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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters How Obama's Gun-Control Push Inverted the Politics of the No-Fly List
Democrats, once critics of Bush-era terror policies, have decided they’re a useful tool, while Republicans have rediscovered the importance of due process.
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Cliff Owen / AP What If Trump Is the Nominee?
Republican Senate candidates are wrestling with that possibility—and with the uncomfortable tensions within their party that it has exposed.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Chris Christie: ‘Iran is a Greater Threat Than ISIS’
The New Jersey governor on foreign policy, Marco Rubio, and the fine art of ball breaking.
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Gary Cameron / Reuters Gaffe Track: Sure, The Donald Knows Some Jewish Stereotypes
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Donald Trump Breaks With the GOP on Israel
The Republican frontrunner was booed by a crowd and criticized by a rival after he questioned Israel’s commitment to peace.
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters The Political Reactions to the San Bernardino Shooting
The tenor of the immediate responses to the mass shooting in California exemplified the partisan divide.
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Rick Wilking / Reuters Why Has Trump Endured as Carson Fades?
The retired neurosurgeon is in a full-fledged slide, as evangelical voters and the media alike flock to Ted Cruz.
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"Yellow Teeth" and Descriptive Journalism
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Ted Cruz's Clever, Tricky Triangulation
He may be known as an unyielding conservative, but on issues from national defense to political experience, the Texas senator is staking out a position as the goldilocks candidate.
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Mike Segar / Reuters A Short History of Hillary (Rodham) (Clinton)'s Changing Names
How the Democratic candidate’s evolving self-identification tells the story of women in American politics
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Gaffe Track: Trump Mocks a Disabled Reporter
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Tami Chappell / Reuters Do Black Votes Matter to Donald Trump?
The Republican frontrunner’s abrupt cancellation of a press conference with 100 black pastors is symptomatic of his struggles with African American voters.
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Steve Nesius / AP The Cowardice of the Republican Candidates
Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and other presidential contenders appease Donald Trump at their own peril.
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Rick Wilking / Reuters Who Wins When a U.S. Presidential Candidate Drops Out?
Knowing a voter’s second choice for president might say more about the future of the race than asking them for their first.
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Randall Hill / Reuters The Ecstasy of Donald Trump
As the public’s fear and loathing surge, the front-runner’s durable candidacy has taken a dark turn.
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John Locher / AP How to Beat Donald Trump
The Republican frontrunner has surged in the polls by taking a tough stance on immigration—and if critics want to stop him, that’s what they need to attack.
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James Glover II / Reuters Gaffe Track: Hillary's 'Legal' Troubles (No, Not That Kind)
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Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters Ted Cruz Catches Up
The Texas senator, known for attention-grabbing stunts, has quietly caught up to Trump in Iowa.
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Aaron Josefczyk / Reuters The Lifelong Republicans Who Love Bernie Sanders
Some conservatives are defying expectation and backing the Vermont senator.
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Scott Morgan / Reuters Trump’s Proposals Could Backfire on Christians
The Republican candidate’s attacks on Muslims threaten the religious freedom of all faiths.
