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Reuters This Was Hillary Clinton's Week—and Her Moment Is Just Beginning
Since leaving Foggy Bottom, she has positioned herself as an icon of women's empowerment. That makes another White House run even more important and likely.
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The Republican Push to Make It Harder to Vote
Laws like North Carolina's draconian new voter-ID laws are a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. But voter backlash could be fierce.
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What the Second Brown-Warren Debate Says About Gender in Politics
As Elizabeth Warren treads the fine line demanded of female candidates, Scott Brown delivers an ungentlemanly performance.
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Our Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Congress
It's had the most unproductive session in half a century -- and we can look forward to more of the same when it comes back from recess.
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The Ryan I Know: A Mild-Mannered Wonk and Ideological True Believer
The author reflects on the bright young man she first met in 1995 -- and what we can expect for him now that he's Romney's vice presidential running mate.
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This Year's Fight Over Taxing the Middle Class—and the Rich
Our 100-year fight over tax rates has taken some surprising twists and turns since the income tax went universal under FDR.
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Why Congress May Be Done for the Year
It's not even spring yet, but with the elections looming, the House and Senate may already have done everything they will do in 2012.
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Rick Santorum's Last Stand?
A tired and hoarse candidate made what could be his final significant appeal in in the contest as Super Tuesday loomed.
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4 Types of Independent Voters Who Could Swing the 2012 Elections
The ranks of voters disgusted with both parties has swelled to historic size and could be the deciding factor in contests this fall.
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Newt Gingrich Still Can't Win a General Election
Despite his impressive win in South Carolina, the former speaker has too many flaws to make it to the White House.
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Even Barney Frank Thinks Congress Is Too Partisan These Days
In announcing his retirement, the 30-year lawmaker offered lessons on how politics has changed -- and how we got where we are today
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Supercommittee Failure Confirms What Most Americans Believe About Congress
The way the Supercommittee was set up to fail demonstrates why public disgust with Congress is rightfully at a high point
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Why Newt Gingrich Will Never Be President
The former speaker's rise in the polls means nothing, thanks to his temperament and long and tangled political and personal history
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Unions and Young People: A Winning Combination for 2012?
The successful effort to roll back anti-union legislation in Ohio points to a possible future for the Occupy Wall Street movement
