As hard as the campaign might have been and the transition is proving to be, Donald Trump's challenges ...

Americans understand that our nation's strength and security depend on its fiscal health. This may not be foremost ...

We're in the middle of the presidential debates, and, not surprisingly, they're drawing viewers in great numbers. The ...

This campaign year has been full of twists and turns. We don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, ...

I've been a Democrat all my life. I believe in the party's values, I'm pleased when its candidates ...

Our political process has proved resilient over centuries, and has served us well. But social media pose a ...

Politicians spend a good bit of their time complaining about the media. But why should they have all ...

Now that the conventions are over, I know that all eyes are on the fall presidential campaign. But ...

The next few weeks in politics are a little like the All-Star break in baseball. With the Republican ...

As Americans we have an odd attitude toward the presidency.

The elections process is not usually grist for inflammatory rhetoric. But this year has been different.

It’s so easy in a presidential election year to forget that our system is not about a single ...

It has been 35 years since Ronald Reagan's first inaugural speech as president—the one in which he said, ...

We want the institution itself to succeed and thrive. These days, it’s doing neither.

We may not know who our next President is going to be, but here's one thing that's almost ...

Dodging responsibility has been raised to an art form.

We have a secrecy problem. This may seem odd to say during an era in which the most ...

If there’s a theme that sets this political season apart, it’s the voters’ utter disdain for most of ...

These are very unhappy times in Washington. Relations between the executive and legislative branches are not just sour, ...

Every now and then, I’m asked if I miss serving in Congress. My stock answer is that no, ...

There have been encouraging signs that the Republican leadership on Capitol Hill wants to make Congress function again.

When the history of this year’s presidential campaign is written, one of its more remarkable features will be ...

Whoever wins next November’s presidential election, it’s a sure bet that at some point he or she will ...

You know who I feel sorry for? Today’s politicians. You’ll laugh at this, but hear me out.

Not many people outside of Capitol Hill paid attention last month when the congressional leadership released next year’s ...

The array of tough issues that face Congress can't be dealt with by part-time legislators. Which is what ...

You can understand why President Obama and congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle sought to cast ...