For a nonelection year, 2013 offered plenty of news to keep your local political columnist employed. We’ll go ahead and chalk that up as a victory. To be sure, the biggest news in Vermont this year ...

Some things about 2013 are easy to predict. We know that taxes are going to rise, and so will the federal debt. We know that there will be more guns in circulation at the end of the year than at the ...

Robert Siegel speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the state of the GOP and President ...

<br>The combustible Christie cruised to re-election in the blue Garden State, winning more some 60% of the vote. Now he's ready to go national. It's an open question whether Christie's brawling style ...

Yesterday afternoon, a panel of experts was convened by a House subcommittee to discuss taking action on climate change. Earlier, the heavy machinery that was once Barack Obama's campaign team, ...

Week In Politics: Debate Over A U.S. Strike In SyriaMelissa Block talks with political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for ...

What a year it was for politics in Whatcom County. Count it as a good year if you're left of center. Progressives reasserted their majority status in the county, as two liberal newcomers ousted two ...

At some point in the last few weeks of the election, I guess I decided to lean into the upside outcome a little bit in terms of pushing back at the pundits in my public appearances -- as opposed to ...

If you pay attention to the news at all, then you know that 2013 was one hell of a year for your viewing pleasure. At every turn, cable news pundits found reason to offend, and to be offended. In an ...

Holyoke charter change group ceases broad-revision pursuit, but will still seek specifics like 4-year term for mayor, smaller City Council Letters to the Editor: Choices we make can bring tragedy, ...

From the end of California's ban on gay marriage to Eric Garcetti's election, showbiz flexed its muscle in the public arena Showbiz’s impact on politics usually ends at the surface: The red carpet is ...