The Republican position on federal spending could not be clearer: It doesn’t create jobs. Except when it goes to defense... READ MORE

Some conservatives have convinced themselves that last month’s ruling by the Supreme Court upholding key parts of... READ MORE

In the end, most of the arguments about President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul turned out to be beside the point. READ MORE

Mitt Romney’s running mate is going to rank very low on the list of what’s on voters’ minds in November. Political... READ MORE

“Tell me something cheerful” is how Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform, has started most of the... READ MORE

Elections may not change everything, but they certainly can change the way partisans spin. We’ve all seen it: Before the... READ MORE

President Barack Obama is in a bind. All the obvious strategies available to an incumbent president running for... READ MORE

In a speech two weeks ago, Senator John McCain delivered a blistering assessment of President Barack Obama’s trade... READ MORE

Mitt Romney, so long bedeviled by the politics of health care, may be about to make another serious mistake. READ MORE

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood slapped down Reuters for reporting a few weeks ago that he wants “a federal law to... READ MORE