Law enforcement is not sufficient when faced with the reality of the war, as demonstrated by the attack on the USS Cole by al Qaeda operatives a decade ago this week.

Holding hostage the debt ceiling--meaning the full faith and credit of the United States to pay obligations incurred in the past by this Congress and its predecessors--threatening to take the risk of creating a depression or at least a serious recession unless all one's demands are met, is simply reckless.

Maps of the latest poll averages for the Senate and governors' races show Republicans leading over almost all of the landmass of America, showing a Democratic Party shrinking back to its bicoastal base.

Three reasons Republican Chris Christie can win in New Jersey.

The 105th Congressis bracketed by two significant bookends.

What an ironythat jamming through ethics changes on a wholly partisan basishas put even more public focus on Rep. Tom DeLay and denied him a forum to deflect the charges.

House SpeakerDennis Hastert has become the Vladimir Putin of American politics, dismantling the regular order and debasing the integrity of the institution.

What are the president's strengths and weaknesses as a supreme commander?