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Whether one views the president’s actions as justifying removal from office or not, we believe that the prospect of foreign interference in U.S. elections is today so grave — whether initiated by a foreign power or invited by a candidate — that Congress must make such activity illegal.

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The Russians are discovering, as Americans and Europeans have before, that with Turkey’s current president, matters are always coming to a head, accompanied with threats to end alliances.

When I took my husband to the hospital for hip-replacement surgery recently, I envisioned myself playing the part of Florence Nightingale during his post-operative convalescence at home: propping his pillows, retrieving fresh ice packs, delivering steaming bowls of soup and neatly quartered sandwiches, topping off his water with candy-striped bendy straws.

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As the late Dallas-Washington lawyer-lobbyist-political guru Bob Strauss always said, in politics things are never as good or bad as they seem.

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Was the president chastened by the bipartisan outcry in the wake of his misuse of military funding for his own political purposes? No, he has continued his efforts to poach defense funding to build the wall.

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Moon’s sustained efforts require discipline and courage, qualities demonstrated throughout his long career.

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The Trump initiative doesn’t condition changes on the ground on mutual consent between the parties, which has mostly been impossible to achieve in recent decades.

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A familiar charade is playing out in Tehran. Ahead of the elections to the Iranian parliament this month, those political factions likely to perform poorly are preemptively blaming the U.S.

Dust bunnies are the bane of my existence. That might sound dramatic, but let’s just say that I pretty much hate dusting. Then again, Mom told me to never use the word “hate,” so let me rephrase: Dusting is an activity of which I am not particularly fond. (And I get bonus points for not ending with a preposition.)

For military spouses enduring deployments in this complicated world of internet-based communications and 24/7 news, is ignorance bliss, or is knowledge power?

On Monday nights, my 19-year-old daughter, Lilly, and I commandeer the television to watch a show that admittedly has no cultural value. Though billed as a reality show, it’s not based on reality at all. It’s a carefully contrived dating competition in which 30 women compete for the affections of one man in the midst of sprawling hilltop villas, sequined gowns, helicopter dates, tropical resorts, champagne-fueled cocktail parties, rose ceremonies and ginormous diamond engagement rings. That show is, of course, “The Bachelor.”

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U.S. policy in Syria represents a counterproductive “regime change-lite” approach.

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The very first problem the U.S. is likely to face is one of risk communication. If you tell people how terrible things are, they feel a loss of control.

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House Democrats said they felt a duty to lay out the evidence in full — not only a duty to history and congressional procedure, but also because some senators had paid little attention to the details of the case.

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To obtain this opportunity, no money was required, just a rushed House procedure in which a whistleblower relied on hearsay for his allegations, Republicans were denied the right to call witnesses and minimal evidence was produced.

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It is always useful to examine historical precedents. Sometimes, though, what is different is just as important as what is the same.

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The dynamism the party once showed, when it dared to condemn Trump in 2016, is gone.

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Senators take an oath to “do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws, so help you God.” It ought to mean something.

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The Sanders presidency would be the third in a row in which a president deliberately sets out to downsize U.S. ambitions and reduce U.S. commitments.

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Eric Holder was correct the first time. The attorney general, in large part, actually is the president’s “wingman.”

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Our presidential debates are really not debates at all anymore.

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Though Kassem died in an Egyptian prison, Trump will face scrutiny after the American man’s death.

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By embedding counselors in-uniform with military units to interact with, relate to, and meet the warrior on their own terms, we can get our soldiers talking.

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It’s a shame that the Democratic field is becoming less diverse, but it’s a very good thing that it is finally shrinking to a size that enables meaningful scrutiny by the voters.

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Anti-immigration sentiment may be intertwined with suspicion of the welfare state.

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Both sides will need careful diplomacy to keep hostilities from escalating again. Our week of almost-war ended not in peace — only a tenuous, makeshift cease-fire.

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The U.S.-Iran relationship is unlikely simply to go back to business as usual, and the crisis has important consequences for longer-term regional stability.

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The man whose sexual bullying helped fuel the rage behind the #MeToo movement now appears weak, pale and pathetic. It all feels very calculated.

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Even if some gig workers are subjected to exploitation, it’s an awfully blunt solution to take away from everyone else the freedom to choose.

