WASHINGTON — The new Arms Control treaty with Russia, whose ratification now seems assured, was initially envisioned as a speed bump on President Obama’s nuclear agenda, a modest reduction in nuclear…

On Tuesday afternoon, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that he will finally formally request the release of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard . “I intend to continue to act with determination to free…

WASHINGTON — As Congress and the president prepare to leave town for Christmas, comparisons to LBJ and FDR are in the air — or at least in the Press Releases of the Democratic Party. But Democrats are…

by Stuart Shapiro I’ll let Steve Benen explain: Quick quiz — only one Republican senator has sided with Democrats on DADT Repeal, the tax deal, New START Cloture, and the DREAM Act in the lame-duck…

Today Arlen Specter said goodbye to the Senate, and in doing so he showed himself to be a bitter, defeated old man. I suppose such is the fate of political opportunists. Ironically he devoted part of his Speech to…

The Nation -- For decades now, there’s been a gap between the left’s and the right’s ability to talk Populist. Liberals tend to trip over their own subtlety, uncertainty and/or ambivalence (an…

INSKEEP: There's a line in Company Men that's staying with me. Tommy Lee Jones is at a corporate conference table. Someone else at the conference table is discussing their plans to lay off a bunch of…

The AP reports: WASHINGTON — Departing Republican-turned-Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter on Tuesday said conservative Republicans who backed Tea Party challengers against establishment Candidates in the recent…