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When President Barack Obama decided last week to send several dozen U.S. troops into Syria as advisors, the outcry was quick from both sides. Democrats fretted that by b...

WASHINGTON — Where do Republicans get that special talent for turning gold to dross? They score an electoral “massacre” (The Economist) in 2014 and, a year later, what d...

Social Security is too critical a matter — and one affecting far too many people — to allow it to be skimmed over, breezed by or paid only lip service. Our 2016 presiden...

This year's presidential debates have succeeded far beyond expectations — for the networks. For the public, not so much. No one wants to turn one of the fall season's bi...

For the press, the debate about Obamacare is over. There may be a few proverbial Japanese soldiers wandering on isolated islands yammering on about the failure of Obamac...

For years, Republicans have argued that voter fraud is so great a threat to democracy that Americans should be required to present some form of photo ID — say, a driver’...

Joe Biden has it, and so does Bernie Sanders. Donald Trump and Ben Carson have it too — at least, they seem to. But Hillary Rodham Clinton strains to achieve it. And Jeb...

Almost 15 years ago, a Republican president and Democratic congressional leaders forged a landmark education law. The law known as No Child Left Behind set strict requir...

WASHINGTON — Soon after Wednesday Republican debate, the phone rang: “Did the fat lady sing?” asked the voice on the other end. “Probably,” I said, meaning, it is probab...

WASHINGTON — There is no tooth fairy. Republicans and Democrats take note. Taxes will surely continue to play a big role in the presidential campaign. The Republicans co...