Disagreement over whether to raise the debt ceiling is an old story in Washington. What’s new is the inability of leaders of both parties to amicably avert such a crisis...
Some day soon — we can only hope — Congress will work seriously on the nation’s long-term budget dilemma.
At some point — you’d think — these elected leaders would tire ...
“To the victors belong the spoils.”
— Senator William L. Marcy of New York, 1786-1857, arguing why victorious political parties deserve government jobs.
WASHINGTON — We ...
Whenever a mass shooting occurs, such as the attack Sept. 16 at the Navy Yard in Washington, national attention quickly turns to issues of gun control and greater restri...
When President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke at the United Nations on Tuesday, each used a phrase that is key to any nuclear deal.
“The age of zero-su...
WASHINGTON — The search, now 30 years old, for Iranian “moderates” goes on. Amid the enthusiasm of the latest sighting, it’s worth remembering that the highlight of the ...
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis continues to delight and surprise as he pursues his radical pilgrimage across the global psyche — inspiring with his humility while also sendin...
WASHINGTON — When Dwight Eisenhower asked Gen. Georgy Zhukov how the Red Army cleared minefields, Zhukov replied: “We march through them.”
Being profligate with lives is...
During his marathon talk on the Senate floor, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, turned to history to help him persuade his colleagues to support his dream of defunding Obamacare, ...
Washington’s latest budget stalemate looks so similar to the fractious fiscal fights of the last few years that the weary and worn-out are calling the Capitol’s impasse ...
