Politicians

Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Dies

After a rare abdominal cancer forced him out of the 2014 election

By John Schuppe / NBC News March 22, 2016

Arson Suspected at Bill Clinton's Childhood Home

Federal authorities are going to investigate

By Daniel White December 25, 2015

Obama Reveals He Can't Keep Track of the Game of Thrones Characters

He's too busy running the real world to keep track of a fictional one

By Megan McCluskey November 17, 2015

This Little Girl Dressed as Hillary Clinton, Then Got to Meet Her

Work that Senator's briefcase

By Megan McCluskey November 1, 2015

Voters to Political Candidates: Know Your Science!

A new poll suggests that know-nothingism may be getting old

By Jeffrey Kluger October 8, 2015

Watch Donald Trump and Stephen Colbert Play 'Who Said It?'

“We need global warming”

By Megan McCluskey September 23, 2015

Meet the GOP's New Better Halves

The political spouse once had a single space to fill, smiling onstage beside her husband and children as the confetti and balloons streamed down. Hillary Clinton broke that mold in 1992, when she offered voters...

By Philip Elliott July 16, 2015

New York Ebola Survivor Says He was Treated Like a Fraud After Diagnosis

"My U.S. colleagues who have returned home from battling Ebola have been treated as pariahs"

By Helen Regan February 25, 2015

TIME Remembers the Leaders Who Died in 2014

The politicians, operators and world-changers who died in the past year

By Lily Rothman December 30, 2014

Hillary Clinton Is Named America's 'Most Admired Woman'

The presidential contender beat out Oprah

By Laura Stampler December 29, 2014

Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 17

1. Independent and third party candidates could break D.C. gridlock — if they can get to Washington. By Tom Squitieri in the Hill 2. A new software project has surgeons keeping score as a way...

By The Aspen Institute December 17, 2014

Tom DeLay Celebrates 'New Life' Following Court Win

He started by picking up a burger and fries

By Alex Rogers October 2, 2014

Five Best Ideas of the Day: September 29

1. Although Bahrain has joined the coalition against Islamic State, the U.S. should hold the tiny Gulf kingdom accountable for its recent anti-democratic moves and budding partnership with Russia. By Brian Dooley in Defense One...

By The Aspen Institute September 29, 2014

5 Things Politicians Must Stop Saying

Speech may be free but there are some words that candidates have to quit using—for everyone's sanity

By Jeffrey Kluger May 7, 2014

Senator Giving Talk About Train Safety Nearly Hit By Oncoming Irony

Come on, man, practice what you preach

By Samantha Grossman April 21, 2014

Huckabee: Abortion Start Of Slippery Slope To Euthanasia

"If we teach the generation coming after us that it’s okay to terminate a human life because it represents a financial hardship or social disruption, what are we telling them?"

By Laura Stampler March 13, 2014

Obama's Unfathomable, Bottomless, Contemptible Cowardice on Pot

The public supports pot legalization. So why can't politicians go along with a massive and still-growing majority of Americans?

By Nick Gillespie January 24, 2014

Politicians

Roy Moore Challenged Jimmy Kimmel to Confront Him 'Man to Man.' He Fired Back.

How Female Politicians Became New American Heroes

See How These Politicians Celebrated Mother's Day

A Look at Donald Trump's Social Media Ties to White Supremacy