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TEA PARTY PATRIOTS: Tea Party first to cheer Cruz bid (quote by Jenny Beth) “He’s a leader of the Tea Party in Washington, so it’s not a surprise that Tea Party leaders are heaping praise on Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement today. Jenny Beth...

Below is the full transcript of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, delivered to the nation on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy...

A friend of mine, a Vietnam vet, told me about a veteran of the Iraq War who, when some civilian said, “Thank you for your service,” replied: “I didn’t serve, I was used.” That got me thinking about the many ways today’s veterans are used, conned, and...

Today's Hillary News & Views begins with highlights from President Obama’s first extensive interview about the race to succeed him. Politico reports: [H]e couldn’t hide his obvious affection for Clinton or his implicit feeling that she, not Sanders...

It's fair to say that American politics is having a meltdown. The poster child is Donald Trump, the heir to a multi-million dollar empire who would have made more money if he'd spent his life finger-painting, but nonetheless portrays himself as a shrewd...