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- Four ways Hillary Clinton boxed out Joe Biden in Democratic debateAides called Hillary Clinton's Tuesday night debate performance the 'best day' of her campaign. Will her strong showing discourage Joe Biden from entering the race?
- What e-mails? Republicans lose as Sanders and Clinton play nice in debate.Unity marks first Democratic debate, as Bernie Sanders dismisses Hillary Clinton's e-mail trouble as a defining issue.听
- First LookUnder pressure: Planned Parenthood forgoes all fetal tissue reimbursementPlanned Parenthood: After facing accusations of wrongdoing from Congress and the public, the women's health organization announces it will end legal reimbursements from research.
- California's sweeping new social policies could set trendMany people see California as the brass ring for setting policies聽鈥撀燼nd then testing whether those policies can withstand rigorous challenges.
- Why Joe Biden is smart to sit out first Democratic debateVice President Biden 鈥 'Hamlet on the Potomac' 鈥 can see how Hillary Clinton does, and then make a decision: to run or not to run.听
- Is Bernie Sanders really winning the money race?In the 'new math' evidently embraced by many media pundits, Hillary Clinton鈥檚 $28 million is not nearly as substantial as Bernie Sanders鈥檚 $26 million.
- How 'box canyon' became the go-to metaphor for lost political causesMaybe 'heading down into聽the box canyon 鈥 not getting out 鈥 is the whole point.'
- Bernie Sanders says he's not a capitalist: Does it matter?Senator Sanders鈥 biggest problem for the primaries is not defining his 'ism.'
- Democratic debate: Why this isn't Bill Clinton's America anymoreThe first Democratic debate Tuesday will highlight a field of left-leaning candidates, nodding to political and ideological shifts since the turn of the century.听
- Democratic debate: Can anyone disrupt the Hillary vs. Bernie show?In the Democratic debate Tuesday, Hillary Clinton will go toe-to-toe against her top rival, Bernie Sanders. But her biggest challenge may be doubts about her character.听
- What Carly Fiorina's time as CEO says about how she might governExperts are divided on whether Fiorina was a success or failure as CEO, but her tenure at HP may offer clues to her decisionmaking process and how she might lead.
- Obama thinks he would win a third term: Is he right?Not for the first time, President Obama has said he believes the American people would reelect him to a third, theoretical term.听
- First LookObama defends Clinton's use of private email server,聽sort ofPresident Obama聽said public servants have to be careful with online information, but that the controversy over Clinton's email has been 'ginned up' by Republicans聽for political gain.
- House Republicans could support Paul Ryan for speaker. But will he run?Both rebel conservatives and establishment聽Republicans聽in the House have said they could swing behind Paul Ryan in the race for speaker. But the representative from Wisconsin has so far shown little desire for the position.听
- Obama gives Kanye West some tips for his presidential runPresident Obama had a few words of advice for West during a fundraiser in California featuring an appearance by the rapper.
- Why some House conservatives don't want Paul Ryan as the next SpeakerThe Freedom Caucus is leading the charge, and they are not fans of Wisc. Rep. Paul Ryan. One Republican House聽member has a 10- point outline of House Speaker requirements, and it is not clear that Ryan can pass that test.
- Why John Boehner is 'looking really good' right now'His stock rises with the prospects of an alternative and the steadiness of his hand,' said Rep. Kevin Cramer. 'He's not prone to panic.'
- No matter who holds the speaker's gavel, the game has changedThe House is reflecting the turmoil in the party in America at large. The challenge for the new speaker will be how to navigate this world.
- As Obama visits Oregon, four reasons gun rights debate is shiftingPresident Obama travels to Roseburg, Ore., on Friday to comfort families of last week's massacre victims. Democrats are getting bolder on gun violence.听
- House GOP turmoil: lessons Newt learned the hard wayFormer Speaker Newt Gingrich alienated colleagues by centralizing enormous power in the speakership. But going too far in the other direction could be worse.