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To hold Trump accountable legally, even politically, may not be possible even if Democrats control both House and Senate

‘The GOP must become a conservative governing party once again’

When the partisan lines of the US presidential election are drawn, liberals will vote for the Democrat

There is nothing to do but work slowly, steadily against the tide and uphold the principles Americans care about

A network of pro-immigrant cities, institutions and activists is poised to make to make his deportation plans as visibly contentious as possible

Dispassion may be easier to sell paired with a vengeful war than with the US president’s trickier anti-terrorism agenda

The improvisational beginnings of the Republican presidential hopeful’s attacks on immigrants recall the ad-hoc origins of McCarthy’s witch hunt

You don’t run for mayor of your city without a dash of ego. And no one ends up a US senator without the gnawing hunger peculiar to political ambition

Jeb Bush is this year’s political fresh face

Trumpism, or Palinism, or some other form of demagogy will remain a threat until the party halts its cultural and regional retreat

Republicans desperately need a candidate who can change that ugly scenario

While Republican worthies fret about Trump’s tics, Cruz, who stands to inherit many Trump supporters when Trump teeters, may be the more dire threat