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Handle Turkey with care, Mr. President

Trump should make clear to Turkey that Washington disapproves of its current course toward autocracy...  Read more

Republicans reserving judgment on Trump until Comey testimony

With Mueller's appointment, Republicans will likely be able to maintain their position that they need to hear from Comey directly before they judge Trump's actions...  Read more

Trump presidency brings Hope for peace in Ukraine

Future relations between the United States and Ukraine are new opportunities for both countries...  Read more

McCain: Controversies Surrounding Trump Reaching 'Watergate Size and Scale'

Arizona senator advises the president to 'get it all out' in front of the American people...  Read more

Senators get tough reality check on Obamacare repeal

Republicans need to stop talking about repealing Obamacare if they want to hold serious bipartisan talks, several Democrats said...  Read more

GOP fears Trump will take the Republican Party down with him

Republicans have grown accustomed to Trump's tumult, downplaying it because the president has weathered past challenges. But this is different...  Read more

Trump's dangerous blundering

Both Trump's casual disclosures of classified information to Russian officials, and his reported request that the FBI lay off its investigation of Gen. Mike Flynn, were serious misdeeds...  Read more

Generating a new Republican Indian-American voting bloc

The bloc is one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the nation...  Read more

Lawmakers Dismayed by Report That Trump Spilled Classified Intel

Representatives from both parties describe the alleged reveal as "shocking," "troubling," and "terrifying."...  Read more

Neglecting mental health services is bankrupting our healthcare system

Roughly one in five American adults will suffer from a mental health condition this year...  Read more

Senate group picks up negotiations on repealing Obamacare regulations

Republican working group is expected to talk about insurance regulations at its next meeting instead of taxes...  Read more

Senate breaks ground on infrastructure spending bill

An upcoming hearing will feature Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, who is expected to discuss Trump administration's ambitious plan...  Read more

Appeals court to hear case against Trump's travel ban, with bigger punch

The case promises to pack a bigger punch than any of the preceding arguments thus far...  Read more

Making the Grade

For decades, universities have meas­ured the performance of instructors in part by asking students to grade their professors...  Read more

Opioid epidemic looms over Senate's Medicaid talks

The nation's opioid epidemic is looming over the Senate's effort to repeal Obamacare...  Read more

Trump to make overseas debut amid trouble at home

When President Trump departs Washington for Saudi Arabia on May 18, he will kick off a nine-day, two-continent tour that could have the potential to reset his presidency after weeks of turmoil...  Read more

Trump, GOP prepare for tax code bonfire

Trump wants to lower the top individual tax rate to 35 percent and eliminate the estate tax, making it clear that his plan is not incremental but radical...  Read more

Democrats feed off Comey firing to stoke anti-Trump anger

President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey is emerging as a new flashpoint for liberal activism that could fuel Democratic turnout in 2018...  Read more