It’s nearly impossible to know when a new political era has begun for certain....

President Barack Obama must sell a complex idea to a Congress that prides itself on simplicity....

It sounds reasonable: Why not just cap federal spending? Make every agency operate with the money that’s already there. This notion has common-sense ... yet it is impossible in practice....

So far, most of the government’s austerity movement has been theoretical. We know the federal budget is shrinking, but the evidence of that has been slow to surface....

It’s a hell of a way to run a country....

The late historian Barbara Tuchman described the ineptness of government decision-making in her book, ...

There’s nothing like deadline to produce a deal: The president and congressional leaders reached an agreement over the weekend to increase the nation’s debt limit, cut federal spending, and create a powerful committee charged with finding even more budget cuts....

The debt ceiling negotiations are deep underground. While there’s plenty of action on the surface—posturing, mostly—there are also quiet talks about both temporary and real solutions....

Last week President Barack Obama held his first town hall on Twitter. A really great idea and I plunged in with this question:...