The Ohioian, who combines an extreme lack of interest in governing with a governing interest in extremism, would be the perfect leader of this lapsed party.

The chaotic race to be the next speaker of the House of Representatives is a preview of things to come now that Republicans have retaken the chamber.

He doesn’t even know why he wants to put the homeland security chief on trial. Neither does McCarthy’s rival for the speakership, Representative Andy Biggs.

The would-be House speaker is already demonstrating that he lacks the class of any of his predecessors.

The former House speaker would be nothing without the Republican extremists he’s denouncing on his book tour.

The banal, evil, all-destructive reign of Mitch McConnell

She's the star of GOP attack ads because the party has no other choice.

How a U.S. citizen captured on the battlefield with ISIS may finally force America to confront the legacy of 9/11

Fiscal scolds say the bipartisan agreement will irreparably damage the country. In truth, it will help those hurt the most by the Great Recession.

The Republican health care plan is utterly divorced from the public interest. Its only goal is to honor extremist promises and satisfy fanatical demands.

The Democratic leader isn't responsible for Jon Ossoff's loss, and her value to the party is being obscured amid the recriminations.

To save Obamacare from Republicans, the opposition party must heed the lesson of 2011's debt limit standoff.

They should've listened to his warnings about the dangers of right-wing rhetoric. Now they're going to pay for it.