There’s something special about this speech for Obama, while it is his fifth State of the Union overall, it will be the first State of the Union address of his second term. Read More

As the president prepares to deliver his State of the Union address, the progress of the recovery in Elkhart, Indiana tells the story of America. Read More

When asked by Chuck Todd on The Daily Rundown Thursday, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., agreed that no vote in the House could happen until the Senate first passed an assault weapons bill, but she did suggest that other bills could find traction in the House. Read More

Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., was one of eleven senators who wrote a letter to President Obama, pushing him to reveal classified justification for why the administration has the authority to carry out drone strikes on U.S. citizens. Read More

Abraham Lincoln once said, "I invite the people of the United States to invoke the influence of His Holy Spirit...to guide the counsels of government with wisdom." 250 years later, President Obama is repeating that call. Read More

The sequester is the most unpopular thing in Washington that everybody once supported. With less than a month to go before the across-the-board spending cuts kick in, Republicans are turning on each other. Read More

Eight of the men and women who steered the presidential campaigns joined Chuck at The University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics for a rare conversation about the 2012 race and how it is shaping the political environment heading into the next presidential election in 2016. Read More

Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., determined to make immigration reform a top priority during his term in office. Read More

Yair Lapid is a rising star in Israeli politics - his surprising success in last month's election rewarding him with power and influence. But how will he use it? Read More

The top two Republicans in the Senate are both up for re-election in 2014 in states which have shown a willingness to jettison establishment picks for further-right insurgent candidates. Read More

More than a 100,000 Burmese pythons are believed to have invaded the Florida Everglades. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., says it's up to the federal government to help wipe out the snakes and save the swamp. Read More

The senator from Missouri also said that he would not support a filibuster against the nominee. Read More

Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearings for the Defense Secretary job are underway -- and they're likely to be contentious. Here's Chuck Todd's guide to the key controversies. Read More

Former Senator George Mitchell, the man who blew the lid off the steroid scandal in Major League Baseball, says the sport will never be rid of performance-enhancing drugs. "Managing the problem", he says, is the best baseball can do. Read More

Virginia governor Bob McDonnell weighed in on the race to succeed him on The Daily Rundown Tuesday. And he pointedly contrasted his approach to that of the GOP frontrunner. Read More

Conservative groups started attacking Chuck Hagel weeks before he was officially tapped to lead the Pentagon. But will all that money make a difference? Read More

Four long-time Senators have now announced they won't be seeking re-election. Which other Senate veterans might join them and opt out in 2014? Read More

Rep. Tom Price said that it was "too premature" to announce a run for retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss' seat. Read More

Flush with money and guns, North Africa's al-Qaida affiliate is stepping up its tactics--and getting America's attention at the same time. Read More

Rep. Tom Price is fed up with the Senate and wants them to pass a budget. Read More