Republicans Join Call to End American Support for Saudi War
Fourteen Republicans vote against the head of their party, Donald Trump, in calling for America to pull back.
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Shameless Trump Gives Up America’s Power to Shame
The president doesn’t understand that American power is based on values as well as force.
Give Superdelegates More, Not Less, Power
They are more representative than their detractors let on.
The Election Is Almost Over: Most Races in America Have Been Called
The final counts don’t affect the balance of power in Congress.
A New Generation of Democrats Is Waiting in the Wings
Most of the party’s current leaders are in their seventies, but the Democrats have a whole slew of fighting-age presidential contenders.
Is Brazil’s Bolsonaro the Trump of the Tropics?
The two men have a lot in common, but Jair Bolsonaro poses an even greater danger to democracy.
The Election Isn’t Over: Counts and Recounts in America
In several states, the elections have either yet to be called or are so close that the final count could change the outcome.
Trump Puts Mueller Critic in Charge of Mueller Probe
Whether Matt Whitaker’s appointment is legal or not, it is clearly an abuse of the president’s power.
Now the Battle for the Democratic Party Begins
The battle between the party’s center and left could burst out into the open as we get closer to 2020.
Takeaways from the Midterm Elections in the United States
Democrats lost a few high-profile races but did not have a bad night at all.
Democrats’ Dilemma Is Familiar to Europe’s Center-Left
Try to win back working-class voters or side with the socially progressive middle class?
What America’s Midterm Elections Mean for Europe
The short version is: very little.
Election in Georgia Clouded by Racial and Voting Controversy
Brian Kemp made it harder for African Americans to vote and now oversees his own election.
Divided Congress After Midterm Elections in America
Democrats take the House in a repudiation of Donald Trump’s presidency, but the Senate remains Republican.
Beto O’Rourke Has Challenged the Stereotype of Texas
Whatever the outcome on Tuesday, it is clear Texas isn’t crimson red anymore.
