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When it comes to aesthetics and public perception, the candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination love nothing better than red ties, blue ties, boxy suits, tiny American-flag pins and regular invocations of Reagan, Reagan, Reagan. At the start of the first prime-time debate of this election season, the 10 top-polling candidates stood on stage — awkwardly, uncomfortably — for a group photo. It was a historic moment, in front of a record-setting TV audience, and all 10 looked as if they... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND — Donald Trump may top the polls in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, but Thursday’s debate was a reminder that the party has able rivals who eventually could take him down — and who also could mount a stiff challenge to Hillary Rodham Clinton in the general election.Read full article >>

While much of the political world (and the rest of America, for that matter) was enthralled by the first Republican presidential debate Thursday night, close watchers of Congress and foreign policy were just as intrigued by a piece of simultaneously breaking news: Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) had come out against the Iran nuclear deal.Read full article >>

In the annals of modern medicine, it was a horror story of international scope: thousands of babies dead in the womb and at least 10,000 others in 46 countries born with severe deformities. Some of the children were missing limbs. Others had arms and legs that resembled a seal’s flippers. In many cases, eyes, ears and other organs and tissues failed to develop properly.Read full article >>

CLEVELANDIt was billed as The Donald Trump Show, and the Republican front-runner delivered. He mugged. He pouted. He projected outrage without being troubled by specificity or fact. When he got punched — and the moderators threw haymakers all night — he stuck out his chin and punched back.Read full article >>

If you’ve been a loyal watcher of “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” in recent years, you know the show has been serving up a steady diet of jokes about Arby’s.“It’s like shock and awe for your bowels,” Stewart declared back in June. He’s also called it “the meal that’s a dare for your colon” and “the only food classified as a war crime.”Read full article >>

YITZHAR, West Bank — This Jewish settlement of zealots on a stony hilltop has been branded by fellow Israelis as one of the most extreme in the West Bank, the vanguard of past violent confrontations with both the Israeli military and Palestinian neighbors.Read full article >>

YITZHAR, West Bank — This Jewish settlement of zealots on a stony hilltop has been branded by fellow Israelis as one of the most extreme in the West Bank, the vanguard of past violent confrontations with both the Israeli military and Palestinian neighbors.Read full article >>

Gunman in Mali stormed a hotel used by U.N. peacekeeping personnel Friday, initiating a standoff with troops in a nation facing escalating attacks by Islamist militants, a military official said.Security forces surrounded the hotel in Sevare, about 370 miles northeast of the capital Bamako, and exchanged gunfire with the attackers after an apparent attempt to seize hostages.Read full article >>

I am a millennial, and I drive a minivan.This does not make me a disgrace to my generation.Yes, I know that millennials are supposed to love public transportation. We’ve boosted transit ridership to record highs.Read full article >>

Last month, something unusual happened in the food industry.The Danish Dairy Research Foundation, likely in hopes of boosting butter's regard, funded a study about the popular lipid. But when the research was delivered, it didn't exactly paint butter in a favorable light. In fact, it did just the opposite.Read full article >>

A Michigan state representative distributed a fake e-mail that suggested he had sex with a male prostitute so he could hide his relationship with another Republican state representative who is also a home-school mom, according to the Detroit News. Both lawmakers are Christian conservatives who frequently refer to their faith.Read full article >>

The job market’s winning streak continued in July as the economy added 215,000 positions, according to government data released Friday, providing more evidence of an economy that is slowly but steadily returning to normal.Read full article >>

Thursday's inaugural 2016 GOP primary debate was much ado about not-quite-nothing.The so-called "Happy Hour" forum for the lesser candidates kind of spilled the secret more than three hours before the debate began. There was a lot of talk, just a little jazz, but not much in the way of campaign-altering substance.Read full article >>

It’s been a long year of farewell shows and prolonged goodbyes in the late-night pantheon, and it’s Jon Stewart’s bad luck that he went last on Thursday night with his final episode as host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.”Read full article >>

KABUL – Wali Khan, a laborer and father of eight, moved his family to Kabul several years ago because he thought it would be safer than his native Baghlan Province, where Taliban attacks were becoming frequent.Read full article >>

Maybe it’s time to exhume the body and have another look.Back in 2013, the Republican National Committee “autopsy” of the 2012 election concluded that to win future presidential elections Republicans would need to be more inclusive of women, be more tolerant on gay rights to gain favor with young voters, support comprehensive immigration reform to appeal to Latinos, and stand strong against “corporate malfeasance.”Read full article >>

On Thursday night Jon Stewart signed off “The Daily Show” for the final time in an hour packed with nostalgia and special guest stars. Here’s a recap of the emotional farewell.[Read Jon Stewart’s career-defining ‘bull—-‘ speech from his final ‘Daily Show’ episode]Read full article >>

Last time Michael Cohen made headlines, he didn’t help his boss, real-estate mogul and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Executive vice president of the Trump Organization, Cohen has handled some media inquiries for Trump — and there have been many of those in the past two months. What vaulted Cohen to the front of the news cycle were his threats and mistaken comments to the Daily Beast, whose reporters, Tim Mak and Brandy Zadrozny, were preparing a story on a three-decade-old rape allegation against Trump from his wife. Читать дальше...

Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced his opposition Thursday night to President Obama’s nuclear pact with Iran, becoming the most senior Democrat to break ranks with the administration.The likely next leader of Senate Democrats, Schumer (N.Y.) said his three-week reading of the proposal left him unconvinced. “There is a strong case that we are better off without an agreement than with one,” he said, referring to the nuclear pact.Read full article >>

On Thursday night Jon Stewart signed off “The Daily Show” for the final time in an hour packed with nostalgia and special guest stars. Here’s a recap of the emotional farewell.11:01 p.m.: “What’s up?!” Stewart starts as the audience won’t stop cheering. “This is it! This is the final episode! And what a night! What a big, big night.”Read full article >>

CLEVELAND — The first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign appeared to leave the nomination contest just as it was before.Donald Trump brought to Thursday’s debate the same sharp tongue and controversial style that has propelled him to the top of the polls in the Republican race. He was outspoken, bombastic and unapologetic. He did exactly what he has been doing up to now, and it hasn’t hurt him yet.Read full article >>

CLEVELAND — Donald Trump landed on the Republican debate stage like a hand grenade here on Thursday night — serving notice that he may run as an independent if he does not get the party’s nomination, dismissing criticism of his insulting comments about women as “political correctness” and flatly calling the nation’s leaders “stupid.”Read full article >>

The top 10 Republicans running for their party's presidential nomination debated for the first time Thursday night in Cleveland. It was amazing in every sense of the word and I loved every minute of it. I jotted down some notes during the two-hour event -- I could have watched for at least another hour! -- and picked some of the winners and losers from the night.  Enjoy!Read full article >>

Ten leading Republican candidates for president gathered in Cleveland for the first GOP debate on Aug. 6. This is a full transcript of the debate, which has been annotated using Genius.We have featured comments and insights from Washington Post reporters as well as readers. To see an annotation, click or tap the highlighted part of this transcript; if you would like to leave your own annotations, make sure you have a Genius account .Read full article >>