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Michael A. Cohen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best things to happen in American politics. She should pick her battles wisely.  Editorial Warren-Gardner bill would take pot shops out of legal limbo and clear the way for access to banking and credit care services.  Opinion | Stephen Kinzer Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.   As the stock market buckles, the president has a lot less to crow about.

Michael A. Cohen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best things to happen in American politics. She should pick her battles wisely.  Editorial Warren-Gardner bill would take pot shops out of legal limbo and clear the way for access to banking and credit care services.  Opinion | Stephen Kinzer Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.   As the stock market buckles, the president has a lot less to crow about.

Michael A. Cohen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best things to happen in American politics. She should pick her battles wisely.  Editorial Warren-Gardner bill would take pot shops out of legal limbo and clear the way for access to banking and credit care services.  Opinion | Stephen Kinzer Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.   As the stock market buckles, the president has a lot less to crow about.

Call it the tranquil shutdown. As the government careened toward a partial closure Friday night, lawmakers in both parties did a peculiar thing: they started heading home. The absence of urgency — and the utter disregard for the bad optics of conceding failure before the clock ran out — strikes a sharp contrast with spending impasses of the past. Previous debates were marked by a fierce scramble to find agreement right up to the deadline — complete with marathon midnight meetings and wee-hour floor votes — followed by hours or days of frantic negotiations to reopen the government, if only as a

The 2020 presidential race is shaping up on the Democratic side to be one of the largest in history. With no clear frontrunner, dozens of candidates have expressed interest in campaigning for the chance to take on MORE in the general election. It’s also possible Trump could get a primary challenger from a Republican, though he would be a prohibitive favorite. Here's a look at all the candidates who are in, out and on the fence for 2020. DEMOCRATS IN Rep.