Dan Rostenhowski and Ted Stevens did not get much political reward for their good work and deserve to be remembered for working hard in what they thought was the public interest.

There has never been more than a 2.8-year difference in the average age of House Republicans and House Democrats, but the difference in this Congress is 5.3 years--almost double that.

House Republicans seem to be wavering on an earmark ban, but voters have a right to know before Election Day whether House Republican leaders will ban earmarks if they win the majority.

The ultimate losers as the Chevron and Ecuador case drags on will be the locals in the villages originally polluted.

Members of Congress are again opposing meaningful ethics reform.

A Sebastián Piñera victory would demonstrate that Chile is a country with a remarkable sense of balance, one whose voters recognize the need for political renewal in order to recapture their economic competitiveness for an even more promising future.

All of us raging moderates and institutionalists can now breathe a sigh of relief: At least for now, the center holds.

A rundown of nobles and knaves in the Justice Department, the immigration deal, ethics reform . . . and an earmark encounter.