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Micah Lasher says he is 'exhausted' with incessant discourse surrounding Jewish state, urges more focus on domestic issues ...

Lamont has watched since that race how Iraq War politics played a central role in key campaigns. In 2008, then Sen. Barack ...

The U.S. Supreme Court could soon rule that California cannot accept ballots after election day. Experts are unsure what ...

69% of Americans are worried about higher gas prices due to the Iran war, and 45% say the U.S. is not doing enough to avoid civilian causalities. Around four-in-ten Republicans (38%) say the U.S.

President Donald Trump’s tumbling approval ratings are raising the odds that the 2026 midterm elections will extend one of the most powerful trends in 21st-century American politics. The president’s ...