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We don't know for certain, but Donald Trump's winning coalition could turn into a lasting political realignment.

Seemingly permanent Republican control of one branch of government and Democratic control of another often leads to ...

New Year’s Day is a good time to take a long look backward with a cautious eye toward possible futures. My guide here is ...

New Year’s Day is a good time to take a long look backward with a cautious eye toward possible futures. My guide here is RealClearPolitics analyst Sean Trende’s 2012 book “The Lost Majority,” whose ...

Make no mistake what President-elect Trump is doing is negotiating a new treaty for the Panama Canal and hence, a better deal ...

In his remarks at the Minnesota State Fair on Sept. 2, 1901, Vice President Teddy Roosevelt gave his famous "speak softly but ...

Make no mistake what Trump is doing is negotiating a new treaty ... a better deal for the American people. This is much akin to the playbook executed by President Teddy Roosevelt, who maneuvered ...

President Jimmy Carter’s legacy includes a shelf of over 30 books that he wrote over the course of his long life. Carter, who ...

As president, Roosevelt and Mr. Trump each brought sweeping ... intrusion into every area of life are legacies of the New Deal. Mr. Trump promises to free individuals and businesses from ...

2, 1901, Vice President ... Roosevelt was then a Republican, but the major parties have shifted ideologies over the years. At the time, many Republicans championed progressivism—a "square deal ...