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When New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh swept into office last fall, many hailed their elections as the beginning of a new liberal approach to executive governance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In reference to the Jan. 27 cover story, "An imperial presidency?," letter writer Jack Gribble makes a very effective case in the March 3 issue for the need to respect the Constitution and not target Americans on foreign soil with drone strikes. A Gallup poll last March found that 65 percent of Americans support the use of drone attacks abroad on suspected terrorists, but only 41 percent support the program when the suspected terrorists on foreign soil are US citizens. That last number suggests that in addition to the constitutional price of the program Mr. Gribble articulates, there is also a hefty political price. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As Washington returns to business this week, Democrats are primed to make income inequality their top campaign issue of 2014. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Senate will take up extended unemployment benefits Monday as part of a broader Democratic push to focus on issues on income inequality ahead of the 2014 midterm elections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]