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SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Cornfields flank the highway that forms the main road here and grain elevators tower overhead, constant reminders of how farming permeates this rural community in the state’s northwest corner. What also permeates Sioux Center is evangelical Christianity. It is, for most, an unquestioned way of life here in the most Republican county in a state that plays an outsized role in presidential elections. There is an evangelical college, a Christian secondary school, and churches up and down the main road.

House Republicans are feeling good about their defense of MORE in this month’s impeachment vote, and now want to use the divisive fight to cut into the Democratic majority in next fall’s elections. Republicans would need to gain about 20 seats to win back the House majority, something seen as a tall order by most political observers. Much will depend on the presidential election, as a Trump victory would likely offer some coattails for Republicans.

Headed into 2020, with a presidential election on the horizon, cyber concerns are certain to be in the spotlight in Washington. Atop the list of cyber issues will be persistent questions about election security.

Senate Republicans are plotting a speedy acquittal of MORE as they strategize ahead of the impeachment trial.  After weeks of public haggling from within the caucus, GOP senators are largely lining up behind a shorter proceeding with few, if any, witnesses, paving the way for them to hand Trump an early election-year victory.  Sen. MORE (R-S.C.) said his goal is “to have as short a trial as possible.” “I think there's a desire by senators, quite honestly, to get this chapter closed and moved forward,” Graham told reporters.  Sen.

MORE (D-Calif.) a theme of his holiday break at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Trump’s comments suggest he is lingering on impeachment and that Pelosi’s central role in it is very much on his mind going into 2020. As of Friday, Trump had tweeted or retweeted messages about Pelosi more than 20 times since he left Washington for a two-week stint at his Palm Beach, Fla., resort, and he’s addressed her during two public appearances he has made on his vacation. In particular, Trump has complained about Pelosi’s decision to hold off on sending articles of impeachment against the pr

When MORE descended the escalator into a lobby of screaming fans in 2015, few believed it marked the beginning of an ascent to the White House. But Trump’s upset victory the following year shows why we hold elections, rather than base our leaders on the polls. Most of those elections turn out to meet what the political class expects. But occasionally, there are surprise results — and each of those upsets carve a special niche in history.

Tunisia has become the first Arab nation to implement sex ed in its schools, thanks to a partnership with the progressive United Nations Population Fund and abortion rights groups. The Tunisian Education Ministry has joined with the U.N.

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The Washington Post editorial board pronounced Friday that Virginia Gov.

Tucker Carlson, the host of Tucker Carlson Tonight on the Fox News Channel, joined Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel for an exclusive interview  Saturday morning to give his thoughts on how the Republican Party has changed in many ways for the better in the past decade, especially under President Donald Trump, but how it is not happening “fast enough.” Asked about a report from an editor at the Cook Political Report that 43 percent of Republicans who served in the U.S.