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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Kelly Ayotte’s Criminal-Justice Reform Dilemma
The politics of an election year present new challenges—even for legislation that might otherwise sail through.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters Ted Cruz's Tithing Problem
Many Christians believe God requires the faithful to donate a tenth of their income to charity. Will they vote for a candidate who doesn’t?
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David Becker / Reuters The National Review Takes on Trump
As the Iowa caucuses near, the conservative magazine mounts a last-ditch effort to halt his momentum.
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Matt Rourke / AP Is the Republican Establishment Ganging Up on Ted Cruz?
Beltway Republicans say they consider Donald Trump the lesser of two evils. Cruz wears their loathing as a badge of honor.
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Charlie Neibergall / AP Gaffe Track: Did Carly's Youth Outreach Go Too Far?
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Elaine Thompson / AP America's Divides Aren't Just Partisan
The Republican coalition doesn’t reflect the growing diversity of the United States, while the Democratic coalition has failed to persuade many Americans to embrace its vision of the future.
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Craig Lassig / Reuters Bernie Sanders's America
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Brandi Simons / AP Sarah Palin Defects From the Neocons
Her endorsement of Donald Trump highlights the waning influence of proponents of war with Iraq.
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Mary Altaffer / AP How Sarah Palin Created Donald Trump
The rabble-rousing former Alaska governor pioneered the rhetorical style now powering the frontrunner's rise.
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Randall Hill / Reuters Will Labeling Bernie Sanders a 'Socialist' Stop His Rise?
Some allies of Hillary Clinton are trying to pull out a red card. But with many Democrats feeling positive about the term, it may not have much effect.
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Mike Segar / Reuters Gaffe Track: You Say Malia, Jeb Says Malala, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
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Mary Altaffer / AP Sarah Palin's Circle of Victimhood
The former vice-presidential nominee announced that she's backing Donald Trump, touting his strength amid criticism.
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Patrick Semansky / AP How the Supreme Court Could Puncture the Clinton Campaign
The Democratic frontrunner has a lot riding on the justices’ ruling on President Obama’s immigration policy.
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Mike Blake / Reuters The Trump-Cruz Brawl
In Iowa, the Republican rivals are at odds over a popular policy. While Trump makes a play for the hearts of Iowans, Cruz shrugs.
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Mary Altaffer / AP Trump-Palin: An Alliance of the Aggrieved
Sarah Palin’s endorsement of Donald Trump is a bet on the triumph of identity over ideology.
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Craig Ruttle / AP The Deep Affinity Between Sarah Palin and Donald Trump
Like the real-estate tycoon, the former Alaska governor used inflammatory rhetoric to appeal to conservatives, despite a more pragmatic, dealmaking resume.
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Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters Why Precisely Is Bernie Sanders Against Reparations?
The Vermont senator’s political imagination is active against plutocracy, but why is it so limited against white supremacy?
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Patrick Semansky / AP The Voters Who Will Decide the Republican Primary
Why blue-collar cultural conservatives may prove critical, especially across the South and Midwest
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John Minchillo / AP Chelsea Clinton Grows Up
Her campaign-trail dig at Bernie Sanders drew fire from Americans unwilling to surrender their memories of the First Daughter.
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Randall Hill / Reuters Gaffe Track: Santorum Calls Deportation a 'Blessing'
