Delegates to the Republican National Convention approved their party′s platform in Cleveland on July 18. Delegates to the Democratic Convention approved theirs in Philadelphia on July 25. Read the highlights of both documents below …   2016 Republican Party Platform: ″Making America Great Again″ We believe in American exceptionalism. We believe the United States of America is unlike any other nation on earth. We believe America is exceptional because of our historic role — first as refuge, then as defender, and now as exemplar of liberty for the world to see. Read more highlights … 2016 Democratic Party Platform: ″We…

In 1981, the Supreme Court ruled that women did not have to register for the draft because they did not participate in the front lines of combat. The debate resumed, however, when Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced in December 2015 that the Pentagon was opening all combat roles to women. In late April 2016, the House Armed Services Committee, by a vote of 32 to 30, approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to require women to register for the draft when they turn 18. Representative Duncan Hunter (CA-R), an opponent of the change, offered the amendment…