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What Hillary's tweet tells us about life, the universe, and everything
What happens when the congressman waxing idiotic on abortion is a former OB-GYN?
A female lawmaker sent me a powerful e-mail last week that ought to sink into some of the thick skulls on Capitol Hill -- but probably won't.
Herman Cain can't seem to talk without numbers and abbreviations dribbling from his lips.
D.C. seeks secrecy in the case of a Georgetown couple falsely suspected of abusing one of their daughters.
COLUMN | Latest incident melds two trends in sexual assault — the military and social media confessionals.
President Thein Sein's circumspection in an interview speaks volumes.
The U.S. can start by refusing to coddle President Morsi.
The senator criticizes U.S. foreign policy, but doesn’t seem to have an alternative.
How to be socially inclusive without becoming socially liberal.
Jeffrey Thompson leaves taxpayers on the hook for medical bills.
Obama is reaping the distrust in government he has sown.
Oregon senator Ron Wyden on James Clapper’s “least untruthful answer.
One party offers small ideas, the other ignores the problems.
The former governor exemplifies a strange shift among female politicians.
The White House has scuttled the idea of individual conscience.
This really adds a lot to the discussion.
Contrary to critics, Sen. Marco Rubio's support for immigration reform isn't dragging him down.
Congressional Budget Office's report confirms conservative pro-growth arguments on immigration reform.
The White House is preparing to press hard on the issue this summer -- mostly through executive action.
Now that the CBO found that immigration reform will dramatically slash the deficit, opponents are running out of arguments.
It's unclear that there is any amount of toughening up of border security provisions that could get House Republicans to embrace comprehensive immigration reform.
He could be prosecuted for his reports about NSA activities, and the Supreme Court has said so.
The ability to surpass your upbringing is shrinking in the modern America.
COLUMN | Advances in probe of illicit campaign donations could lead to increased pressure on D.C. mayor.
COLUMN | Novelist Grisham is right to call proposed Charlottesville highway a “boneheaded . . . boondoggle.”
COLUMN | Ousted head of Latino Economic Development Center worries its mission is at risk.
With Obama in the White House, progressives have acquiesced to spying programs.
COLUMN | There must be a better way to improve public safety without racially targeted policing.
COLUMN | African Americans must expect more of him than just being our first black president.
Soon-to-be Harvard student Leland Shelton was singled out by President Obama for his efforts.
Dylan Collins makes more money in a day than some have in their 401(k), but can he make a career of it?
COMMENTARY | By buying Corona, megabrewer Anheuser-Busch InBev would put consumers, distributors and craft brewers over a barrel.
The massive secret effort to log all of our phone calls is useful. But is that enough?
Eugene Robinson discussed his latest columns and political news.
There is a limit to how much "no net economic cost" policies can achieve.
Republicans are increasingly strong in their insinuations, but the evidence points in a different direction.
GOP attacks miss the point. But so do Democrats'.
Government needs to be held accountable for the NSA excesses.
Art Pope’s money has changed North Carolina for the worse.
The U.S. government needs to do more to cover college costs.
Syria is the latest example of Washington responding fitfully to a crisis.
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