Since declaring that she would not serve in a second Obama administration, Clinton has dismissed suggestions that she will run in 2016.

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

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

Got good news and bad news for you, Mr. President. The good news is that Chief Justice John Roberts just saved your legacy and, perhaps, your presidency by writing for the Supreme Court majority to rule health care reform constitutional.

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

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