Or, what happens when you write a book about the political sway of wealthy donors
The next defense secretary will inherit "no shortage of challenges to our national security," President Obama said in his nomination.
If the Supreme Court decides to stop letting voters take control of the redistricting process away from partisan legislators, polarization can only get worse.
Forget the role of money in Washington—what about the deals that result from a corporation's heavy political spending?
The speaker rejected a call from conservatives to ban President Obama from addressing Congress as retribution for his unilateral immigration action.
His death would be a Tea Party crusade.
President Obama touts the economic benefits of immigration, but the rising price of the Earned Income Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit alone could be dizzying.
Seventeen states filed a lawsuit to block the president's move to shield millions from deportation.
Congress can't agree on bills to fund the government and extend key tax provisions, so it turned to less contentious matters first.
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Ashton Carter, President Obama's expected pick to replace Chuck Hagel, is also known for being an academic and a behind-the-scenes kind of guy.
Republican leaders want to hold off on a direct confrontation over President Obama's executive actions until they have full control of Congress in 2015.
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Chuck Schumer is right: Prioritizing healthcare and civil rights over the party's traditional focus on helping working-class Americans move up was a noble but costly choice.
Ruling out a White House bid, the Ohio Republican says he can't be an effective senator and run for president at the same time. Several of his ambitious colleagues may disagree.
Officers fired for misconduct often appeal the decision and get reinstated by obscure judges in secretive proceedings.
The president wants more money for local law enforcement and a limitation on the use of military equipment, but not a complete ban.
Ironically, the socially conservative pro-life movement has made its peace with unwed parenthood as an alternative to abortion.
To register their disapproval of the president's executive decision, conservatives have floated everything from a formal censure to withholding an invitation to deliver the State of the Union address.
Democrats won a measly 34 percent of the group in 2014. They'll have to do better if they want to win in 2016.