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Even with slim majorities, Democrats were able to get much of their agenda passed during the last two years.

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema declared herself a Marxist on Friday. Not Karl. Groucho. As in, "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member“. She felt compelled to leave the Democrats, sh...

From the commentary: Political parties are at the heart of a healthy democracy, and that will continue to be the case, regardless of Kyrsten Sinema’s choices.

Ms. Schlesinger was an integral member of New York University's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing program.

The sharpest opinions on the debate from around the web

Its current dynamics attract few people interested in policy and more who hope to get on Fox News.

Democrats were going to be in the majority anyway, no matter the outcome in Georgia, but the difference between 51 and 50 Senate seats is enormous.

From the commentary: All of this is to say that last week’s dinner party was truly nothing new under the sun. Trump’s decision publicly to entertain hatemongers is nothing but a continued escalation of his ongoing campaign to normalize prejudice

From the commentary: So moving the Iowa caucuses out of their traditional mid-winter slot is change, the advantages of change outweigh the advantages of the status quo. The DNC should try to stick with it for a while.

He may be counting on winning a plurality of support while others split the anti-Trump majority.