For future exploration, when we have the objective of going to the Moon, it is important to have several possibilities to go there, and within this framework of cooperation to have our own access to orbit around the Moon.

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

It's a bit unfair to accuse Obama of dividing the nation when the facts show that it already is.

It's a deft trick to turn American exceptionalism into an exceptional political tactic.

Most Tea Party activists consider Obama a big-spending liberal. Some even question his eligibility to be president.

Obama ran a hard-edged and negative campaign against Romney, hoping to convince recession-weary voters that his rival was unworthy of the job.

Obama shows no sign of easing up on negativity.

Obama will learn from his mistakes.

Palin seems to have forgotten that her poll ratings have plummeted since the summer of 2011.

Perhaps we should wait until his second term begins before carving Barack Obama's face in Mount Rushmore. Is that asking too much?

Political reporters and political professionals rushed to judgment against Romney because we crave clear, unambiguous story lines.

Since declaring that she would not serve in a second Obama administration, Clinton has dismissed suggestions that she will run in 2016.

Somebody must be up and somebody must be down. Trouble is, campaigns are messy, subtle creatures that don't follow convenient narratives.

The deck is stacked against Obama.

The fact that Obama is getting criticism from the left and the right might reflect his understanding of the underlying political dynamics.

Voters don't have to love him, Romney advisers say, but they will respect him.

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt faced adversities that, in their times, seemed impregnable. Great presidents overcome great odds.

We're living in an era of unprecedented change, and I want to be a part of documenting it.

White House operatives went to great lengths to show Obama shifting focus from wars abroad to domestic issues at home.

With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership.