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Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, flanked by fellow Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, second from left. and Elizabeth Warren, far left, introduced the party’s new economic message on Monday in Berryville, Va. Credit Justin T. Gellerson for The New York Times

The Real Civil War in the Democratic Party

by Lee Drutman | Jul 29, 2017 | Opinion

As Democrats try to unite around their new “Better Deal” agenda, the supposed battle between the “socialist” left and the “corporatist” center seems to have collapsed into a bland but serviceable slogan, with a reasonably progressive economic agenda that both Senators...

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Republicans Are Now the ‘America First’ Party

by Russel Ronald Reno | May 1, 2017 | Opinion

For most of my career, the Republican Party was pretty easy to define. It stood for small government, an internationalist foreign policy, free trade, and moral and religious conservatism. Ronald Reagan was the party’s North Star. Of course, there have always been...

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People protest Trump administration policies that threaten the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid, near the Wilshire Federal Building on January 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. AFP / DAVID MCNEW

Stop Blaming. Start Governing.

by Michael R. Bloomberg | Mar 30, 2017 | Opinion

Who’s to blame for the failure of the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare? Who cares? What matters now is that Democrats stop gloating, Republicans stop sulking, and each party come to the table to improve a health-care system that both parties agree needs...

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President Donald Trump poses with the crew before boarding Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is returning to Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump Accuses Democrats of Making up Russia Collusion Story

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 20, 2017 | World

US President Donald Trump accused Democrats on Monday of fabricating allegations of presidential election interference against Russia and creating more “fake news.” His tweet came just as Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Security Agency chiefs...

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US Republicans, Democrats: Russia Sanctions Must Stay

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 15, 2017 | World

United States Republican and Democrat Senate top Banking Committee said on Wednesday that sanctions imposed on Russia over involvement in Ukraine must not be lifted. Senator Mike Crapo, the panel’s Republican chairman, said reducing sanctions could encourage...