Ezra Klein
Reconciliation
Here’s what we missed.
The limits of compromise
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OPINION | Sometimes the partisan way is the right way.
The Fix by Chris Cillizza
A lose-lose political proposition
THE FIX | Process has been so unpredictable that predicting the future outcome is a dangerous game.
The Take by Dan Balz
Why British politicians are furious
The reaction to the phone-hacking scandal combines public outrage over the invasiveness of News of the World and pent-up anger at Britain’s media-political culture.
2chambers by Felicia Sonmez
Speaker Boehner’s letter to House Republicans on debt talks
The speaker sent a letter to members of the House Republican conference Friday night as debt talks collapsed.
44: Politics & Policy
Obama: I should have been more blunt
For President Obama, conceding some mistakes on how he communicated about the economy could be part of a re-election campaign strategy.
Ezra Klein
11 days until disaster, three options to prevent it
Congress needs to raise the debt ceiling. Now.
The Federal Eye
Formal end of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell' expected
Move means the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in uniform will end in late September.
The Plum Line
Liberal surrender and Barack Obama’s choices
The president can’t avoid some political losses.
The Fix
A lose-lose political proposition
THE FIX | Process has been so unpredictable that predicting the future outcome is a dangerous game.
The Fix
Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and everyone else
The 2012 Republican race is split into three tiers: Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and everyone else.
The Fact Checker
Fact Checker Favorites: Bogus health care law stats
In today’s installment, we look at the bogus claims that Democrats made about the health-care law when they celebrated its one year anniversary.
Is having a sane president bad for the country?
A forthcoming book argues that good mental health makes for poor leadership.
At Kabul airport, exodus of U.S. aid goes on
New report from inspector general says DHS, Afghan plan to block funds has faltered
Head of Washington nonprofit accused of acting as illegal agent of Pakistani government
Officials allege Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai funneled money from Islamabad for more than 20 years
U.S. recognition of new Libyan government raises tough legal questions
Former State Department legal adviser John Bellinger III says decision went further than that of some allies
Al Kamen
Ethics on the links in Orlando
Al Kamen’s In the Loop column, on an upcoming government ethics conference at an Orlando resort, and more.
Al Kamen
In the Loop: Don’t cry for Palmer, Venezuela
Al Kamen’s In the Loop on the latest effort to get a U.S. ambassador to Hugo Chavez’s country, and more.
Al Kamen
Cool places, high prices
Al Kamen’s In the Loop, on a BIA budget meeting in Bar Harbor, Maine, and Donald Rumsfeld’s TSA pat-down.
Walter Pincus
Coburn’s cuts: Congress should ‘lead by example’
Walter Pincus takes a closer look at Sen. Tom Coburn’s deficit-reduction proposal.
Walter Pincus
When a visa application gets flagged
Many programs are in place aimed at denying visas to suspect foreign applicants — is there too much redundancy?
Walter Pincus
Study traces terrorism’s newer paths
A new study on jihadist terrorist activities in Europe are now mostly run by independent local groups.
The Federal Eye
Federal employees surveyed on benefits
The Office of Personnel Management wants to find out what federal employees think about their benefits and what Senior Executive Service members think about their career program.
Joe Davidson
Federal unions campaign against cuts
Fearing members will pay more than their fair share to fix the nation’s financial problems, they’re fighting back.
Joe Davidson
Federal workers will take a hit
No matter how the debt crisis ends, federal employees will take a double dose of a bitter pill.
Dana Milbank
Congress equals middle school? Dana Milbank Live
Dana Milbank is recruiting cabin stewards, apologists and Tiffany's liaisons to help Newt Gringrich on his 2012 campaign.
Eugene Robinson
No contest
All of the GOP’s potential 2012 candidates are uninspiring or unelectable.
PostPartisan
Bachmann the nihilist
She’s certain of her views. But that certainly doesn’t make her right.
PostPartisan
A straitjacket for true believers
Grover Norquist tries to clarify his comments to The Post editorial board.
PostPartisan
Grover Norquist’s toothless pledge
Letting the Bush tax cuts lapse does not violate the no new taxes pledge. Just ask Grover Norquist.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Gorbachev at 80
Though poorly appreciated at home, the former Russian leader should be honored for his great vision.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wisconsin - it's about democracy
Unions' fight is the fight of every U.S. worker.
PostPartisan
A straitjacket for true believers
Grover Norquist tries to clarify his comments to The Post editorial board.
PostPartisan
DADT almost done
The ban on gays serving openly in the military is 60 days away from being history.
PostPartisan
The Senate heads home
The full faith and credit of the United States is on the line and folks are leaving town. Seriously?!
E.J. Dionne Jr.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Why GOP leaders must free themselves from the Tea Party's grip
Opinion writer E.J. Dionne Jr. will be online Friday, July 22 at 1:15 p.m. ET, to chat about his recent column, "GOP leaders must free themselves from the Tea Party's grip."
E.J. Dionne Jr.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Why GOP leaders must free themselves from the Tea Party's grip
Opinion writer E.J. Dionne Jr. will be online Friday, July 22 at 1:15 p.m. ET, to chat about his recent column, "GOP leaders must free themselves from the Tea Party's grip."
Kathleen Parker
An era of 'hard-core women'
Now would be a very good time to be a cartoonist. Or perhaps not. As the late cartoonist Doug Marlette frequently lamented, "How do you cartoon a cartoon? We're living in 'Toon Town.' "
Kathleen Parker
An era of 'hard-core women'
Now would be a very good time to be a cartoonist. Or perhaps not. As the late cartoonist Doug Marlette frequently lamented, "How do you cartoon a cartoon? We're living in 'Toon Town.' "
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