This event discussed the current state of U.S. counterterrorism policy and what can be done to address emerging threats to our security.

The satisfaction from the show of bipartisanship on the Eisen confirmation lasted a good five minutes.

The tension between Congress and the president is palpable, and nowhere is that more true than in the controversy over recess appointments.

While the media has focused on the rise of the Tea Party movement and the success of conservative insurgents in GOP primaries, there is a quiet insurgency taking place under the radar of more moderate Republicans for whom fiscal discipline is not a top priority.

Republican senators have failed to step up and support the DISCLOSE Act and nothing is more infuriating than what is happening to the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

The greens have been so friendly with Democrats and so relentlessly hostile to all Republicans--even ones with conventionally pro-environment records--that Republicans have little reason to accommodate their views.

The dynamics of the health care reform debate raise fascinating questions about the process, the parties, the institutions, and the norms inside Congress.

Though many observers believe that education policy is an ideal issue to promote bipartisanship, the midterm elections may have made this more difficult.