Eric Holder Jr. on investigating torture, closing Guantánamo … and a certain former vice president.

An interview with Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement.

He doesn't have Sarah Palin's pizzazz or Mitt Romney's money. But the governor of Minnesota may be a shrewd Republican bet in 2012.

From his vantage point as a global philanthropist, the former president talks about the 21st century's interdependent world as it is—and as it could be, if we do the right things.

The Treasury secretary was largely responsible for directing the federal government's response to the financial crisis. He's still got his work cut out for him.

Hillary Clinton and Henry Kissinger talk about presidents, priorities­--and the difficulty of winding down wars.

The debate over reconfirming Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke obscures important questions about how the central bank should act.

Thousands of foster children may be removed from their homes because of a well-intentioned federal law.

The president's patience with Iran has worn thin. That's where Stuart Levey—rhymes with 'heavy'—comes in.

On Human Rights Day, a renewed argument for action in Darfur.

Could a transportation-based jobs stimulus stymie infrastructure reform?

Could creating two insurance pools solve the health-care impasse?

Is the U.S. to blame? That was the question at the latest Intelligence Squared US debate.

A chat with Elizabeth Warren, President Obama's point person for financial regulation.

How America's commitment to democratic values is waning in the age of Obama.

Even as Obama increases troop levels, he is scaling back American foreign policy.