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Trump is trapped in a war that has already been lost, a reality that he will never allow himself to admit.

Stealing away democracy as midterms approach

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The reluctance of later administrations to repudiate Bush-era torture and endless detention laid the groundwork for recent violence

Donald Trump’s success in wresting concessions from Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez is a clear demonstration of what can be achieved through the barrel of a gun. So are the devastating toll of a decade of severe U.S.-imposed sanctions

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Trump boasts about billions from Venezuelan oil, but lawmakers are still fighting to learn where the money is, who controls it, and who’s getting paid…

On Thursday, in The New Republic, conservative judge J. Michael Luttig published a dire warning to the Republican Party…and to all Americans. Luttig outlined how Republicans could refuse to seat elected Democrats after a Democratic victory.

With an assist from A.I., President Trump's prolific social media posts offer a window into how he wants to be seen — and, critics say, a barometer of his mental state.