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Republicans open a risky new front in the immigration wars

In the epic struggle between President Donald Trump and the Democratic-controlled California state government, a new front is opening that could prove pivotal to the battle for control of the US House of Representatives this fall. Local officials in Orange County last week threw a twist into the escalating conflict […] Read more »

Trump to Latinos: The GOP supports you more than Democrats. But Latinos aren’t so sure.

Nearly two years after launching a presidential campaign that frequently attracted criticism for comments about Latinos, President Trump is still trying to convince the demographic group that the GOP is the party for them. At a Friday news conference for the signing of the $1.3 trillion spending bill, Trump used […] Read more »

The lemongrass burrito is the new America. Can either party keep up?

If recent population trends continue at their current pace, it’s likely that by Election Day this November, minorities will constitute the majority of the population in the Congressional District centered on this prospering small city in Orange County about an hour south of Los Angeles. That places the 45th Congressional […] Read more »

Can Texas Democrats turn the Lone Star State blue?

For years, Democrats have dreamt of turning the state of Texas blue, or at least a competitive shade of purple. Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican primary votes may offer some hint as to whether that dream is any closer to becoming a reality. The idea of turning the Lone Star State […] Read more »

How Trump And Race Are Splitting Evangelicals

… America’s community of self-described evangelicals, about a fourth of the population, is increasingly divided between a more conservative, Trump-aligned bloc deeply worried about losing the so-called culture wars; and a bloc that is more liberal on issues like immigration, conscious of the need to appeal to nonwhite Christians and […] Read more »