Most Tea Party activists consider Obama a big-spending liberal. Some even question his eligibility to be president.

Most Tea Party activists consider Obama a big-spending liberal. Some even question his eligibility to be president.

Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and find mentors.

Although we were never pals and occasionally butted heads, my relationship with Clinton and his wife, Hillary, made me a better journalist.

American exceptionalism is the recurring character in the nation's narrative.

With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership.

Every now and then, a presidential candidate surprises us with a truly human and honest moment.