We need the cooperation of the Pakistanis. If we don't have any, we lose insight into the actions of those who would do our country harm.

Part of my job is to make sure the Northeast is part of our defense industrial base, and New Jersey has always played a role.

Our nation has invested millions of dollars in building safe, humane and, I may say, air-conditioned facilities to detain and prosecute the detainees at Guantanamo.

Diminishing violence is a goal everyone can support, and I look forward to participating in the debate when specific proposals come before the House.

My go-to gifts are scarves from my friend Matin Maulawizada's nonprofit organization, Afghan Hands, which supports disenfranchised women in Afghanistan. In exchange for their beautiful embroidery, the women are given financial aid and classes in math and literacy. The scarves are all stunning and one of a kind.

New York was no mere city. It was instead an infinitely romantic notion, the mysterious nexus of all love and money and power, the shining and perishable dream itself.

The whole financial industry is consolidating in the United States.

Most people hoard their money - just keep it in the bank. Bitcoin will really take off when people start spending it, creating a velocity of money.