You think a tiny band of verbose old folks couldn’t stand in the way of a nation of 300 million? Meet the U.S. Senate.

At State, as in the Senate, she often talks softly—but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t carry a big stick.

How the public option, helped by a congressman looking for an issue and a shrewdly silent White House, returned from the brink.

Michael Steele and Bobby Jindal don’t look like the vast majority of Republicans. But do new faces mean new ideas?

With the Daschle mess and the outsourcing of the stimulus bill to the Democratic Congress, Obama runs the risk (already!) of seeming same-old, same-old.

The left quadrant of Obama’s base wants to stay relevant by staying angry. And the right doesn’t have anything to do but get angry. So who’s his biggest problem?

Why the current president is rooting for the next one.

Obama’s Illinois past is not gone. It’s not even past.

In all the dizzying personal and political complexities of Hillary at State, one thing is clear: Obama has nerve.

He won by being No Drama Obama. Should he now stir some up?