If Mitt Romney is vanilla, Chris Christie is three hefty scoops of Rocky Road topped with whipped cream, Red Bull, and gravel..

At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do more to build and maintain the relati….

AP promoted me to the White House beat because I knew Clinton, his family, friends, and staff better than anybody in the national press corps. Those ….

Perhaps we should wait until his second term begins before carving Barack Obama's face in Mount Rushmore. Is that asking too much?.

Anything may be possible in America, but a Palin presidency is virtually implausible..

President George W. Bush won reelection in 2004 largely because he was seen as comfortable in his own skin, while rival John Kerry was viewed as a fl….

Barack Obama won a second term but no mandate. Thanks in part to his own small-bore and brutish campaign, victory guarantees the president nothing mo….

Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and fin….

At his best, Obama promised to work with Republicans to reduce the deficit in a way that honors both individualism and community..

Romney and Democratic rival President Obama have led their partisan backers down a trail of lies, negativity and vacuous policies that seem certain t….

Clearly, the Obama presidency hasn't wiped out racial prejudices..

A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics..

Shock, confusion, fear, anger, grief, and defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three days following the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, Pres….

A concrete agenda and landslide victory might not even guarantee a president his mandate in a capital as polarized as Washington..

Most political journalists come to Washington because they're snappy writers, big thinkers, or news breakers. Me? My ticket to the big leagues had li….

I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric..

Most Tea Party activists consider Obama a big-spending liberal. Some even question his eligibility to be president..

Since declaring that she would not serve in a second Obama administration, Clinton has dismissed suggestions that she will run in 2016..

Election night is the easiest time to act like a grownup..

If history is a guide, a victory for Obama means he faces the prospect of a second term dogged by scandal or inertia..

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