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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Nikki Haley’s Audacious Bet
The former South Carolina governor’s new book is a gamble that the future of the Republican Party looks a lot like Trump.
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Timothy D. Easley / AP The Kentucky Governor’s Race Is a Warning to Republicans
The Republican incumbent couldn’t overcome the unpopularity of the party’s agenda. That doesn’t bode well for the GOP in 2020.
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Rendering: Patrick White America After Trump
Even if he loses the next election, the damage he’s done to our political system will be lasting.
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Mark Spowart / Getty This Election Brought Out Canada’s Worst
Almost alone among the advanced democracies, the country has been bypassed by reactionary populism.
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Henry Nichols / Reuters The Window for Brexit May Already Have Closed
Parliament is delaying Johnson’s plan—and generational replacement has undercut its support.
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Henry Nicholls / Reuters The U.S. Is Abandoning Its Interests in Brexit
America has a great deal at stake in the negotiations, but has gone entirely AWOL.
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Frances Lenoir / Reuters Johnson Promised Brexit—But May Deliver Engxit
The English nationalism that powers Brexit is repelling the rest of the United Kingdom.
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Toby Melville / Reuters Brexit Will Never Be Over
The British system of government as we know it has collapsed.
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Petr David Josek / AP Mike Pence Failed in His Most Important Duty
The vice president is supposed to be prepared to step into the nation’s highest office if necessary.
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Reuters TV Bill Clinton Had a Strategy. Trump Is Doing the Opposite.
During the Lewinsky scandal, Clinton focused on doing his job. Trump isn’t even pretending.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters A Realist’s Guide to Impeachment
Trump should face the consequences of his misdeeds, but the road ahead is perilous.
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Evan Vucci / AP We’ve Reached the Breaking Point
The Ukraine scandal confirms that Trump knows he can act with impunity—and no one will stop him.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Question Posed by Trump’s Phone Call
A whistle-blower complaint raises the possibility that President Trump has betrayed the duties of his office.
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Leonhard Foeger / Reuters Seven Questions That Need Answers Before Any Attack on Iran
President Trump’s threats of retaliation for strikes on Saudi oil facilities seem premature.
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Patrick Semansky / AP Speak Up, John Bolton
The national-security professionals who have left this administration owe the American people the truth about the president.
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Rebecca Cook / Reuters Four Lessons From Israel’s Clash With Tlaib and Omar
The best way for Israel to strengthen its hand is not by waging war to the utmost against its opponents, but by maximizing the number and range of its friends.
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Sarah Silbiger / Reuters The Shame and Disgrace Will Linger
On Saturday, President Trump spread a conspiracy theory accusing the Clintons of murdering Jeffrey Epstein.
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Mark Peterson / Redux The American Exception
The United States is not the only nation to suffer from white supremacism, but in America, it has proved uniquely deadly.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters What If They’re Not Coming for the Jews This Time?
Trump poses a new test for the American Jewish community.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Trump Is Baiting Democrats
The president is trying to divide the House caucus and force it to fight the election on his terms. So far, it’s working.
