Mark Leibovich

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After a third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, Nikki Haley needs a win in New Hampshire to make the GOP primary a race, rather than a coronation of Donald Trump.

Nikki Haley tries to be the anti-Trump without being anti-Trump

After a third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, Nikki Haley needs a win in New Hampshire to make the GOP primary a race, rather than a coronation of Donald Trump.

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U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, died last week. The centrist sought bipartisan solutions and advocated for gun control, reproductive rights, and environmental issues.

Looking back at Dianne Feinstein’s long legacy in US Senate

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, died last week. The centrist sought bipartisan solutions and advocated for gun control, reproductive rights, and environmental issues.

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What if candidates could say whatever they pleased without ramifications? Some of them seem to be doing just that this campaign season.

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What if candidates could say whatever they pleased without ramifications? Some of them seem to be doing just that this campaign season.

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