Chuck Todd

Just days before Washington officially transitions back to the Trump era, the folks trying to plot out a successful first six months of his second term have a big new problem they will have to deal with and embrace — rebuilding America’s second-largest city.

If there is one certainty in politics these days, it’s that the status quo rarely holds. And when one party has the White House, the House and the Senate, history tells us that new status quo has a shelf life of closer to two years than four.

The last time the United States had three one-term presidents in a row, the calendar year began with an “18.”

While most of Washington is obsessed with either the reality show that is President-elect Donald Trump's transition or the hand-wringing and blame-gaming over Democrats' election loss, a potentially critical political storyline is brewing in Michigan.

Thanks to a 56-yard game-winning field goal as time expired in the ACC title game, the College Football Playoff dodged controversy.

The College Football Playoff committee has created a system that is exclusive, not inclusive, writes Chuck Todd.

President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter has earned plenty of criticism — and most of it, even the harsh partisan-tinged kind of criticism, has real merit.

In our society and our culture, and therefore in our politics, there is a growing comfort in the “ends justifies the means” mentality.

There are all sorts of lessons we like to pass on to our kids when it comes to competition, chief among them how to be a good loser and how to be a good winner.

There’s something about an election that is both cleansing — especially for my pre-Election Day email inbox — and, most importantly, clarifying.

In many ways, the final week of a presidential campaign — for those of us who cover presidential politics — is akin to being in the eye of a hurricane.