MARK KIESLING: Jackson successor: Will he keep the airport idea flying?

The resignation of Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Sr. was pretty much telegraphed when it became clear he is under federal investigation.

Shaw Thoughts: Geriatric Genius

He walks slowly these days—a kind of stoop-shouldered amble—his face reflecting the aches and pains of a 72-year-old body that’s been invaded by prostate cancer, Lyme disease and a mild stroke that still affects coordination.

Boehner gives high marks to Romney VP pick Ryan

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. | House Speaker John Boehner hasn't forgotten the help he got from the Ohio college student who staked up the campaign signs during Boehner's first congressional run. Twenty years later, that student, Paul Ryan, is the Republican candidate for vice president.

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EDITORIAL: Best jobs plan is stability in D.C.

On this Labor Day, we see too few willing laborers fully employed. The unemployment rate in the nation was 9.1 percent in August, and in Northwest Indiana it was 8.9 percent in July. In some of our cities, the rate is far worse. The nation's focus must be on job creation.

BRIAN HOWEY: As American anxiety builds, London is calling

It was fascinating to watch the "Arab Spring" go viral over the Internet last winter, from Tunisia to Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan and Syria. This is the reality of the interconnected world we live in.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Deficits, debts and political management

Insights of earlier leaders will help us understand why the debt and deficit reduction merry-go-round in Washington has been especially unnerving recently.

MARK KIESLING: Political bickering mires us down, from county to country

Maybe I am out here on a limb on this one, but for some reason I don't think so.

U.S. Rep. Boehner is destroying the country

Well, it didn't take long. In just a few short months, John ("Cry Baby") Boehner has proved himself to be the worst speaker of the House of Representatives in American history. He flip-flops, lies, has no control over his caucus and couldn't pour water from a boot if the instructions were wr…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Deficit dithering offers pragmatic opportunity

Classic, classy conservative columnist William Safire observed early in our new century that government deficits were developing "as far as the eye can see," as spending escalated and taxes were cut by the new administration of President George W. Bush.

BRIAN HOWEY: Telltales from Pence's congressional career

The congressional career of Mike Pence has been marked almost from the beginning with drama, uncanny timing, obstinacy and populism hewn to beliefs that extend from the Holy Bible to his public life.

BRIAN HOWEY: Pence runs counter to history of centrist governors

When it comes to moderate, centrist practices, there is no more cozy place than the Indiana governorship.

Interactive: Shutdown averted

An interactive look at the budget process and the compromise.

Gov. Daniels spending weekend in D.C.

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels will appear on national television from Washington, D.C. on Sunday and meet separately with President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders Monday.

John Boehner, Haley Barbour

House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, takes questions Wednesday on the sweeping GOP victory in the 2010 midterm elections during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.