Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings may appear disconnected from the action on the campaign trail, but they are pivotal for each party to highlight for voters what is at stake in November, writes Julian Zelizer.The midterm season kicks off...[...]

What the midterms mean for the future of health care.Let’s be honest: Despite his reputation as a maverick, John McCain spent most of his last decade being a very orthodox Republican, toeing the party line no matter how irresponsible it became....[...]

In the days following the death of Sen. John McCain, there have been mournful cries lamenting the lack of bipartisanship for which his eulogizers and friends claim he stood. Dictionary.com defines bipartisan this way: "representing, characterized...[...]

Reading reports of citizens being denied US passports gave me a familiar feeling of wondering who will be left in Trump's America when all is said and done, says Michelle Villegas Threadgould.Citizenship no longer necessarily protects you from...[...]

Trump voters wanted a businessman who cares about three major things: the economy, national security and trade deals. That's what they got.Load...[...]

The more important the position, the more important the character of the person who holds it. If a person becomes more powerful, does his character matter less? Or more? Increasingly, it seems, the answer from partisans is resounding and...[...]

OPINION — When Donald Trump travels to North Carolina this week, it won’t be for one of the campaign-style rallies that are his oxygen — especially needed now when the air is filled with praise for his nemesis John McCain, who is being lauded in...[...]

The idea that Google and Twitter are rigging their platforms against him is patently false.Here’s the truest conundrum of the social media age: Those who complain loudest about being silenced never ever shut...[...]

Scott Jennings writes that Trump showed tactical awareness in two key races -- remaining largely silent on the Arizona race, where the moderate Republican candidate was victorious, and endorsing the Florida Republican for governor, who won his...[...]

Finding someone in Washington who is nonpartisan and puts the nation's interests ahead of their own is so rare these days that he or she, if found, might well qualify as an endangered species. But once in a while-- call it the law of averages--...[...]

Fifty years ago tonight, a great American political party was murdered by its own children and closest friends. The party in question was the Democratic party of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and JFK, which perished during the riots in Grant...[...]

Trump's acknowledgment that Beijing is not helping the US with North Korea is just the beginning of the diplomatic fallout we may see from his trade war, writes YJ Fischer.On Friday, President Donald Trump canceled Secretary of State Mike...[...]

The alleged encounter between Asia Argento and Jimmy Bennett is an example. It can feel shocking at first to hear stories of boys and men who were sexually assaulted by women. Our society tends to doubt male accusers, assuming that the man “must...[...]

Senators and representatives, now is the time to stand on the right side of history.How many people from Donald Trump’s campaign and inner circle have to confess to crimes or be convicted of them before it is clear to everyone — Republicans...[...]

Many of the Scandinavian social democracies’ most successful ideas simply wouldn’t work in the U.S.Editor’s note: The opinions in this article are the author’s, as published by our content partner, and do not necessarily represent the views of MSN...[...]