Some quick thoughts and quotes from President Obama's speech on his proposal to gain authority to reorganize federal agencies, starting with Commerce.

The National Park Service is holding a memorial service for Margaret Anderson, the first female park ranger killed in the line of duty, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Anderson was shot on Jan.

Does the government need a law requiring that agencies be more transparent in how they gather input from industry and the public in developing policies and regulations?

From the president's remarks this morning to employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau upon the arrival of recently recess-appointed director Richard Cordray: Well, it is wonderful to see

In a post on his new blog at our sister publication, The Atlantic (I never get tired of writing that), Bob Wright looks at the rhetorical tactics of Newt Gingrich, and how he once aimed them directly