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Trump has an edge in winning uncommitted voters. He should pursue it.

With Election Day just days away, the presidential race remains stubbornly tight but surprisingly fluid. According to the RealClearPolitics average on...

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Harris’s closing argument is dishonest, desperate and hypocritical

25.10.2024 20

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Why does Trump like Zelensky? He’s a Ukrainian Donald Trump.

It might have come as a shock to the anti-Ukraine right, but Donald Trump made clear during his recent meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky that he not...

15.10.2024 10

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Why isn’t Trump deploying Nikki Haley on the campaign trail?

With a month to go before Election Day, the presidential race is effectively tied. Neither Vice President Kamala Harris nor former president Donald...

09.10.2024 6

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Trump wants to make deterrence and (really) legal immigration great again

30.09.2024 10

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Trump disavowed Project 2025. But Harris still owns her Project 2019.

At last week’s debate, Vice President Kamala Harris warned that Donald Trump has “a detailed and dangerous plan called Project 2025” that he...

19.09.2024 10

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Shots fired and ‘rather quick golf carts’: Trump tells the story

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Trump can knock Harris out of the race in one debate. Here’s how.

06.09.2024 10

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A sitting VP has won once in 188 years. Harris isn’t likely to be next.

The Democrats are coming out of their Chicago convention brimming with confidence. But to win in November, Kamala Harris will have to defy history —...

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The two datapoints that explain why voters hate the Biden-Harris economy

19.08.2024 8

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Walz is Harris’s first unforced error — and an opportunity for Trump

By picking a fellow leftist, Harris has a running mate who appeals to her base but not swing voters. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appears at a...

08.08.2024 40

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Biden’s failure to avenge the Abbey Gate bombing is a national disgrace

Israel quickly responded to an attack. Why won’t Biden do the same for the U.S.? President Biden, first lady Jill Biden and Secretary of...

02.08.2024 10

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Harris is a gaffe-prone leftist. Why didn’t anyone challenge her?

That would-be rivals are waiting for 2028 suggests they know our democracy will survive Trump. An attendee at a Kamala Harris campaign event...

24.07.2024 7

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Now is Trump’s chance to unite the country. Here’s what he should say.

Trump should pledge to fight for all Americans, whether they vote for him or not Former president Donald Trump on the first day of the...

17.07.2024 20

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Trump needs swing voters. He should take a cue from George W. Bush.

Facing wary swing voters in 2004, Bush’s convention speech acknowledged his flaws and disarmed critics with self-effacing humor. Former...

11.07.2024 20

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How Trump can make NATO great again

The alliance needs a MAGA makeover for the threats of the 21st century. As NATO gathers for its 75th anniversary summit in Washington this week,...

08.07.2024 10

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The myth of MAGA isolationism

Opinion The myth of MAGA isolationism Like their leader, Trump voters don’t want to retreat from the world. But they do want to win. ...

26.06.2024 60

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Is Biden right to warn of Trump’s ‘isolationism’? Let’s check the record.

The president played some disingenuous politics with his Normandy speech. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with French President...

13.06.2024 9

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Daines looks to turn around the GOP’s 2022 Senate debacle

If Republicans don’t win Senate control this November they won’t have another chance until 2030 or later. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.)...

30.05.2024 50

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It’s not just Netanyahu. The ICC wants to prosecute U.S. lawmakers too.

When senators protested the pursuit of Netanyahu, the prosecutor indicated it might move against them. International Criminal Court...

24.05.2024 50

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Mike Johnson was on the ropes. Now he’s one of the most effective speakers ever.

16.05.2024 40

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Trump can win as the anti-chaos candidate

Don’t laugh. Just read the polls. Former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Waukesha, Wis., on May 1. (Sara Stathas for...

09.05.2024 20

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Hungary’s Orban loves China. Why do CPAC and Heritage love him?

Polish cabinet official Marcin Mastalerek delivers remarks during CPAC Hungary, in Budapest on April 26. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI/AP) Listen 6...

