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March 03

Congress has the right to appoint a lawyer to defend a law’s constitutionality if the executive branch declines to do so.

March 03

Editors and reporters discuss Newt Gingrich’s campaign exploration and President Obama’s next move in Libya.

March 03

Party registrations are up in small and large areas.

March 03

The truth about a film crew following Jon Huntsman? It’s for a documentary about U.S.-China diplomacy.

March 03

President Obama took a shot at football players and team owners, telling them that “for an industry that’s making $9 billion a year,” they ought to be able to avoid a lockout.

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February 26

The On the Hill column looks at a budget battle without earmarks.

February 26

The latest political news from today’s Times, the president’s weekly address and weekend happenings in Washington.

February 25

President George W. Bush canceled a speaking engagement Friday because the group that invited him, the Young Presidents Organization, also asked Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, to take the conference stage.

February 25

Chris Christie sat down with The Caucus Wednesday morning for an interview and the Lightning Round.

February 25

Jeremy Bernard will be the first openly gay person to serve as the White House social secretary.

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February 18

Democrats late Friday night proposed to maintain expenditures generally at 2010 levels through March 31 and avert a federal shutdown.

February 18

President Obama will travel to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador to discuss a broad range of issues with both the leaders and citizens of those countries, the White House said on Friday.

February 18

A highly partisan debate on an omnibus spending bill leads to passage of many hot-button amendments.

February 18

Responding to a query Senator Scott Brown, the commission gives a qualified yes to the use of campaign funds to promote books.

February 18

Jeff Bingaman, a five-term Democrat, is the party’s fourth incumbent to relinquish a seat.

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On today’s podcast, we were joined by Tom Rosenstiel. Rosenstiel is the director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism at the Pew Research Center. He’s also the co-author of a new book called “Blur: How to Know What’s True in the Age of Information Overload.” Rosenstiel and I discuss new ethical dilemmas facing online [...]

On today’s podcast, we welcome Ron Christie, a former special assistant to President George W. Bush — and TLC’s social media strategist Brian Reich. Christie and I discussed his new book, “Acting White: The Curious History of a Racial Slur.” Christie’s goal is to push back on the notion that being educated is tantamount to [...]

Thirty years ago, on November 4, Ronald Reagan was elected president. To discuss the significance of that election, Craig Shirley, author of “Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Started it All,” joins us on the podcast. Shirley, who chronicled Reagan’s 1980 campaign in his book, discusses Reagan’s impact, as well as the [...]