My best stories come from well-placed sources who point me in the right direction.

I'm a season ticket holder to the Washington Wizards, and I love going to Washington Nationals and Redskins games.

The war against ISIS will pose many new challenges for the next commander-in-chief. The last two presidents [George W. Bush and Barack Obama] pursued a Middle East policy that supported toppling dictators to try to promote democracy.

I love covering stories that have huge historic impacts.

I eat right. I exercise. I run 5 miles a day on the treadmill.

My inclination, as an old-school, classically trained journalist, is not to go with a story unless I have it hard. It's not good enough to say something based on rumors that were flying around.

I tend to overwrite; I need a good editor.