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When 'Trumpism' trumps Trump

Those contests will help test whether Trumpism really needs Trump to survive...  Read more

Marco Rubio re-engages in national politics with plans to boost 2018 Republicans

Sen. Marco Rubio is re-engaging in national politics more than a year after President Trump chased him from the 2016 contest, with carefully calibrated plans to assist Republicans running in the midterm...  Read more

Health insurers face key Obamacare deadline Wednesday

Insurers are facing a Sept. 27 deadline to sign contracts with states for how much Obamacare health plans will cost...  Read more

Trump Goes for Tax Reform, Take 2

The president re-starts his tax reform push. But Republicans won't say exactly what's going to be in the bill yet...  Read more

Go Home America, You're Drunk

The realities of politics versus the stories we tell ourselves...  Read more

How to Make Peace Over Trump and the NFL Kneelers

If you were in the NFL, would you take a knee? Or stand up and sing?...  Read more

Trump echoes Tom Cotton as immigration position questions mount

The wall is coming, Trump vowed. But, he added, "You don't need it all the way."...  Read more

Collins Appears to Kill Health Bill After Graham and Cassidy Defend It

A rowdy hearing precedes the pivotal third Republican to be 'no' on the last-ditch health reform plan...  Read more

The Senate's $1.5 trillion tax cut is not what it seems

"There will be numbers of us, I would think, that would not want to vote for something that they viewed as going to increase the deficit," said Corker, a self-styled fiscal conservative...  Read more

A healthcare reform journey, like other journeys, starts with the first step

If Republicans insist that their choice is either total repeal or nothing, they will get nothing...  Read more

Republicans on edge with Roy Moore poised to upset Luther Strange in Alabama

Despite President's Trump's coveted endorsement and the millions party-aligned groups spent on behalf of the genteel conservative appointed in January to replace popular Republican Jeff Sessions...  Read more

Republicans could target 401(k)s in tax reform gimmick

Many businesses are willing to back a tax bill that eliminate their preferred tax breaks in return for lower rates...  Read more

The Rise of the German Nationalist AfD Overshadows Merkel's Victory

Europe's culture war over immigration and Islam has arrived in Germany...  Read more

Trump walls himself in on immigration

The wall has become a symbol of President Trump's steadfast opposition to porous borders and lax immigration policy...  Read more

Congressional dysfunction is a national security concern

But the greatest danger to our country is not coming from overseas. It is within our own borders, and there is already evidence of its growing threat: Our elected leaders' inability to govern...  Read more

GOP heads toward showdown on Obamacare

Republican hopes for repealing and replacing President Barack Obama's health care law are still twitching in Congress, though barely...  Read more

Suspicions dog Sen. Luther Strange in Alabama special election

Sen. Luther Strange of Alabama has a presidential endorsement and multimillion-dollar backing from establishment Republicans...  Read more

Differences Remain Between Congress and White House on Tax Reform

Senate Republicans warn that a coming proposal from the 'Big Six' coalition will be 'advisory.''...  Read more