I could say, as a member of Congress, we usually get an alert if something is going to happen at the Capitol.

We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect.

I do think that all politicians today have to be more attentive to people wanting to be heard, wanting to have more control over their lives.

Now suddenly you got members of your [White House] team who were 23, 24. They've met their wives here, or their husbands here.

One of the best parts of the holiday season is spending time with the special people in your life.

What I've said is we're going to encourage democracy in Pakistan, expand our nonmilitary aid to Pakistan so that they have more of a stake in working with us, but insisting that they go after these militants.

The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way to set aside smaller differences in service of a greater purpose.