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President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), gestures as State of the Union address during a jointhe gives his session of Congress on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Facing a divided Congress, Obama focused his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)

SOTU: Deserving a Vote

President Obama told Congress on Tuesday that many groups, including the victims of the Aurora Movie Theater Shooting, deserve a vote on gun issues from Congress. But there may be ramifications of his demand that he may not have considered.

2013/02/12

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) (Photo by Steve Pope/Getty Images)

Signs of GOP’s Latino Evolution

Recent moves by Republicans are showing that there is a potential evolution in the party built to attract Latino voters.

2013/02/10

Republicans Scramble For The Center On Immigration

Rep. Mike Coffman is one of many Republicans nationwide who have tempered their tone on immigration — if not reversed course completely — after years of tacking right to appeal to grass-roots activists who dominate GOP primaries.

2013/02/08

Colorado's Secretary Of State said he has finalized an agreement on non-citizen illegal voting rights. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

The Potential of the Immigration Discussion

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators seems to have begun the discussion of substantive immigration reform. The House GOP Leadership should see this as the golden opportunity it is.

2013/01/27

An image from the Capitol on Wednesday (credit: CBS)

Civil Unions: A Lesson in Compromise

This year’s version of the Civil Unions bill should help teach an important lesson about a word that is considered taboo among many Republicans, compromise.

2013/01/24

Opinion: GOP Too Extreme

More than a month after the election, things continue to get worse for the GOP brand. The lead Republican spokesperson during the fiscal cliff negotiations, House Speaker John Boehner, has a 34 percent approval rating. President Obama has a 54 percent approval rating.

2012/12/20

Many Single Women, A Key Bloc, Are Avoiding GOP

As Republicans dust off their Election Day drubbing last month, their party must confront the reality that the ranks of unmarried women are growing rapidly, and these voters overwhelmingly have backed Democrats for decades.

2012/12/15

Opinion: Amazing ‘Stupid Things’

Former House Republican Leader Dick Armey criticized GOP candidates for saying “stupid things,” but here is one problem: The 2012 candidates were talking about Republican policy.

2012/12/11

Opinion: ‘I’m Not A Scientist, Man’ And The GOP’s War On Reason

If Republicans, as a political party, continue this hostility toward science then they do not understand the driving force that science and innovation play in our economy. It also is another proof point in the case that Democrats made about Republican math not adding up.

2012/11/20

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Opinion: Chris Christie Is In The Wrong Business

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is obviously in the wrong business. He is becoming more of a television celebrity by the minute and getting much better reviews as a television performer than as governor.

2012/11/20