Export-related jobs are a huge and important driver of the U.S. economy, and the record of the Ex-Im Bank is clear: Using private funds and with minimal exposure to taxpayers, it has been a major driver of U.S. exports and a driver of jobs and corporate profits in the United States.

We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years, and never have we seen them this dysfunctional. In our past writings, we have criticized both parties when we believed it was warranted. Today, however, we have no choice but to acknowledge that the core of the problem lies with the Republican Party.

Political dysfunction. Partisanship at record levels. Attack politics run amok. And public approval of Congress scraping the single digits (Sen. John McCain is fond of saying it's down to blood rlatives and paid staff).

An overview of the U.S. health care reform debate and legislation, with a focus on health insurance.

This return to two-party government creates a tougher political climate for the White House in implementing health care reform.

Bills considered under reconciliation cannot be filibustered, and, therefore, health reform could pass the Senate by a simple majority vote.

How can more accurate and actionable information about physicians improve the affordability and quality of U.S. health care?

Up on Capitol Hill, there appears to be progress--bipartisan progress, even--toward changing our immigration laws to reflect current and emerging realities.