Nick Anderson

Kirwan will retire after 50 years in higher ed, 12 of them at the helm of the University of Maryland System.

Jena McGregor

Above-the-fray responses to Sterling’s comments are the kind of leadership the league needs.

Sean Sullivan

A final decision from the county clerk is coming today.

Al Kamen

Editors, publishers and authors often joust over book titles. Authors sometimes win. Ask columnist Jules Witcover.

Karen Tumulty

The time I asked Bob Dole whether he dyed his hair.

Aaron Blake

Tea party candidates are being outraised 5-to-1 so far this cycle.

Dina ElBoghdady

FHFA chief Watts says he’ll leave the dismantling of the mortgage insurers to Congress.

Philip Bump

Jindal wants to appeal to social conservatives. The problem? They don’t know who he is.

Josh Hicks

An inspector general said the IRS has made no progress on reducing its improper payments of the Earned Income Tax Credit for the working poor.

Niraj Chokshi

A new study finds a relationship between the sitting president and his party’s gubernatorial success in his home state.

Lena H. Sun

One worker came into contact with Saudi man who was in U.S. visiting relatives.

Reid Wilson

The average Alaska voter is going to see a lot of campaign ads this fall.

Colby Itkowitz

British Prime Minister David Cameron makes a good point about selfies. They’ve changed the campaign game.

Valerie Strauss

Should there be a list? If so, what should be on it?

Philip Bump

No Speaker has ever been ousted after his party picked up House seats.

Nadia Ali

The character Elsa can be used as a powerful metaphor for understanding how individuals and families struggle with mental health.

Carol D. Leonnig

The agency, beset by a series of embarrassing revelations, wants its officials trained in talking to the press.

Chris Cillizza

The “Is Hillary healthy?” debate is joined in earnest.

Aaron Blake

The moment she launches a campaign for president, her popularity will probably be gone.

Valerie Strauss

Here’s an open letter to the man in charge of the PISA program.

Michelle Boorstein

William Peter Blatty’s petition criticizes Georgetown; the Vatican says it will consider issue “seriously.”

The Partnership for Public Service

Sofia Hussain has helped investigators crack sophisticated securities fraud cases through the use of the latest technology and data analytics.

Dipali Mukhopadhyay and Frances Z. Brown

As political scientist Charles Tilly reminded us years ago, the crafting of democracy is a messy process than can involve unsavory characters. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t working.

Niraj Chokshi

Montana and North Dakota are poised to be the last holdouts.

Joe Davidson

The Obama administration is bringing back an awards program for senior level federal executives that went dormant last year.

Team Fix

Just who falls into the “other” category, anyway?

Farida Jalalzai

What global trends in women’s presidential leadership tell us about the likelihood of a woman president of the U.S.

Dominic Basulto

Once commercial drones are approved by the FAA, drone skills will be in demand.

Josh Hicks

Entrepreneur Craig Zucker had fought the Consumer Product Safet Commission’s efforts to make him pay for a recall.

Sean Sullivan

The biggest question: Will Ben Sasse give the tea party a much needed win?

Tuan C. Nguyen

A Scottish lab has a batch that could conceivable be transfused into a patient.