyder Explains Himself—Sort Of
In signing anti-union legislation, Michigan's moderate Republican governor inflamed the left and damaged himself politically. Was he really painted into a corner? More »
In signing anti-union legislation, Michigan's moderate Republican governor inflamed the left and damaged himself politically. Was he really painted into a corner? More »
How activists rewrote the political playbook, reversed decades of defeat, and finally won over voters. More »
Liberals are fired up about Obama's second term and Elizabeth Warren's election. They're about to be disappointed. More »
Much as they decried the Supreme Court's campaign-finance decision, progressive groups may have exploited it most in this year's election. More »
As Republicans regroup from electoral disaster, some -- including a rising star in the Senate -- insist conservatism was not to blame. More »
Americans want a deal that reduces the deficit, raises taxes on the wealthy, and doesn't cut entitlement benefits. But most of all, they want compromise. More »
Beyond Democrats' incremental gains in numbers, a new crop of sympathetic faces in the House and Senate has given liberals reason to cheer. More »
The GOP establishment has long wanted to pass comprehensive immigration reform but been cowed by its activist base. Tuesday's election gave them an opening. More »
The president stakes out a tough position to open negotiations on the looming set of fiscal deadlines facing Congress. More »
The victories went beyond four gay-marriage ballot initiatives and represent what one advocate calls "a breathtaking leap forward." More »
How Republicans regroup after Tuesday's losses will shape American politics in the coming months and years. Here's how one sees the party's future. More »
From landmark victories for marijuana and same-sex marriage to picking up seats in the Senate, the left gained much more than the presidency Tuesday. More »
After a year and a half of campaigning by Obama and Romney, it all gets decided Tuesday -- or at least that's what we hope. More »
How organized labor has helped the president build his Rust Belt firewall -- and what they hope to gain if he's reelected More »
Voters in America's most significant swing state are ready for the presidential race to be over -- but the candidates won't leave them alone. More »
With both parties spinning early-vote totals, here's the bottom line: Republicans are significantly improving on 2008 in several big early-voting states. More »
Voter ID measures have mostly been blocked. But there are plenty of other hijinks that have liberals on edge for Election Day. More »
The 2009 rescue of the auto industry is broadly popular in Ohio -- and Republicans never came up with a coherent argument against it. More »
In a state where things don't seem to be getting better, the president has not been able to assuage voters' anger and disappointment. More »
Despite the hype, the Republican's address was devoid of new policy ideas -- but that may not have been the point. More »
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