Daniel Patrick Moynihan brought to the Senate a scholar's nose for historic issues, and to the academy a pol's ear for issues of moment.

To run Dubya's transition, Andy Card may need the kind of friends in the opposing party most pols don't have in their own. He might just be the man for the job.

With Trent Lott already acting the playground bully, Mrs. Clinton is girding for the coming round of naysayers -- her colleagues-to-be on the Hill.

Masterpieces From the Vitra Design Museum: Furnishing the Modern Era Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution; through February 4.

Will Bill pull Hill across the finish line first? Will Rick spin the straw of her health-care fiasco into the gold of victory? And is there life after The Race?

Will a Bush administration be "good for the Jews," or should supporters of Israel worry that Dubya's foreign policy might be a replay of his dad's pro-Arab tilt?

The author of the Oslo accords always knew Arafat was capable of derailing the peace process, but he believed -- and still believes -- that it's the only option.

Hillary can barely get a rise out of the Post, and the promised heat of the final weeks of the campaign has all but fizzled. Guess who's benefited most?

After the violence, many of Israel's longtime peace advocates are wondering whether they've been duped. But others ask: Is there another option?

Almost as soon as he found the crucial issue that could make him more than "Not Hillary," Rick Lazio's deal with partisan supporters threatened to fall apart.