Now that the Copenhagen talks look likely to fail, it is safe for President Obama to go.

Why Blanche Lincoln is a health-care holdout.

Is Obamanomics a boon or a bane? A debate over the president's policies.

Abortion-rights activists were not caught unaware on the anti-abortion-funding amendment to the House health-care bill, and they are likely to stop it in the Senate.

The obscure Senate procedure that is getting in the way of governance.

On the eve of Obama's visit, China reveals an identity crisis.

The places Obama won't visit on his first trip to China.

Barack Obama hasn't even arrived yet, but Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's new prime minister, has already gotten everything he wanted from the president.

A small farmer on how the government can help rebuild the infrastructure he needs to survive.

President Obama is choosing between three ways forward in Afghanistan. Here's a rundown.

Despite President Obama's increase in funding, the country's national parks face a substantial deficit and massive infrastructure problems.

Why right-of-center candidates are succeeding in the age of Obama.

Unraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from repeating its mistakes.

Finance is much the same as ever.

The U.S. is the only country that sentences juveniles to life in prison without parole. Will the Supreme Court declare it unconstitutional?

Rep. George Miller on why a 'trigger' in health-care reform won't work.