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The radicals who tried to hijack America didnu2019t understand one very basic thing. While most Americans donu2019t like big government, Americans revere our system of government.

Political scholars Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann tell Bill that Congress' failure to make progress on gun control last week is symptomatic of a legislative branch reduced to dysfunction, …

Mohamed Elmeshad: Dozens killed in clashes across Egypt over the past week, highlighting the violent nature of the country's US-backed coup regime.

Eager to maintain a political symmetry in which both sides are responsible for sparking conflict, the press effectively gives Republicans a pass for adopting truly outside-the-norm behavior.

By taking up the Obamacare battle, Boehner's grip on the speakership may be tightening, not loosening.

Media message: If politicians don't have to worry about re-election, naturally they're going to act more extreme. But that argument is flawed, says Eric Boehlert.

Wait. What happened to the complaints about Obamacare? Now itu2019s u201cspending?u201d

Focus groups find the GOP in a battle for its political survival.

On Tuesday, President Obama spoke at length about the looming debt limit deadline and the ongoing government shutdown, and more.

In the current federal budget political context, unnecessary Pentagon spending destroys American jobs.