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Reuters Why Obama Won't Fire Kathleen Sebelius
The president has a personal connection to his HHS secretary. Besides, he doesn't like chastising cabinet members—and probably couldn't replace her anyway.
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AFP/Getty Images Meet the Hippest Member of Congress
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National Journal Can D.C. Really Handle a White Mayor?
Washington, now booming, is no longer "Chocolate City." Could a white mayor in a gentrifying town escalate racial tensions?
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Reuters Who Broke Washington? Blame Harry Reid
No question: Republicans use and abuse of the filibuster is unprecedented. But they got the idea from the Senate Democratic leader.
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The Navy Yard Shooting Shows the Problem with the NRA's 'More Guns' Solution
After the shooting in Newtown that left 20 elementary school students dead, the National Rifle Association responded with a proposal for what it called National School Shield program. The Navy Yard shooting exposes a fallacy in that argument.
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Reuters Even Barack Obama Has to Show an ID to Vote—Is That So Bad?
Voter-ID laws have the left apoplectic, are usually unnecessary, and can hurt some voters. But not all laws are the same, and the risk has been exaggerated.
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Reuters Why Obama's March on Washington Failed
Living up to the great milestones of the past is often difficult, but the week of festivities was marked by the many, poignant missed opportunities.
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Is Bill de Blasio the Real Deal for New York City?
He's selling himself as the anti-Bloomberg in New York City's mayoral race, and it's working.
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What's the Matter With MSNBC?
Presenting three theories: the Liberal Hangover Problem, the Zimmerman Problem, and the Predictable Primetime Problem
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What’s Behind MSNBC’s Ratings Decline?
The network has shifted from politics to the Zimmerman trial as it falls behind CNN and Fox News.
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Breathe, People: We Shouldn't Rush to Judgment About Edward Snowden
Given how little we know about the NSA leaker, committing to any clear position on his actions doesn't make sense yet.
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What Happened to Eric Holder?
He was a Reagan-appointed judge and a Clinton-appointed prosecutor respected by both sides. Then it all fell apart.
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Why a Media-Shield Law Isn't Enough to Save Journalists
The only way journalists will be protected is if prosecutors stop being so quick to go after them.
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Thatcher and Reagan: The Iron Lady Was Tougher Than the Gipper
The two leaders were fast friends, but Thatcher faced a more dire challenge -- and she addressed it without Reagan's aw-shucks charm.
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Is Legalized Gay Marriage Inevitable? Don't Be So Sure
Backers were once convinced that the Equal Rights Amendment was unstoppable, too. But 90 years after it was introduced, the ERA is going nowhere fast.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS GOP Can't Win Latinos Over Immigration
From big government to gay rights, America's fastest-growing demographic bloc aligns with Democrats.
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National Journal 6 Questions to Pose to Immigration Reformers
From border security to H1-B visas, much needs to be answered in the looming immigration debate.
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Is Obama Too Mean to the Media, or Are Reporters Just Whiny?
It's mostly the latter.
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How the Next Pope Could Help Make or Break Obama's Second Term
The Vatican doesn't loom as large as it once did in Washington, but the curious history of presidents and pontiffs offers augury for the White House.
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You're Doing It Wrong, David Mamet: How to Be a Political Apostate
It's not unusual for people's views to transform, but the playwright's Newsweek cover shows he could learn a lot from a late nuclear negotiator.
