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Littwin: To beat Trump, Dems need a candidate who understands political...

As you’ve no doubt heard, two of the three leading Democratic primary contenders, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, are both embracing Medicare4All, which some...

Wiretap: Sure, GOP lost in Alabama, but that doesn’t mean anyone’s...

If you think Republicans were afraid that their tax-cut bill is being seen as a boon to the rich, think again. In the House-Senate...

Littwin: Will somebody please tell Cory Gardner that Republicans lost in...

Excuse me if I take the local angle on the huge national story, in which Democrat Doug Jones shocked the political world by getting...

Wiretap: As Puerto Rico reels after Hurricane Maria, Trump calls his...

The people in Puerto Rico may not agree, but Donald Trump believes he merits an A+ for his administration's relief work following Hurricane Maria....

Littwin: To understand Trump’s NFL feud, you have to know that...

For those keeping score at home, Donald Trump is winning. I know. He just got killed on the latest Obamacare-repeal attempt. And he looks like...

Wiretap: The Pulitzers, the passenger, and the police

The 2017 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded Monday and among the winners was the Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold “for persistent reporting that created a model...

Wiretap: Alabama judge: Give blood or go to jail

Blood payment Facing prison time for a court-ordered fine you can't afford to pay? An Alabama judge says there's a way out: "Give blood or go to jail."...

Wiretap: Stopping “soft target” terrorists is nearly impossible

Soft targets The three Americans who heroically thwarted what was apparently a terrorist attack on a Brussells-to-Paris train resisted the hero label. But the happy...

Wiretap: Productive or no? Mike Coffman pokes at new VA head,...

Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman goes head to head with VA Secretary Robert McDonald in a heated exchange. In the Washington Post's telling, McDonald comes...

Alabama speaker: Immigration law could be overturned, but ‘we’re just getting...

The Huntsville Times reports on a speech made on Saturday by Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn), in which the co-sponsor of the state’s new immigration law admitted the high likelihood that parts of the law will be overturned by federal courts: