By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician who considers himself above politics.

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

Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009.

Blending hard-bitten realism with long-view optimism, Obama said that every 20 or 30 years brings a new cycle of pessimism in America.

If Mitt Romney is vanilla, Chris Christie is three hefty scoops of Rocky Road topped with whipped cream, Red Bull, and gravel.

A presidential debate is a job interview. And voters look for certain traits in people applying to be president.

Palin seems to have forgotten that her poll ratings have plummeted since the summer of 2011.