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Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke penned an op-ed Monday saying Americans are witnessing “guerrilla urban warfare” against law enforcement following the slayings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge. “Americans watching the news of the murders of police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are observing a civil war unfold within our borders. A war […]

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — After 20 children were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 12, 2013, gun-control legislation was shot down in the Senate five months later. The filibuster was the opponents’ weapon of choice. The House of Representatives adopted a “public option” to administer health-care coverage in 2009,

On Sunday, Donald Trump and Mike Pence appeared on 60 Minutes in their first joint interview since it was announced that the Indiana governor was going to be Trump’s running mate. style=”display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-5626295912827181″ data-ad-slot=”4169069414″> And, wow, this was one of the most awkward things I’ve ever watched. This Trump/Pence team might rank up there with

Chaos erupted at the Republican National Convention on Monday afternoon after the leadership bypassed a call for a full floor vote on the rules of the event. Just three hours after the four-day convention kicked off in Cleveland, anti-Donald Trump delegates and those supporting the presumptive Republican nominee shouted at each other on the floor

Some of our younger readers may not remember or only have a very faint recollection of the 1964 presidential campaign. I, for one, remember. I especially remember a television ad released by the Lyndon B. Johnson campaign. The ad, referred to variously as “Daisy,” “Daisy Girl” or “Peace, Little Girl,” depicts a lovely 3-year-old little

BATON ROUGE, La. — The gunman who shot and killed three officers here, wounding three more, was deliberately attacking law enforcement, officials said Monday. “We do believe that he was targeting police officers” in the shooting, said Major M. Doug Cain, spokesman for the Louisiana State Police. “This incident was an ambush.” The gunman was

CLEVELAND — House Republicans hold the biggest majority since the Great Depression. But the lawmaker in charge of keeping all those seats, Oregon Rep. Greg Walden, said Monday that the next election is about “whether you want to continue things the way they are or whether you’re ready for real change.” The contradiction is one