Molly Ball

Recent years have seen a proliferation of right-wing activist meetings unmatched on the left. The result: a fired-up base for the GOP. More »

Some right-wing evangelical Christians, usually no fans of the president, are applauding his move to halt deportations of young illegal immigrants. More »

Thanks to the skyrocketing cost of campaigning and the inadequacy of campaign-finance regulation, the president has held nearly twice as many fundraisers as his predecessor. More »

After a messy visit, the Republican nominee offended a local business owner with his blunt manner and fumbling attempt to make amends More »

Live by the algorithm, suggest sexist changes by the algorithm. More »

The congresswoman's wild-eyed persona has returned as she sounds the not-quite-factual alarm about a "suicide-bomber conference" on American soil. More »

As he makes his search for a vice presidential nominee, Romney has plenty of dynamic choices. But the GOP's brightest stars may be too big for the No. 2 slot. More »

Leaked early exit data briefly gave Democrats hope they'd won the recall Tuesday night. How could a survey of the real electorate be so far off? More »

A pollster's strategy presentation aims at an electoral college victory strategy, but falls a bit short of the goal. More »

It doesn't mean Obama is going to lose, but the failed attempt to recall Scott Walker gives Democrats and organized labor reason to fear an emboldened conservative agenda. More »

They don't get as much attention as Obama's "evolution" on the issue, but the biggest substantive wins for equality advocates continue to come through the courts. More »

In the presidential race, the name of Romney's onetime employer has become a dirty word. But in Utah, an underdog candidate rushes to embrace what he calls "Mitt's company." More »

Why mudslinging has overshadowed the labor fight that started the push to get rid of the governor 16 months ago More »

The New York mayor's latest nanny-state proposal -- a ban on soda -- has even many liberals leery. But the lame-duck Bloomberg is uniquely impervious to public opinion. More »

As the Obama campaign seeks to make an issue of Romney's term in the Massachusetts state house, locals say he was neither a disaster nor a breakout success. More »

Republicans are confident controversial Gov. Scott Walker will survive next week's attempt to oust him, while Democrats insist it's too soon to predict the outcome. More »

In 2004, Kerry staffers blamed her for botching the response to the Swift Boat attacks. Now she's back -- as the aggressive face of the Obama reelection effort. More »

On Hardball, the former presidential candidate finally meets his match in Chris Matthews' similarly childish enthusiasm for history -- and animals. More »

After tacking to the right on immigration in the Republican primary, he is now attempting to woo Hispanic voters without mentioning the issue. More »

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