Jonathan Allen
Former Chief Political Correspondent
Latest articles by Jonathan Allen


Bernie Sanders has a plan to save America. And it’s pretty sane.


Rand Paul’s got a new book that takes Hillary Clinton to task for her handling of Libya. It’s fertile ground, but Paul overstepped.


Barack Obama made swag a big part of his campaigns. Now Hillary Clinton is following (pant)suit.


Neo-cons are back, pushing for a more aggressive US response to ISIS. That’s putting leading presidential candidates in a bind.


Sidney Blumenthal’s memos to Hillary Clinton on Libya are a reminder of the bloodsport days of 1990s politics, and of the degree to which loyalty factors into her assessment of people.


Before Benghazi, Hillary Clinton and her aides looked at the US intervention in Libya as one of her marquee achievements. This email shows what they were thinking.


Rand Paul’s 10-and-a-half-hour speech on the collection of Americans’ records is a major gift to the public. Not because he’s right per se, but because he brought executive power into the presidential campaign.


Bernie Sanders still wants a single-payer health-care system. In 1993, he debated the issue with future House Speakers John Boehner and Dennis Hastert on the floor.


Hillary Clinton talked to reporters for the first time in a month on Tuesday. She didn’t reveal much, in part because she doesn’t need the media right now.


Jeb Bush’s stumbles on Iraq reveal some much deeper flaws in his candidacy.