Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech on Middle East peace was largely correct, but his words are pointless given the fact that neither Israel nor the Palestinians seem serious about peacefully resolving their differences.
The head of the biggest energy company in the world is reportedly Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State.
As things stand, Democrats will have a hard time winning back control in the Senate in 2018.
To the surprise of nobody who paid attention, Nancy Pelosi won re-election as leader of the House Democrats.
In what seems like a replay of the primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, some top Democratic Party leadership positions may be in jeopardy.
With the race for the Democratic nomination over, President Obama is ready to hit the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton.
President Obama has selected his nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, now the question is whether the Senate will act.
In 1992, Joe Biden said that no action should be taken on any potential Supreme Court nominations until after that year’s Presidential election. Sound familiar?
The Fifth Republican Debate, and the last of 2015, was marked by expected clashes between the candidates, and one that never happened.
With little actual debate and despite Paul Ryan’s promise of a return to ‘regular order,’ the House has passed a hastily drafted bill in response to the largely fear-based response to Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Not surprisingly, a new poll shows that most Americans are at the very least skeptical about the Administration’s plans regarding Syrian refugees.
Senate Democrats successfully blocked a final vote on the Iran Nuclear Deal, meaning that Congressional debate on the matter is effectively over.
Congress is set to debate the Iran nuclear deal next month, but as far as Europe is concerned the debate is already over.
Another poll shows that a majority of Americans oppose the Iranian nuclear deal, but the effort to defeat it in Congress is still likely to fail.
The Iran nuclear deal will probably survive it’s test in Congress in the end, but Chuck Schumer just made the Administration’s job a little more difficult.
Recent polling has shown the American public to be highly skeptical, at beast, of the Iran Nuclear Deal. That may not be enough to kill it in Congress, though.
In the end, the odds that Congress can actually stop the new deal regarding Iran’s nuclear program are pretty low.
In the wake of the latest Supreme Court decision, the Affordable Care Act seems to have become even more firmly established than it was before last week, and the prospect of repeal has become even less likely.
Democrats like New York Senator Chuck Schumer could end up being the ones that scuttle the Iranian nuclear deal.
After nearly 20 years in office, Harry Reid announced early today that he would not seek reelection in 2016.
Some Congressional Democrats are considering skipping a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a Joint Session Of Congress.
Politics aside, the challenges to the PPACA’s birth control mandate raise important legal issues.
Some Members of Congress are talking about pushing a bill imposing new sanction on Iran despite the deal reached in Geneva yesterday.
The House wasted a day yesterday, now it’s crunch time.
The president’s 2008 rival has gone from bitter foe to go-to deal broker.
Marco Rubio has suffered a reversal of fortune among Republicans thanks to his role in the immigration reform debate.
The Hagel confirmation, like Obama’s election, was big news to some avid news consumers.
Senator Ted Cruz has alienated his colleagues in record time.
A good start toward solving a long standing problem.
Are we really going to do this again? The answer appears to be yes.
The latest offer from John Boehner includes a significant concession.
As we approach the fiscal cliff, there are signs that House Republicans may not be as rigid as they were the past two years.
Political reality says that the Bush Tax Cuts for high income earners are likely doomed in the wake of the election, but the GOP will find it very hard to switch positions on this issue.
While Republicans talk about family values, Chuck Schumer is busy promoting them one staffer at a time.
Get ready for the battle over the Bush Tax Cuts to start up yet again.
Eduardo Saverin has become a political whipping boy.
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin denies that his motivation for renouncing his US citizenship was tax avoidance.