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Our security in America is not contingent on having a handful of troops deployed in Iraq and Syria. And with tensions in the region boiling over, our forces in Iraq and Syria are in a vulnerable position.

I had taken the part-time library job out of desperation. After interviewing and being rejected for three other positions because I “didn’t have enough experience” (a common problem for military spouses), I accepted the offer to work weekend night shifts at the boarding school library. Although I was grateful to be employed, the job branded me with a permanent feeling of defeat.

For 40 years American presidents have pondered a fundamental question about Iran, best summed up by Henry Kissinger: Is it a country or a cause? Last week, Donald Trump gave his answer: Iran is a cause, a terrorist cause, and it will be treated as such.

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While visiting fire victims last week in Cobargo, just inland from the coast, conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced an irate crowd. Some refused to shake his hand; others called for more resources to fight the flames.

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Soleimani, an important figure in the region, had been destabilizing U.S. interests for decades. His death will have consequences, and those should be explored.

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The problem, as industry leaders acknowledge in their quieter moments, is still the same: getting the total cost of owning an EV down to that of a gas equivalent.

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Campaign reporting is at its best when we investigate the candidates, their histories and their proposals, and when we talk to voters to learn what they think. We’re at our worst when we make forecasts without warning how fallible we are.

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Our aim is to be able to abstract parts from the printers that make them, allowing consistent replication as printer technology changes.

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The result is that we designed a force that was incapable of fighting without American support. Even worse, we failed to address the endemic corruption that would undermine the legitimacy of both Afghan forces and the central government in the eyes of the Afghan people.

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The tide of the battle did not clearly turn until Gen. George S. Patton’s Third Army broke through to the 101st Airborne Division, surrounded by the Wehrmacht in the crossroads town of Bastogne, on the day after Christmas.

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When voters are asked who they think is most electable against Trump, Biden wins. Even some voters who prefer other candidates say Biden has the best shot.

I find that the optimal time for one to muster motivation for self-improvement is right after one has polished off an entire pint of ice cream.

Sometime after the Earth cooled — let’s just say it was between a gazillion and a bajillion years ago — slimy little amoebas sprouted fins and then legs. Soon, critters of all shapes and sizes roamed the planet. Not too long after that (again, I’m foggy on the dates, but feel free to Google it), hairy Homo sapiens began squirreling away special rocks and animal pelts to present to each other as gifts.

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Despite criticism from spending hawks and late-night comics, Space Force is an idea whose time has come. But the public has questions: What will it look like? What will its mission be?

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Is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a reformer or a reactionary? The answer, maddening to those who love him as much as to those who loathe him, is that Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler might just be both those things.

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Christians historically understand themselves as a people of hope. But for many populist Christians, hope is an unstoppable power.

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It’s OK to see both sides, to climb out of our partisan foxholes and acknowledge the obvious, even when it contradicts our preferred narratives and political prejudices.

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Has Galli’s column changed a single mind in America, except about the magazine he was supposed to steward?

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A Christianity dependent on Trump is a weak faith, indeed.

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No veteran deserves to have a target on their back because of their GI Bill.

For much of the Democratic presidential race, an obstreperous left wing defined the contest. Thursday’s debate showed that this has changed.

From a plastic chair beside a burbling aquarium tank occupied by one lonely suckerfish, I relayed our dog’s recent behavior to the veterinarian. “Moby’s been acting ... well, funny. He’s walking stiffly, favoring his left side, whining a lot, and he won’t get up for anything — except meals, of course. He is a lab, after all.”

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My chance encounter five years ago with the author of the Afghanistan Papers gave me the distinct impression that not only were we not winning, but also that our failures were widespread, well documented and widely known in Washington.

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Retired military leaders have begun sounding the alarm. Yet those in real positions of power are nowhere to be found.

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By leveraging their own unique strengths, each and every business can have their own role to play in supporting our nation’s heroes.

America is a paradox where paying customers can also be have-nots. I discovered this, most recently, at the airport.

I can’t remember that my reading glasses are perched on my head, where I parked my car at the commissary or where I left my cup of coffee, but I have many vivid recollections of my childhood. Especially of the holidays, when I stored detailed memories of the sights, sounds and aromas of the season deep in the recesses of my brain.

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Unity was an overarching Lincoln theme throughout the Civil War, employed with shrewd calculation and brilliant political timing.