Louis XIV of France, the absolute monarch known as the Sun King, said, possibly apocryphally, “L’État, c’est moi,” literally, “The State, it is me,” or more commonly, “I am The State.” America’s ...

Like the rival gangs in “West Side Story,” the two parties are staking out turf for a major rumble when Congress returns next week. The country is worried about war and a weak economy, but the lead ...

Trump pitches zero tolerance red meat to his base as part of his 2020 campaign re-launch, as his DHS threatens to deport 2,000 immigrants on Sunday. Congressman Raul Ruiz joins New York Times ...

And then they came for you. They came without warrants. They stopped and frisked you without probable cause, demanded proof of citizenship, perhaps after you were thrown to the ground, and identified ...

Eleanor Clift's lecture, 'America at a Crossroads -- Politics or Partisanship,' will be at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, at St. Ambrose University's Rogalski Center. The lecture is free and open to the ...

Back in the day when legendary broadcaster Tim Russert hosted “Meet the Press,” he memorably called the 2000 election as “Florida, Florida, Florida,” and the 2004 election as “Ohio, Ohio, Ohio.” And ...

The Daily Beast’s brilliant political columnist Eleanor Clift reveals how she saw the truth about Jimmy Carter up close–and how when a source told her a story to attack Carter it really revealed the ...

The doomsday scenarios coming out of the 2016 presidential race are concerning, but longtime political journalist Eleanor Clift said the U.S. people will persevere, no matter the outcome in November.

It sounds like a good idea. It may be a good idea. It certainly is a popular idea. So, a populist president-elect embraced the idea in the closing week before the election. This is the essence of ...

Eleanor Clift in The Daily Beast on State of the Union stakes President Obama's first State of the Union of his second term arrives tomorrow night, and the potential for highlighting partisan schisms ...

ELKHART — The 2025 Ruthmere Book Club holds its March meeting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at the Havilah Beardsley House, 102 W. Beardsley Ave. This month’s book is “Founding Sisters and the ...

Where is Louis Freeh? Happily gone from government, the former FBI director is making a bundle of money as a senior vice chairman of the MBNA credit card corporation and enjoying life as a suburban ...