The decision to get a candidate off the ballot doesn't rest with the party; it rests with the candidate.

What delicious revenge-to see your old rival disgraced, then to perhaps take his job.

In 1984, Mario Cuomo pioneered the argument that one may be "personally opposed" to abortion while supporting abortion rights. Ever since, this convenient locution has become a staple for countless Democratic politicians, particularly Roman Catholic ones.

Back from summer recess, Congress faces continuing outrage over Scotland's release of Libyan terrorist Abdel Bassett al-Megrahi, convicted of destroying Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988.

It is outrageous how quickly so many jumped at the opportunity to politicize this tragic shooting, blaming the tea party and conservative political rhetoric without a shred of evidence to back those claims.

The Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan is now an officially designated terrorist organization, a status that will make it easier to prosecute individuals involved with the organization.

Walter Mondale is not the only senior citizen up for election to the Senate this year; he is not even the oldest.

The United States could make flying cheaper by adopting a European style open-skies policy that would allow internationally-based airlines full access to the U.S. internal passenger market.