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In the Watergate era, the GOP establishment held the party together. In the era of Trump, it has disappeared, Jules Witcover writes.

Mary Sanchez: Evangelical Christians insist politicians uphold their values, so what does their support of Mr. Trump say about them?

Instead of tax cuts, we should invest in our schools and failing infrastructure.

Gov. Hogan take note: Here's one tax increase the public — even Republicans — support.

Witcover: The Paris attacks have shone a light on the foreign policy deficiencies of Donald Trump and Ben Carson.

The travesty in the first four rounds of Republican debates of relegating some of the candidates to the "undercard" never should have happened, says Jules Witcover.

Liberal media is not the problem in presidential debates, glamorized media is, whether left, right or center, says David Horsey.

With less than 100 days to go before the Iowa caucuses, presidential hopefuls with dwindling bank accounts and bottom-scraping poll numbers are beginning to weigh the risks of staying in the race versus getting out.

Do you agree with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal that asking GOP presidential candidates whether they would support a Muslim president is an "absurd" media question?

Donald Trump's offensive immigration scheme fuels right-wing conspiracy claims that he's a mole planted by the Democrats.

The language of the 14th amendment to the Constitution is unambiguous. If you're born in the United States, you are a citizen. Why, then, would anyone question the citizenship status of a person born in Des Moines or Detroit or Denver? If you're a Republican candidate for President, being a nativist might float your poll numbers, that's why.

The GOP is once again showing it's out of touch with women, threatening a government shutdown next month over funding of Planned Parenthood in an effort to curtail abortions. Never mind that federal funds can't legally be spent on abortions except in rare cases. Never mind that abortion services are a small percentage of what Planned Parenthood does. Never mind that if the women's health care group is defunded, it will restrict access to birth control, increasing unwanted pregnancies and,

Public-opinion polls, once employed by political consultants to gauge the concerns of voters as a means to shape their candidates' campaigns more effectively, have become the tail that wags the dog.

If even a Republican presidential candidate with an A-plus rating from the NRA can see that stricter gun laws are needed, there is a chance the U.S. could close its deadly loopholes.

Messrs. Trump and Christie are meat puppets diluting the candidate pool for the Bush and Clinton show, says John Kass.

Liberals are playing a racial shell game, criticizing the ethnic heritage of Republicans and giving a pass to Democrats.

Supreme Court strikes down bans on same-sex marriage but fight for equality will continue

Republican governors are backing tobacco taxes; how about Hogan?

In order from most recently announced, here are the announced candidates for the 2016 presidential election.

Ted Cruz is disregarding the general election by targeting the conservative right wing for the primary, says Jules Witcover.

Ted Cruz is the first but won't be the last GOP contender for 2016; Democrats should demand the same diversity of choices for their nominee.

Bobby Jindal would be a long shot for president, but he should still be considered, says Cal Thomas.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is the vanilla candidate, says Jonah Goldberg -- not the favorite, not hated.

Jeb Bush easily chased off Mitt Romney from running for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, Witcover writes.

If Jeb Bush's early disclosure that he's clearing the decks for a 2016 presidential bid was meant to scare off all Republican opposition, it appears to have backfired on him.

Mike Huckabee has little chance of becoming president, but he could decide who the GOP nominee will be, Jonah Goldberg says.

Susan Reimer on crazy Ebola talk

GOP candidates are touting their newfound support for expanded access to contraceptives, but the ploy could backfire

Long shot GOP gubernatorial candidate Charles Lollar never misses and opportunity to miss an opportunity.

Fed up with Washington and looking for politicians who can get things done? Take a look at America's Republican governors.

Jules Witcover says Chris Christie is a force to be reckoned with as Republicans look ahead to 2016

Despite claims to the contrary, meat-cleaver approach to budget cutting is hurting plenty of Marylanders