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Ben Carson's disappearing act
Carson was in the middle of the stage Thursday night. But he was nowhere near the center of the debate. → Read More
Hillary Clinton's 11-hour Benghazi testimony was her best campaign ad yet
Improbably, the Benghazi committee made her look more presidential. → Read More
Psst. The Benghazi committee's only interested in taking down Hillary Clinton.
The Benghazi committee's deposition of Sid Blumenthal proved that it's more interested in attacking Hillary Clinton than in learning about Benghazi. → Read More
The case for Joe Biden to run for president
The vice president is the rightful heir to the Obama legacy, and he may be the only viable alternative to Hillary Clinton. → Read More
House Republican says Benghazi committee was "designed" to hit Clinton
Moderate Republicans may be worrying that the Benghazi committee's partisan investigation will hurt them more than Hillary Clinton. → Read More
The debate showed why Hillary Clinton is vulnerable on Libya
One of Clinton's toughest challenges is convincing the Democratic base to nominate the primary candidate who is the most comfortable with the use of military force. → Read More
Hillary Clinton silenced her critics
"She was poised, she was passionate and she was in command," David Axelrod said of the former secretary of state's performance in Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate. → Read More
Watch the new Joe Biden ad running on CNN
"A job is about more than a paycheck," the vice president says in the ad by a group encouraging him to run. "It's about being able to look your child in the eye and say, 'honey, it's going to be okay,' and mean it and know it's true." → Read More
Hillary Clinton's email scandal, explained
Hillary Clinton used a private server for her government email when she was secretary of State. Republican critics say that jeopardized national security. → Read More
The 5 topics that could hurt Hillary Clinton in tonight's debate
Clinton has the most to lose in Tuesday night's debate because she's in first place. Bernie Sanders will get a boost just by being onstage with her, and Vice President Joe Biden can use any flaw, real or perceived, to jump into the race. → Read More
Why speaker of the House is the worst job in Washington
"A lot of my colleagues who are very bright, very sincere, and very ambitious might be concerned that the next speaker for the remainder of this term of office might be volunteering to captain the Titanic," Rep. Frank Lucas said. → Read More
Hillary Clinton's sweeping executive power agenda is unprecedented
The view from inside the campaign, said one official, is that it's important to be specific about how Clinton would use the unilateral powers of the presidency "because of the level of frustration" Democrats feel when Obama is blocked by Republicans. → Read More
Kevin McCarthy pulls out of speaker race, throws GOP into chaos
The 50-year-old Californian was the strong favorite for the secret-ballot election among only House Republicans to succeed outgoing Speaker John Boehner. → Read More
Watch Bobby Kennedy make the case for a gun control bill that only passed after he was killed
If Congress won't protect its own from gun violence now, you can be sure it won't be moved to protect ordinary citizens. → Read More
Hillary Clinton just made a Benghazi ad
Clinton doesn't want voters to forget what Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said about the investigation and presidential politics. → Read More
Hillary Clinton's crackdown on guns would bypass Congress
She's going to politicize the issue. → Read More
A singing, Donald-Trump-impersonating Hillary Clinton faces the worst version of herself on SNL
Kate McKinnon's impression is such a parody of Clinton's worst features that the real-life version seems pretty normal by contrast. → Read More
Mike Huckabee's inane gun comments inadvertently make the case for a nuclear-armed Iran
"If you have crazy people who want to kill a lot of individuals, they'll find a way to do it," the former Arkansas governor said. → Read More
Republicans should shut down the Benghazi committee for their own good
Democrats are right that the panel is a partisan political operation masquerading as a serious investigative body, and that it has abused its power. But there's a different strategic imperative for Republicans to shut it down. → Read More
This is the best indication yet that Bernie Sanders is serious about winning
He's closed the gap on Hillary Clinton in national polling and in fundraising, but he's clinging to the hope that he can win without going negative on her. At least for now. → Read More