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Charles Mostoller / Reuters What John McCain Gets Wrong About Trump's Nationalism
The last seventy-five years of American foreign policy are not the story of a country consistently pursuing democratic ideals, only to see them undermined now by a fearful “blood and soil” isolationism.
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Tami Chappell / Reuters The Muted GOP Response to Roy Moore's Anti-Muslim Prejudice
The would-be Alabama Senator cements a Republican Party transition to acceptance of open intolerance of Muslims that is a long time coming.
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AP The Republican Attack on Feeding the Hungry
GOP budget proposals take aim at one of America’s most significant bipartisan achievements.
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Brynn Anderson / AP The Breitbart Universe Unites for Roy Moore
Everyone from Steve Bannon to Nigel Farage came out on Monday for the Alabama judge turned aspiring senator’s closing rally.
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Tami Chappell / Reuters Alabama's Strange Senate Rivalry
The contest between Luther Strange and Roy Moore raises the question of who has more sway with Trump’s base: the president or conservative firebrands like Steve Bannon?
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Aaron Clamage / Partnership for Public Service / ... Honoring the Best in a Workforce 'Under Siege'
A Treasury Department investigator and two groundbreaking engineers will receive annual awards for government service, which come at a time of peak anxiety for federal employees.
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Mike Blake / Reuters Accountability Is for Non-Celebrities
Sean Spicer at the Emmys? It’s the latest illustration that members of the establishment are held to different standards.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Cutting Taxes Will Be Harder Than Trump Thinks
Failure is always an option—especially in Congress.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Will America Accept Refugees From Trump's White House?
In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Sean Spicer demonstrated why those fleeing the administration may find it difficult to start fresh.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Why Trump's Immigration Gambit Will Likely Backfire
The president’s attempt to pressure Democrats using the status of those brought to the U.S. illegally as children may not turn out as he intended.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump's Buck Passing on Immigration
The president’s decision to try to shift responsibility for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to Congress could turn out to be one of his politically shrewder moves.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters How Mattis May Get Himself in Trouble With Trump
The secretary of defense could run afoul of his boss if his review of the policy on transgender troops follows the facts to their conclusion.
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Jae C. Hong / AP Why a Republican Pollster Is Losing Faith in Her Party
“If I pack up my toys and go home, there are people in red MAGA hats who would be saying, ‘Don’t let the door hit you on your way out.’”
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump Doesn't Have the Authority to Attack North Korea Without Congress
The decision to engage in armed conflict rests with the legislative branch, a requirement that is neither a formality nor outdated.
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Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters Steve Bannon to Speak at ZOA Gala
The former White House adviser and Breitbart chief will speak at the event of an organization whose CEO attacked National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster as anti-Israel.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters What Steve Bannon's Return Means for Breitbart
The conservative outlet must figure out how to pursue its agenda without losing its audience.
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Scott Olson / Getty Images President Trump Pardons Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Trump picked the notorious Arizona lawman for his first-ever act of presidential absolution.
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Bettman / Getty / Jonathan Ernst / Reuters FDR's Message to Charlottesville—and to Donald Trump
In his speech in Virginia in 1940, Franklin Roosevelt united America; in his remarks in 2017, Donald Trump divided it.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump Breaks a Taboo—and Pays the Price
The past week brought violent conflict over symbols and values held sacred—and an act of sacrilege.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Why Military Chiefs Are Condemning White Supremacy
The U.S. Armed Forces have had troubles with extremists enlisting in the past, and they don’t want it to happen again.
