The president and the executive branch are always going to have greater latitude and greater authority when it comes to protecting America because sometimes you just have to respond quickly and not everything that is a danger can be publicized and be subject to open debate, but there have to be some guardrails.

All people should be treated equally, regardless of who they are or who they love.

Time is running out for Iran to address the international community's growing concerns about its nuclear program.

What do you think a stimulus is? It’s spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.

We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.

If you ask the average person they'd tell ya, "Naw, it's much more dangerous," despite the fact that violent crime has dropped precipitously.

Jesus is an historical figure for me, and he's also a bridge between God and man, in the Christian faith, and one that I think is powerful precisely because he serves as that means of us reaching something higher.