Lest anyone think President Obama is waiting for Republicans to play nicely in Congress, he also made clear that he would take action, by executive orders if necessary, if Congress could not reach bipartisan agreement.

Congress used to take the president a lot more seriously, which is a tradition that seems ripe for revival.

President Barack Obama gave his inaugural address in front of thousands at the U.S. Capitol on Monday. His speech came just after his public sweari...

Morning in America already feels too much like a hangover. The house is still a wreck, the family is dysfunctional and there are enormous bills to pay that are not about to go away.

Obama, the naive community organizer, thinks the foreign policy debate is about national security, but Romney, the quintessential vulture capitalist, knows that it's always been about maximizing profit.

I've not studied Mitt Romney's style of speaking in much detail, but there may be a clue in his latest gaffe (above) as to why I'd felt there was s...

Defending free speech is easy when everyone agrees with the speech -- it's defending odious and reprehensible speech that is always the harder path. More on this subject next week.

On Thursday night in Charlotte, N.C., Vice President Joe Biden delivered his speech to the Democratic National Convention. "This man has courage i...

By PHILIP ELLIOTT, ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joe Biden stepped forward Thursday as Barack Obama's chief character witness, link to...

Joe Biden's Democratic National Convention speech had him in the spotlight on Thursday night. Below, the vice president's remarks as prepared for d...

Joe Biden will deliver his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday night. Below, excerpts of the vice president...

Four years after accepting the nomination to be President Barack Obama's running mate, Vice President Joe Biden is ready for another go-round. Bide...