David Lauter | The Seattle Times

December 9, 2016 at 8:15 pm

Trump-Clinton race a study in strategic Electoral College wins

Hillary Clinton’s huge majority in California was part of her key weakness: a base of support too concentrated in the big, urban areas of the...

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November 11, 2016 at 11:29 am

A primer on executive power: What Trump can and can’t do WATCH

Here are some areas where President-elect Donald Trump could act quickly, and where he could not.

February 21, 2016 at 5:20 pm

Who won Latino vote in Nevada: Clinton or Sanders?

Hillary Clinton beat Sen. Bernie Sanders in Nevada’s caucuses Saturday, but the two campaigns are still battling for bragging rights on one important point: Who...

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November 8, 2015 at 5:29 pm

U.S. voters are a worried bunch, poll finds 1 year before election

A pervasive disquiet has shaped voter attitudes, with a majority of Republicans pessimistic about moral values and the increasing diversity of the nation’s population and...

April 7, 2015 at 4:03 pm

How race, religion, culture split voters as campaigns begin

The nonpartisan Pew Research Center data, drawn from about 25,000 interviews, provide a detailed look at where the two parties stand as the race for...

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March 18, 2015 at 6:26 pm

U.S. warns Netanyahu has put its support for Israel at risk

Obama administration officials issue a chilly response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s successful re-election campaign.

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December 15, 2014 at 4:59 pm

Poll: Majority of Americans think CIA justified in use of terror tactics

WASHINGTON — Just over half of Americans say they believe the interrogation methods the CIA used against terrorism suspects in the years after the Sept....

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September 22, 2014 at 10:23 pm

Americans fear religion is losing influence, survey finds

WASHINGTON — Six years into a Democratic administration widely seen as pushing a secular agenda, nearly three-quarters of Americans say religion is losing influence in...

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August 18, 2014 at 6:29 pm

Wide racial gap in perceptions of Ferguson unrest, poll finds

WASHINGTON — Blacks and whites see the events in Ferguson, Mo., through starkly different lenses, a new nationwide survey shows. The poll from the Pew...

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July 5, 2014 at 5:05 pm

Myths and spin fly after Hobby Lobby decision

WASHINGTON — Half-truths and spin from both political parties have quickly come to dominate the debate over the Supreme Court decision on religious exemptions to...

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