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Can Republicans defuse Obama 'time bomb' on gun control?For the most vulnerable Republicans, especially those senators who represent blue states, the president's executive order on gun control could cut hard against them at the polls.聽
First LookNRA chooses to skip Obama town-hall meeting on gun controlThe National Rifle Association was missing from a presidential town hall meeting about gun control. The group took several knocks from the President as he discussed his new executive actions on gun control.
First LookMaine gov. accuses drug dealers of impregnating 'young white' girlsWhat do the Republican governor's comments have to do with the rising heroin epidemic?
The meaning of the Ted Cruz 'birther' talkPresidential candidate Ted Cruz doesn鈥檛 seem to have a network of legislative and political allies working to delegitimize claims that he was not born in the US.聽
Why it's too soon to count out Kasich, Bush, or ChristieThere will be no quick knockouts in the 2016 GOP presidential primary. The wide disparities within the Republican Party are not going to resolve quickly.
Obama's gun control: Why acting alone is a sign of weaknessObama can order executive agencies to expand background checks, but he can鈥檛 appropriate more money to implement his order without the Congress he has bypassed.
Does 'GOP establishment' really exist?The 'Republican establishment' is a coalition of disparate party actors, with different goals and motivations. The miracle is getting all those groups to agree on anyone.
'Ceteris paribus': How political speech cribs from LatinWhy use English when there's a perfectly good Latin phrase at hand to add a touch of gravitas?
Republicans finally pass an Obamacare repeal. Do GOP voters care?Republicans have never passed an Obamacare repeal through both houses of Congress, forcing Obama to veto. That changed Wednesday.
How Ted Cruz's new immigration ad trumps Donald Trump's adThe ad鈥檚 careful construction may be yet more proof that Sen. Ted Cruz is attempting to slipstream behind Donald Trump while snatching some of his voters.
The ExplainerObama's gun control moves: What do they actually do?President Obama announced executive actions Tuesday to try to curb the availability of firearms. Here are four basic questions answered.聽
The most unusual part of Donald Trump's new adYes, we know the video of fleeing immigrants is from Morocco, not Mexico. But the ad also says Donald Trump would 'take' ISIS's oil. Easier said than done. 聽
First LookHow Obama's push for gun control is reshaping the 2016 campaignThe administration's final push to increase background checks is mobilizing primary voters on both sides of the campaign, but gun control may fade from candidates' focus once the general election draws nearer.
Obama, gun control, and the lesson he's teaching RepublicansGOP presidential candidates decry Obama's use of executive power 鈥� but if any win the presidency, they'd likely be just as aggressive.聽
Why Donald Trump, at last, is running his own political adsTrump's done just fine in national polls without the usual trappings of a campaign, including campaign ads. But now the Iowa caucuses are looming.聽
First LookExecutive action on gun control: What that means, and what it doesn'tThe coming week is a big one for President Obama's final push to tighten background checks: The White House is expected to announce executive actions, followed by a televised town hall discussion and State of the Union address.聽
As Bill Clinton campaigns for Hillary, Trump brings up sex scandalsAs Bill Clinton prepares to campaign for his wife in New Hampshire, Republicans are raising the聽former president's聽decades-old sex scandals to tarnish Hillary Clinton's credibility.
First LookN.Y. mayor challenges Gov. Cuomo's order to bring homeless insideNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says state law allows for 'involuntary placement' of individuals to protect them from harming themselves or others. Mayor Bill de Blasio has questioned the legality of the order.
Ted Cruz candidacy: Irascible senator or the Princess Bride guy?Ted Cruz is increasingly embracing his irascible persona, trying to turn what could be a liability into an asset.
Bernie Sanders raises $33 million: Will his money talk?Bernie Sanders raised more than $33 million in the last fundraising cycle, $4 million shy of Democratic frontrunner Clinton's total. More significantly, with a sturdy base of supporters, Sanders's average donation amounts to $27.