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In his newly released book, The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics, Lilla, a self-described “frustrated American liberal,” decries the implosion of the Democratic Party and liberalism itself, brought on by a growing disconnect from middle America and the inability to paint a compelling vision for the future. Lilla’s new work expands upon “The End of Identity Liberalism,” an essay he

war in Afghanistan. "Winning in Afghanistan is really aimed at allowing Afghanistan to be Afghanistan. Not to create a state in the United States’ image," McMaster said today. "Winning in Afghanistan means that there are not

Gary Cohn, the president's top economic adviser, was so upset by Trump's response to violent clashes involving white nationalists in Charlottesville that he drafted a letter of resignation, a source with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to ABC News. Cohn, who is Jewish, did not resign, telling the Elaine Chao. In the days following Trump’s statements, there were reports that Cohn was “disgusted” by the president’s remarks. “Citizens standing up for equality and freedom can never be equated with white

Six public relations firms with ties to former Trump campaign chairman Robert Mueller, ABC News has learned from sources with knowledge of the situation. The subpoenas relate to the probe Mueller is leading that is investigating Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election and potential Russian collusion with Trump campaign associates. Manafort has faced scrutiny over past lobbying work done on behalf of the government of Ukrai

President Trump faces the first major storm of his presidency as Texas braces for Harvey, which is forecasted to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane early Saturday morning.

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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Capital Source Businessman John Kingston made it clear he is serious about running — and putting up $2 million of his own money to prove it.