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Demetrus Washington joins other demonstrators protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown on August 14, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. Police in Ferguson have changed their procedure for dealing with the protests after being chastised for a heavy-handed approach which has resulted in four days of violence. Today three police cars and four officers on foot led the way during a protest march. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

10 steps to restoring the common trust

Rob Wasinger · July 11, 2015 4:01 am

Tea Party faces its ultimate test in 2016

Tea Party faces its ultimate test in 2016

Philip Klein · July 10, 2015 3:14 am

With gay marriage legal, the cultural debate has been moving to issues such as: Should a religiously observant baker or photographer be forced to participate in gay weddings? (AP Photo)Â

Social conservatives and libertarians will get married

Philip Klein · July 2, 2015 8:15 pm

For five decades, you could make good money simply betting in the GOP presidential primary on the establishment candidate whose "turn" it was. But that rule no longer applies, and Jeb Bush is hardly inevitable. (AP Photo)Â

Jeb, though ‘next in line,’ is not the GOP favorite

Timothy P. Carney · June 16, 2015 9:45 pm

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Freedom Summit, Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo)

Ted Cruz charts fraught territory, attacks GOP opponents on religious liberty

David M. Drucker · May 10, 2015 12:12 am

Thomas Drake, a former National Security Agency employee who became an early whistleblower about government spying programs, also signed the letter to oppose the USA Freedom Act.

Left, Right unite to fight Patriot Act extension

Susan Crabtree · May 6, 2015 5:03 pm

Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is getting his very own comic book. (Courtesy of Bluewater Productions)

The Rand Paul comic is everything you hope it would be

Becket Adams · April 14, 2015 10:27 pm

Sen. Jerry Moran raised more than $500,000 during the first three months of the year as he prepares to defend his seat in 2016.Â (Getty Images)

Jerry Moran has $1.7 million in the bank for 2016 re-election

David M. Drucker · April 14, 2015 4:58 pm

As Sen. Orrin Hatch noted, "Reforming our international tax system is a critical step on the road toward comprehensive tax reform." (AP Photo)Â

Hatch to IRS: Abandon rule for regulating political nonprofits

Joseph Lawler · April 13, 2015 10:58 pm

The IRS had previously claimed all of Lerner's emails were lost when her computer crashed and the hard drive was subsequently destroyed. (AP Photo)Â

Lerner pushed Treasury watchdog to back off ‘targeting’ charge in probe

Mark Tapscott · April 10, 2015 5:50 pm

The political diversity of the super PAC's organizers along the GOP spectrum reflects Rubio's political approach as someone who would run as a unifying candidate. (AP Photo)Â

Veteran GOP strategists launch Marco Rubio PAC

David M. Drucker · April 9, 2015 5:33 pm

Norquist book: IRS assault on Tea Party saved Obama’s presidency

Washington Secrets

Norquist book: IRS assault on Tea Party saved Obama’s presidency

Paul Bedard · April 7, 2015 2:46 pm