Mission? Hostilities? Don’t call it a war, say G.O.P. lawmakers grappling with the political and legal challenges of the operation in the Middle East.

A number of the better-known Democratic candidates submitted paperwork to run even after the party leader's request.

Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year’s midterm elections

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is gearing up for war. No, not the Iran war . He’s picking a fight on the domestic front … with Dunkin’ Donuts. Yes, the largest donut chain in the country—with more than 14,000 stores across nearly 40 countries—which is so iconically associated with Boston that its most recent Super Bowl ad featured Matt Damon, Tom Brady, and Ben Affleck …

Channyn Lynne Parker, the CEO of Equality Illinois, on threats to civil rights, Chicago’s presidential wannabees, JB Pritzker and Rahm Emanuel, plus why you don’t start a fire if you’re sitting farthest from the exit. The post “Executive Orders Are Not Laws. . .They Can Be Undone Quite Easily” appeared first on Washington Monthly .