(The Root) — Last week, four-star retired general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed President Barack Obama’s re-election bid. Powell, a lifelong Republican, broke with his party ...

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(The Root) — It’s going to get ugly, really ugly. And that’s saying something. The 2012 presidential campaign has already seen its fair share of negative advertising on both sides. We must all prepare ...

Once more, Willard Mitt Romney looked great, and not just because of his rugged jawline, which showed no sign of slackening, or his thick blow-dry, which had gone more gray in just the right places.

Let’s see if we have this straight. Heading into the Florida Republican presidential primary on Jan. 31, surging outsider Newt Gingrich was threatening to knock off Establishment front runner Mitt ...

The governor’s mansion in Raleigh was the biggest prize of the 11 races for governor this year, and Pat McCrory, a Republican, won it handily, beating Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, a Democrat. Mr. McCrory’s ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Earlier this week, I wrote about the persisting gender gap in opinion media. Women’s voices were especially lacking in legacy ...