“All politics is local,” Tip O’Neill, the patron saint of American politics, famously repeated throughout his very long political career. By that, the former House speaker meant that positions taken ...

California is about to test whether two timeworn political maxims still ring true in 2025. The first is the tried-and-true “All politics is local,” a phrase dating as far back as 1932 and most closely ...

American politics is broken, but not in the way most people think. The problem isn't just the money – it's where the money comes from. Since Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America" in 1994, we've ...

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