The House joined the Senate and passed legislation late last night that averts the fiscal cliff. The vote was 257-167, with 151 Republicans voting against.… Read More

We saw extreme progress in 2012, and I can only hope that 2013 will shed light to new policies that reflect the growing diversity of America. Read More

It's been a wild year in politics. You probably laughed, cried, and perhaps even lost some sleep over the GOP's behavior. Here’s a recap of the top 10 moments. Read More

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet with Congressional leaders at 3 pm Friday afternoon in a last-ditch effort to cut a debt deal. But is this crowd capable of compromise? Read More

I have high hopes for President Obama's second term, but there are many difficult issues he will have to tackle head on at the start of the new year. Read More

Both Republicans and Democrats seem to have decided that it's better to go over the cliff than risk the political vulnerability of voting for a deal in the next few days. Read More

Armey reportedly used an armed aide to stage a coup at the powerhouse grassroots organization FreedomWorks in early September. Read More

If you're a Member of Congress "and" a member of the Tea Party, who is your boss? Read More

Washington D.C.-area Starbucks employees will be writing “come together” on customers’ cups from now through Friday, as the president meets with congressional leaders to negotiate a deal that prevents automatic spending cuts and tax hikes from taking effect on Jan. 1. Read More

President Obama decided to cut short his Hawaii vacation and return to Washington on Thursday in a last-ditch effort to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. Can it be done? Read More

So for me, Zero Dark Thirty is a reminder of the power of one person. Read More

At a press conference on Friday evening, the president urged Congressional leaders to have some eggnog--and then figure out a deal to make sure taxes do not go up for 98% of Americans. Read More

“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the NRA, insisted in a defiant press conference Friday. Read More

Boehner's Blunder: House Speaker John Boehner was forced to pull his much-heralded "Plan B" legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff when he didn't have enough… Read More

The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank told Hardball’s Chris Matthews that a lot of the anger comes from Hagel being one former President George W. Bush’s “most strident critics." Read More

Chuck Hagel shares the president's view that war should a last resort. Read More

Hardball host Chris Matthews applauded Casey on Thursday for making a “risky” and “courageous” decision in a state that’s very pro-gun. Read More

When it comes to Time magazine's "Person of the Year" franchise, Sarah Palin echoed Groucho Marx. Read More

The outgoing senator became the first Republican lawmaker in the upper chamber of Congress to back a federal assault weapons ban after the horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. Will others follow suit? Read More

According to a new report, Petraeus gave extraordinary access to two civilian, neoconservative analysts when he was the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. Read More