Vouchers - the controversial school reform system that allows tax dollars to subsidize private education - might get a second wind this year. After the double punch of the Zelman v. Simmons-Harris Supreme...

W By David Brown The Washington Post ASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts said Sunday he will file the necessary papers this week which will allow him to raise money for a possible run for the...

Plato's "Republic," which many regard as the founding document of Western political thinking, describes a government by philosopher-kings. And while the United States decided against governance by kings...

W By Vicki Kemper Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON - President Bush signed legislation Monday creating a Department of Homeland Security and nominated former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge as its secretary, officially...

W By David Montgomery The Washington Post ASHINGTON - Last Tuesday, as the Senate passed the homeland security bill, two staffers were several floors below, poking around amid the mice and the dust in...

W By Richard Simon Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON - Here's a new reason to run for Congress: You can get paid, even if you lose. Under a Federal Elections Commission rule issued Monday, non-incumbent candidates...

W By Vicki Kemper and Richard T. Cooper Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON - Of all the occupations that fill out Tom Ridge's resume - prosecutor, congressman and governor of Pennsylvania among them - perhaps...

W By Jim VandeHei The Washington Post ASHINGTON - With Democrats no longer blocking their way in the Senate, President Bush and Republican congressional leaders plan a more vigorous push on their social...

W By Jonathan Weisman The Washington Post ASHINGTON - With congressional negotiations at an impasse and time running out, nearly 1 million jobless workers will almost certainly lose their federal unemployment...

W By Thomas B. Edsall The Washington Post ASHINGTON - Four campaign finance advocacy groups filed a formal complaint Thursday with the Federal Election Commission accusing officials of both parties and...