Lyndon Johnson realized he really was President, that his identity had changed by President Kennedy’s shocking death, when aides who had been like family to him minutes before, stood in his presence on Air Force...

Lydon Johnson realized he really was President, that his identity had changed by President Kennedy’s shocking death, when aides who had been like family to him minutes before, stood in his presence on Air Force...

McCain wants to make the GOP move in the direction of his issues, particularly campaign finance reform. There are two issues he’ll squabble with Republican leadership on. First is his bitterness toward Bush for the...

[Nancy Gibbs put it best when describing the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster in Time magazine.] On a normal day, … we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued...

For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary. For those who doubt, no miracle is sufficient.

[Translation: The GOP brass will have to embrace McCain’s number one issue — campaign finance reform — if he’s going to throw his weight behind Bush.] There are a bunch of little reform measures percolating...

In a year when it felt at times as if we had nothing in common anymore, we were united in this hope: that our men and women at arms might soon come safely home, because...

There are a bunch of little reform measures percolating in Congress right now. At least some of those will need to pass if we’re going to see the McCain and Bush camps unify.

For being shrewd about doing good, for rewiring politics and re-engineering justice, for making mercy smarter and hope strategic and then daring the rest of us to follow, Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono are...

If compassion and mercy are not compatible with politics,” Ford said, “then something is the matter with politics.

Nixon to Clinton: “When seeking advice from people who are more experienced than you, tell them what you plan to do first, and then ask for their reaction. Don’t ask for their advice, and then...