02.05.2024 40

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These politicians voted against their states’ best interests on Ukraine aid

Opinion These politicians voted against their states’ best interests on Ukraine aid By Marc A. Thiessen Columnist | ...

25.04.2024 30

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Here are the U.S. congressional districts benefiting from Ukraine aid

Opinion Here are the U.S. congressional districts benefiting from Ukraine aid By Marc A. Thiessen Columnist | Follow...

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Trump gets it right on abortion

President Donald Trump speaks at a March for Life rally on Jan. 24, 2020, on the National Mall. (Patrick Semansky/AP) Listen 5 min ...

09.04.2024 10

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My top eight spine-tingling concert moments

Concert lovers know it when they feel it: that transcendent moment when artist, song and audience all come together to create magic. It doesn’t...

28.03.2024 10

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KISS, a-ha and Stevie Wonder: Why I made it a mission to see my music heroes live

Opinion KISS, a-ha and Stevie Wonder: Why I made it a mission to see my music heroes live By Marc A. Thiessen ...

25.03.2024 10

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If Ukraine falls, it will be the GOP’s Afghanistan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a commemorative ceremony Thursday for Ukrainian troops who lost their lives defending the village of...

22.03.2024 40

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I want to support Trump. He keeps making that harder for me.

Former president Donald Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Rome, Ga., on Saturday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Listen 5...

14.03.2024 20

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Trump needs Haley voters to win back the White House

Former president Donald Trump takes the stage at a Super Tuesday election night party on Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (Jabin Botsford/The...

07.03.2024 40

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Mitch McConnell bent the arc of American history to the right

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on his way to speak on the Senate floor on Wednesday. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) Listen 6 min ...

29.02.2024 20

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If Republicans want to help Trump, they should pass Ukraine aid now

Former president Donald Trump answers questions during a town hall event in Greenville, S.C., on Tuesday. (Sam Wolfe/Reuters) Listen 5...

22.02.2024 7

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Here’s a deal that could get aid to Ukraine

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at the Capitol on Wednesday. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo) Listen 5 min Share ...

15.02.2024 20

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Forget about a second term. Is Biden fit to be president right now?

President Biden at the White House on Thursday. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post) Listen 6 min Share Comment on...

09.02.2024 8

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Why Republicans are right to oppose the bipartisan border deal

Migrants from Colombia and Mexico throw their bags over razor wire fencing between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on May 11. (Danielle Villasana...

07.02.2024 10

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Republicans have no excuse for a bad border deal

Migrants pass through razor wire after crossing the Rio Grande into El Paso on Thursday. (John Moore/Getty Images) Listen 5 min ...

02.02.2024 30

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What a Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis win would probably look like

A campaign worker places signs on chairs at a Nikki Haley campaign event in New Hampshire on Tuesday. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ...

18.01.2024 10

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Austin’s dereliction undermined the crucial chain of command

President George W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld during a dedication ceremony in Arlington on Oct. 14, 2006. (Ricky Carioti/The...

12.01.2024 50

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You have a choice this year, Republicans. Pick wisely, and you’ll win.

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in Waukee, Iowa, on Tuesday. (Alyssa Pointer/REUTERS) ...

10.01.2024 20

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Immigrants aren’t poison. They’re America’s lifeblood.

Former president Donald Trump speaks on Dec. 17 in Reno, Nev. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 5 min Share ...

04.01.2024 10

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The 10 worst things President Biden did in 2023

President Biden in the Oval Office on Oct. 19. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) Listen 6 min Share Comment on...

29.12.2023 30

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The 10 best things President Biden did in 2023

President Biden delivers remarks at the White House on Oct. 10. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) Listen 5 min Share...

27.12.2023 10

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A compromise on the border would be good for Biden (and for Ukraine)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with President Biden in the Oval Office on Tuesday. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) ...

14.12.2023 10

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What time is it in America? Voters say: It’s time for Reagan’s ideals.

President Ronald Reagan in 1984. (Chuck Robinson/AP) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story Comment ...

08.12.2023 8

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