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Ukraine has picked up a powerful new ally in an internet weirdo who has Donald Trump’s ear. Seriously, though. Speaking of ...

Trump himself has advocated splitting the MMR vaccine into separate shots, which would probably just leave more Americans ...

About a month ago, I received a text message about an upcoming bachelor party for a close friend.

Not every U.S. senator makes history just by taking the oath of office. Darline Graham, who wrapped her first full week on ...

For years, state bans on assault rifles and large-capacity magazines enjoyed an unbroken winning streak throughout the nation ...

Did he think about his art? Of course not, he says. He thought about people, about life. Art is not about immortality—if it ...

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Each week, Prudence asks readers for their thoughts on the letters she’s received. Her reply will be available every Friday.

In fact, as Trump v. Barbara shows, democratic constitutionalism of this kind is as old as the American constitutional order.

Atomic weapons are an extinction-level threat, so you’d ideally want a steady hand guiding U.S. nuclear policy. Instead, we have Donald Trump—and boy has he made the past two days tense. Yesterday, ...

The state elections board adopted a rule on Monday that requires voters, instead of local election workers, to fix problems with their absentee ballots.