The lawmakers opposing the would-be speaker’s bid can’t be called moderates, but they all share the belief that the government should actually function.

Al From and Mark Penn were once close pals. You wouldn’t know that from the way From is talking today.

Republicans have been running circles around Democrats for decades. But finally the right has handed them a potent weapon. Will they recognize it and use it?

Moderates don’t actually have any ideas to address the student loan crisis.

Democratic centrists are still much better at getting media attention than they are at any other aspect of their job.

Her leverage is the votes she controls in the Progressive Caucus. Their leverage is that they can kill a deal single-handedly. The stakes could not be higher.

The would-be maverick Democrat is trying to sink the minimum wage hike. Her threats are emptier than they seem.

The West Virginia senator was cozy with Trump for political reasons. But he’s less of an obstacle to an ambitious agenda than an organized gang of Senate moderates.

Prominent Republicans are balking at voting for Trump. Could it cost him the election?

The Maine senator was never an independent force in Washington, but reporters concocted that myth to justify their phony narratives.

They think she’ll be easier to beat in the general election—and some Democrats agree. New research suggests otherwise.

The lack of bipartisan consensus isn't the problem, they say. Trump is.

As Bernie Sanders and the progressive wing pull the party leftward, moderates are hoping to convince voters that they have big ideas, too.