They've been trying for decades to remake the Supreme Court, but have suffered one disappointment after another.

When Chad Baker died from a lethal combination of cocaine and heroin, prosecutors charged Tommy Kosto, his friend and fellow drug user, with killing him—a tactic from the Reagan-era war on drugs that is gaining popularity around the country and making today's opioid crisis even worse.

The Supreme Court's swing vote ended his career the way he began it: as a true-blue conservative.

The White House wants the Russia investigation to end, but history suggests there’s still a long way to go.

Why America needs truth and reconciliation after Trump

How liberals, over decades, worked to undermine a proposal that has long enjoyed public support

Opposition to the president in Orange County has boosted hopes of a wave election this fall. But Democrats need more than anti-Trump anger to win.

Why have post-Soviet countries embraced populism and nostalgia?

Paul Ryan's departure marks the end of an era—and the further Trumpification of the Republican Party.

Trump’s new secretary of state does not improve the situation.

Why actress Cynthia Nixon is being attacked for running against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

What Republicans really learned from Nixon's Watergate scandal

Trump's policy ideas are often more sensible than his party's, but he lacks the expertise and support to implement them.

Since Ronald Reagan, the Republican Party has partnered with Democrats in exporting American values. But that wasn't always the case.

Trump is a brick and mortar nationalist who defines the country only in shallow physical terms, rather than lofty ideals.

The gun debate hasn't faded away since the high school shooting, thanks to a specific set of circumstances.

What Trump and his chief of staff failed to learn from their predecessors