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Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Trump's 'Animals' Remark Explains Why He's Losing the Immigration Debate
The president can still advance his restrictionist agenda—but first he must accept that a large-scale amnesty is the only way to make it a reality.
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Jae C. Hong / AP Trump's High-Pressure Economy
The Trump administration is abandoning conservative economic orthodoxy to create a tighter labor market.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The GOP's Path to Economic Populism
As the Republican Party works to attract and retain blue-collar voters alienated by social liberalism, it’s likely to embrace universal social-benefit programs.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Is It Too Late to Stop the Rise of Marijuana, Inc.?
America is on the path to legalization, but as pot becomes a big business, lawmakers aren't yet wrestling with how to regulate it effectively.
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Bryan Oller / AP Born a Decade Too Late
Paul Ryan’s message was out of step with his moment.
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Mark Lennihan / AP A Single Solution for New York's Two Biggest Problems
The city is grappling with decaying infrastructure, and struggling to provide affordable housing.
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Thomas Peter / AP A Trade War With China May Be Inevitable
The interests of the U.S. and China are set to collide, for the simple reason that the Chinese recognize that they find themselves in a profoundly unfavorable position.
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Rainier Ehrhardt / AP John Bolton Is Misunderstood
The actual track record of Trump’s next national-security adviser offers cause for cautious optimism.
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AP Hillary Clinton's Trickle-Down America
While they may be thriving economically, coastal cities thrive on income inequality and a politically powerless underclass.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Conservatives Have Only Themselves to Blame for Trump's Tariffs
The president won office with his scathing denunciations of free trade—but congressional Republicans have been slow to adjust to the demands of their shifting coalition.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump Can't Have It Both Ways
The president will have to choose between restricting trade and limiting low-skill immigration.
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Cliff Owen/AP Marco Rubio's Lonely Fight
The Florida senator's political and cultural boundary-crossing is hurting him now, but it may be just what America needs in the future.
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Alex Brandon / AP The Immigration-Reform Bill That Could Actually Pass
One of President Trump’s fiercest Republican critics may have hit upon the compromise capable of getting through the Senate.
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Evan Vucci / AP Inflationary Populism Is Trump's Path Forward
After advancing traditional Republican policies in his first year, the president has an opportunity to deliver the gains he promised his voters.
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