The latest national polls show a tightening in the race to the White House, especially in key states like Ohio and Florida. But when it comes down to it, winning in November [2016] will depend on which candidate has a viable path to 270 electoral votes.

Hope springs eternal, even in politics.

All of our panelists are deeply engaged in the topics at hand, so that leaves me free to convene a little dinner party, sans alcohol, and invite the rest of America to listen in.

On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House.

Even marginal progress could be affected by investigations in Little Rock and in Washington.

I see a pretty bright line between analysis and opinion. And so, to that end, my goal on Friday nights is to try to assemble the smartest reporters who are available to me that week who have been involved in covering the news.

I actually think agendas are more often found in State of the Union speeches than in inaugural speeches.