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Pedro Sánchez, Spain's prime minister and Socialist Party leader, gestures to supporters outside the party headquarters following the general election in Madrid on Sunday.

Socialists Win In Spanish Election; Far-Right Party Gains Seats For First Time

2:50pm April 29, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's party took 123 seats Sunday, short of the 176 needed to form a government. It's uncertain what a coalition government will look like.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Politics & Government

McConnell's 2020 Plan: Cast GOP As 'Firewall' Against Socialism

7:09pm April 11, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged that Republicans need to regain support with women and college graduates in the suburbs-- which he said led to loss of the House in 2018.

President Trump speaks to Venezuelan Americans in Miami Monday, denouncing the Maduro government and military members who support it.

Trump Warns Venezuela's Maduro Supporters: 'You Will Lose Everything'

9:44pm February 18, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The U.S. president urged military leaders to stop blocking food aid from entering the country, and said those who refuse to accept the opposition leader "will find no safe harbor ... no way out."

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Iowa on Sunday.

Politics & Government

Trump's 'Socialism' Attack On Democrats Has Its Roots In Cold War Fear

12:14pm February 12, 2019

President Trump is starting to give signs of how he will run for re-election, attempting to invert the attack on him as an extremist by painting Democrats as "radical" and socialist.

Former President George W. Bush speaks at a forum in New York, where he criticized the kind of politics that gave rise to Trump.

George W. Bush Slams 'Bigotry,' Politics Of Populism That Led To Trump, Sanders

2:08pm October 19, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The former president made the remarks at a forum put on by his namesake center. "To renew our country, we only need to remember our values," the 43rd president said.

Why Do Young People Like Socialism More Than Older People?

8:03am November 21, 2015

by Sam Sanders

There are two big reasons why millennials are embracing the political philosophy that presidential candidate Bernie Sanders preaches: the economy and history.