The election was fought over lots of big issues — tax reform, immigration, how to wind down our wars — before the Newtown shooting added gun violence to the list. Here's a preview of what President ...

His fights for gay marriage and against a nuclear power plant propelled him to statewide office. A devastating storm and a push for universal health care defined his first term. And a relentless ...

Below is the full text of President Obama's second inaugural address, both in prepared and delivered forms, for today's ceremony in Washington. The reaction has been strong, and everyone seems to be ...

After a general election in which the words “climate change” did not come up in any of the presidential or vice presidential debates, President Obama made the issue a major part of his second ...

To the editor: Back when it was allowed, I flew my little Piper Cherokee plane into Reagan Washington National Airport. On Sunday, airline traffic was sparse and the field was taken over by dozens of ...

"We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, ...