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opinion

President Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland on March 16, 2016.

Fill Supreme Court vacancy: Our view

Give Judge Merrick Garland a hearing and a vote.

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opinion

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sen. Tillis: Our right on the Supreme Court
Voters, not a lame-duck president, should decide the composition of the highest court in the land.

opinion

Punchlines: Belief in Trump mystique finally seen as mistake?
The late-night comics on Trump's dropping support among GOP and the public.

voices

Amy Cragg, left, and Desiree Linden pose with U.S. flags after placing first and second in the women's race during the U.S. Olympic Trials marathon Feb 13, 2016.

Voices: Track stars need love, too
Runners deserve the attention more often bestowed on other athletes.

nation-now

Paul Nehlen, Republican primary challenger to House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Trumpism only works if you're Donald J.Trump: Christian Schneider
Everything about this Wisconsin primary says Trump's message is only popular because Trump is popular.

opinion

Charter school students in Brooklyn Center, Minn.

Trump, Clinton double-team charters: Column
Our best bipartisan education reform hope could fizzle in election feud.

opinion

President Nixon meets with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1972.

Trump wouldn't be first to weigh nukes: Marc Ambinder
More than one president considered strategic use of the nuclear threat during the Cold War.

opinion

Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Ashburn, Va.

How Trump owns the media: Column
Trump has effectively become the executive producer of all our cable news channels.

opinion

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers an economic policy speech Monday.

Is GOP slowly turning against Trump? #tellusatoday
On Monday, Donald Trump gave a speech on the economy. The same day, 50 GOP officials signed a letter saying he would be "the most reckless" president in U.S. history.