Much of the reporting on immigration reform focuses on the undocumented migrants—some 11 million in all—whose lives are in limbo. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has identified another victim of delay: state and local government.

National politics are polarized along both partisan and racial lines, making it difficult to assemble a broad coalition to do anything.

Mr. Bush’s comments on "Meet the Press" reflect a softening of support for capital punishment among political conservatives.

The biggest clash of the debate was between Mr. Rubio and Jeb Bush, whose status as Establishment Favorite is whirling down the drain.

Not being able to feed one’s family certainly qualifies.

For many Americans, the White House is not something to be captured, but something to be resisted.

Paul Ryan’s attitude toward taking command of the Republican forces reminds me of another GOP leader: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Saying, “I believe we’re out of time” to mount a campaign, Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he would not run for president in 2016.

Justin Trudeau promised “sunny ways” in his victory speech and proclaimed, “A positive, optimistic, hopeful vision of public life isn’t a naïve dream—it can be a powerful force for change.”

36,000 Kansans made an effort to register that was pointless, perhaps misleadingly so.