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Conservative Republicans are pushing back hard against House Speaker John Boehner's plan to effectively push off the battle over President Obama's immigration plan to next year in order to pass a spending bill, increasing the likelihood he'll need help from Democrats to get it through the House and Senate.

For a State of the Union speech in an election year, President Barack Obama didn’t sound like he was offering too much red meat for his Democratic base. But what looked like a speech aimed at showing he was more interested in policy than politics also included subtle election-year messages and clear warnings that he’s ready to move on from a dismal 2013. The GOP can do its part, Obama said, or

Hillary Clinton may avoid criminal charges, but the searing rebuke of her “extremely careless” email practices Tuesday by FBI Director James B. Comey is likely to reverberate through the November election and, if she wins, well into her presidency.

Today when you hear anyone say this election is all about turnout (and you will hear it often), take a minute to consider who exactly is turning out for elections — or, more importantly, who isn't turning out.

The poorest Americans are far less likely to turn out than middle- and upper-class Americans. According to the Pew Research Center, nearly half of nonvoters have a family income