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There is a long history behind America's decision to start and end one of the country's greatest wars. Read More
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The original goal of Veterans Day--promoting peace--is still worth pursuing. Read More
Still think globalization will bring peace? They thought that in 1914, too. Read More
A weekend of presidential drama in Paris culminated in the French president’s warning against an emerging global disorder. Read More
French President Emanuel Macron chose an odd occasion to implicitly lecture an American president over the weekend. Read More
Learning the right lessons from the 2018 midterms is key for the party as it looks ahead to the 2020 elections. Read More
Graham: Democrats tried to stop Kavanaugh, they're not going to "screw" Rick Scott Read More
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The relevant law is favorable to candidates. But it appears Trump still managed to violate it. Read More
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Something unusual and possibly even instructive happened on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend. Read More
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With major races hanging in the balance pending recounts, Florida leaders must be meticulously nonpartisan and follow the law. Read More
PARIS (AP) — For President Donald Trump in Paris, America First meant largely America alone.At a weekend commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the president who proudly declares himself a “nationalist” stood apart, even on a continent where his brand of populism is on the rise.He began his visit with a tweet slamming the French president’s call f Read More
Overall, Republicans had a tough night Tuesday. When all is said and done, Democrats look to have gained around 35 seats in the House, seven governorships and over 330 state legislators. Yet as rough as it was, it could have been much worse for Republicans. In Barack Obama’s first mid-term in 2010, Republicans picked up 63 House seats and 700 state legislative seats -- numbers that were not Read More
The battleground for the 2020 presidential election may have been mapped out by Tuesday's midterms and exit polling shows it lies smack dab in the middle of America's suburbs. Nearly 50 percent of the electorate is suburban, which this year was evenly split between Republicans and Democrats -- at 49 percent each -- according to the National Election Poll, the exit poll of almost 19,000 respondents often cited by the national media. For the last two decades, suburban voters have leaned slightly Republican, Read More
