Philip Bump

A slew of maps and numbers for your geeky enjoyment.

Aaron Blake

A new study shows they actually have slightly more.

Nia-Malika Henderson

Which Senator does this note refer to?

Al Kamen

No matter what the scandal, Watergate will always be with us -- even at Loretta Lynch’s confirmation hearing.

Sean Sullivan

The Republican senator from Florida made a fundraising stop in California, missing debate over bill on Keystone.

Nia-Malika Henderson

Nearly half of states still haven’t participated.

Chris Cillizza

Waiting is the hardest part.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) addresses an anti-war protester at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Jan. 29.

Colby Itkowitz

Members of Congress introduce bill Thursday to lift travel embargo to Cuba.

Aaron Blake

It’s the very definition of “rebranding.“

Nia-Malika Henderson

Uptown Funk gon’ give it to you

Glenn Kessler

The former Florida governor gets his facts wrong about which nations export oil to the United States

Jaime Fuller

The many photos of people taking photos of Obama

Aaron Blake

Nine years ago, Americans said the cartoons were “irresponsible.“

Josh Hicks

In a series of bipartisan letters, the senators have raised concerns about the Justice Department’s use of new surveillance technologies to monitor the American public.

Michelle Ye Hee Lee

Four Pinocchios for lawmakers who cite an alarming 300 percent increase in escort ads to portray record levels of sex trafficking taking place during the Super Bowl.

Philip Rucker

During a speech, Romney made clear that a potential 2016 bid would focus on foreign affairs and poverty.

Ed O’Keefe

With their ranks severely depleted and with no control over the chamber’s agenda, they are now the most tangible symbols of the party’s recent electoral defeats. And the wreckage has made discussions about the future difficult and divisive.

Al Kamen and Colby Itkowitz

The nominee for attorney general appears to satisfy at least some GOP senators about her true identity.

Karen Tumulty

Sarah Palin’s recent rambling speech has many influential voices on the right realizing that the romance has gone cold.

President Obama praised outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel during a farewell ceremony at Joint Base-Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., saying Hagel's greatest impact has been his own "example."

Jaime Fuller

Twitter, pinatas and well-written documents.

Colby Itkowitz

A rundown of top Holder-bashing moments at attorney general confirmation hearing.

Team Fix

To be a fly on the wall....

President Obama's nominee for attorney general, Loretta Lynch, was asked how she would educate the public of the challenges facing police officers in the current climate of mistrust.

Loretta Lynch, President Obama's nominee for attorney general, said she does not agree with Obama's views on marijuana legalization saying, "It is not the position of the Department of Justice currently to support the legalization."

Philip Bump

An interactive tool to measure house inequality.

Chris Cillizza

You can’t kill a publishing medium.

Al Kamen

Were U.S. and Israeli politics involved in Speaker Boehner’s invitation to PM Netanyahu to speak to Congress?

White House spokesman Eric Schultz said the administration's proposal to end tax benefits for college savings accounts known as 529s "was a distraction" and that it hoped to move forward with other parts of its plan.

Scott Clement

Support is all over the place. We look at why.

Philip Bump

Euro collapse, Chinese revolution, and the success of Google Glass.

Lisa Rein

Poor federal performers are still using bureaucratic jargon and passive verbs, according to the annual Federal Plain Language Report Card.

President Reagan was supposed to give his State of the Union address that night, but instead spoke about about the Challenger explosion.

Aaron Blake

At least, by their scorecard.

Chris Cillizza

Especially among Republican primary voters.

During an exchange with Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Tex.) President Obama's nominee for attorney general, Loretta Lynch, said she would maintain independence if confirmed for the position.