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President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and Senate
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Our new poll reveals the early contours of an evolving political battle.
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Poll after poll places them among the top three Democrats in the field.
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Management and coaches for the U.S. and Canada put hours into constructing 25-man rosters for the Winter Olympics that gave them the best opportunity to leave with gold
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Trumpism will shadow the next president, even if that is a Democrat.
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It might take a mock battlefield to solve America’s political divisions.
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