Republicans Should Be Panicking About the Blue Surge in the Suburbs

In seven special elections since the 2016 election, Democrats have overperformed in districts and states that Republicans have historically dominated, and they might add Arizona's 8th congressional district to that growing list. But the reason for this may have less to do with a Democratic wave and more to do with the fact that these districts are located in the suburbs, which are largely turning their support from red to blue.

Emerson College Professor Yasser Munif at his home in Boston on Saturday.

President Trump's decision to launch missile strikes in Syria is political theater that will play well among some voters but have little effect on civilians caught in the country's long civil war, said Yasser Munif, an assistant professor at Emerson College who grew up in Syria. "I think it's just a way for Trump to differentiate his politics or policies from [those of former president Barack] Obama," said Munif, 46, who studies revolutions in Arab countries.

Five things to know today, and one poll shows closer race in Pennsylvania

Here are five things to know in Pittsburgh business today: Polls tightening in Pennsylvania Business Insider has the details of several polls released Monday, including one from Emerson College Polling Society in Massachusetts that shows GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is only behind his Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton by 3 ... (more)