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On Feb. 25, Oakland, Calif., Mayor Libby Schaaf took to Twitter to warn followers of an imminent immigration raid in Northern California targeting about 1,000 illegal immigrants deemed "public safety threats." (screenshot via Twitter)

Don’t make a martyr of Oakland’s mayor, but be sure to enforce the law in her city

Washington Examiner · March 9, 2018 5:01 am

Every single senator and most members of the House represent constituencies where President Trump's tariffs will endanger more jobs than they protect. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Override Trump’s veto and block his tariff power

Washington Examiner · March 8, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., right, speaks during a press conference alongside Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., on Monday in Philadelphia. Toomey and Coons say they have introduced a bill that will require federal authorities to notify states when a felon or a fugitive attempts to buy a firearm but fails the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Here’s what Congress can actually do about mass shootings

Washington Examiner · March 7, 2018 5:01 am

The letter from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., to Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicates that the FBI might be in breach of its own regulatory guidance.

To fix FISA, appoint public advocates

Washington Examiner · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

On March 1, President Trump announced he would soon impose massive tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Step back, President Trump, no one wins a trade war

Washington Examiner · March 5, 2018 5:01 am

In the wake of another mass shooting, young Americans have flooded streets, capitol buildings, and D.C. demanding additional gun control measures. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Government is not best done in a state of outrage

Washington Examiner · March 4, 2018 5:01 am

On Thursday, President Trump announced he would introduce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump’s new taxes — a big tariff step backward

Washington Examiner · March 3, 2018 5:01 am

"I like taking the guns early," President Trump said at a recent roundtable on gun control and school safety. "Take the guns first. Go through due process second." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s words will fade away, due process will not

Washington Examiner · March 2, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sent a letter urging the BlackRock hedge fund to use its "financial leverage" to encourage "responsible actions" by gunmakers. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Elizabeth Warren loves corporate America putting its thumb on the political scales

Washington Examiner · March 1, 2018 5:01 am

Federal courts should not be touching maps, let alone redrawing them in either party's favor just because the current ones look like a dog's breakfast. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The dog ate my congressional district

Washington Examiner · February 28, 2018 5:01 am

A vast majority of gun murders are committed with hand guns, the type a mother might keep in her bedroom to defend against intruders. The most popular single weapon in the U.S. is the AR-15, and an overwhelming majority of them are never used in a crime. (iStock)

The right of self-defense is fundamental

Washington Examiner · February 27, 2018 2:02 am

The pain and fear the teenagers feel are pertinent to the debate on gun control and policy, driving home the truth that while any single student is unlikely to be a victim of a school shooting, such events are nevertheless monumentally traumatic for many of them. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

The debate we need on school shootings

Washington Examiner · February 26, 2018 5:01 am