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Russian officials had contact with Trump's team before the election, Moscow said.

The epic space saga Star Wars has elements for both liberals and conservatives.

The U.K. should learn from the U.S.'s bad experience devolving power to cities.

Politicians calling each other "stupid" is unproductive and only exacerbates divisions.

Criticism of Clinton's speaking style continues to pester her.

Selahattin Demirtas said leaders are ignoring human rights abuses for political expediency.

"Scotland has already been won—and so will the United States," the businessman writes.

The former U.K. Prime Minister has confessed that he fears he no longer understands politics.

The TV presenter says the Republican frontrunner would be more moderate in office.

The Republican frontrunner says wars have destabilized the Middle East.

The Republican presidential contender thinks Francis doesn't understand America's problems.

A dislike of political rancor is a dislike of democracy and a false take on the constitutional structure.

Don't read too much into pundits' claims that "Star Wars" is a metaphor for today's politics.

Does Cruz really think Saddam or his bloodthirsty sons were going to be a stabilizing force?

Blame super PACs on "SpeechNow" and the Obama Justice Department's failure to appeal it.

Trump has no real plans beyond putting himself in charge of the government.

Qaddafi was "a significant ally in fighting radical Islamic terrorism"? Tell that to the Lockerbie victims.

Americans are wildly ignorant about Syria, Islam and the Middle East. So why take their advice?

Telling the truth and advancing sound policies are now less important than trending on social media.

He's the top choice to be speaker of the House, but he says he doesn't want the job.

A dislike of political rancor is a dislike of democracy, and a misunderstanding of the Constitution.

There's nothing wrong with entertainment, but it's not a substitute for rational analysis.

The preference may go back to 'caveman instinct' for strong physical leaders the study's authors say.

There is an utter failure to inform voters about presidential nomination contests.

Kasich touts gubernatorial, congressional experience.

The 2016 Contenders and their allies released their finances. Who's up—and down.

The 69-year-old Republican is positioning himself as a Washington outsider and moderate.

The GOP presidential hopeful offers warmed-over Cold War dogma disdained by most Americans beyond the Beltway.

Republican and Democratic U.S. senators called on President Barack Obama on Tuesday to create and enforce humanitarian safe zones in Syria.

The soldiers who searched for him still don't know why they risked their lives.