We can't go to people who have lost their job at GM and say, 'Oh, by the way, we are going to pay money to build a road here or inoculate children there,' unless we can demonstrate that it is in America's interest. I happen to think it is.

[On the Chicago Cubs:] Being a Cubs fan prepares you for life - and Washington.

Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially from violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing our common humanity.

I am a progressive who gets things done. And the root of that word, progressive, is progress.

They [American Muslim community] need to have close working cooperation with law enforcement in these communities, not be alienated and pushed away as some of Donald's [Trump] rhetoric, unfortunately, has led to.

I think that the coalition that President [Barack] Obama put together to win twice is a coalition that I can put together and add to.

The safe haven that al-Qaida has found in Pakistan is very troubling.