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PHILADELPHIA- U.S. Senator David McCormick hosted the inaugural Pennsylvania Red Tape Dialogues last week at Temple University in Philadelphia with the goal of bringing together C-suite executives, small business owners, policy experts, and federal/state regulators to identify and eliminate burdensome government regulations. (credit Sen. McCormick's office)

McCormick takes on Pennsylvania’s red tape, one binder at a time

Salena Zito · October 26, 2026 4:08 pm

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Another 2026 polling wrinkle

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

The logic behind Trump’s ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ appeal

President Donald Trump touches his ear as he talks about the noise from the new ballroom construction before a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The closing economic pitch Republicans are too scared to make

Trump.

Trump and the MAGA enthusiasm strategy

Texas Gov. Rick Perry talks to the media and supporters after he was booked at the Blackwell Thurman Criminal Justice Center on Tuesday in Austin. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A decent lawyer should tell liberals they’re damned fools and ought to stop

Michael Barone August 24, 2014 9:00 pm

A pro-Russian rebel delivers stands atop a damaged armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian army on central square in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Vacation assignment for Obama: A real Russia strategy

James Jay Carafano August 24, 2014 9:00 pm

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the Mall in Washington. One year later, a half century ago, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law. (iStock Photo)

We can avoid more Fergusons

Star Parker August 23, 2014 10:00 am

The secular left and others aggressively challenge Christian expression in public, arguing that our Constitution mandates a strict separation of church and state. (iStock)

War on Christianity still alive and well in America

David Limbaugh August 22, 2014 10:52 pm

President Obama delivers a statement on August 9 about ongoing U.S. activity in northern Iraq. Obama spoke before traveling to Martha's Vineyard for a two-week vacation. (Getty images / Chip Somodevilla)

Obama and the ‘wrong side of history’

Mona Charen August 22, 2014 9:14 pm

Attorney General Eric Holder makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington, DC after visiting Ferguson, Missouri, on Thursday. (Getty images / Alex Wong)

Fanning the flames of racial tension

Linda Chavez August 22, 2014 7:58 pm

Police wait to advance after tear gas was used to disperse a crowd Sunday during a protest for Michael Brown. (AP/Charlie Riedel)

Conflict in Ferguson shows need to consider multiple perspectives

Scott Rasmussen August 22, 2014 5:24 pm

The jihadi serial killer you probably haven’t heard about

Michelle Malkin August 22, 2014 5:18 pm

Felue Chang, newly insured under the Affordable Care Act, receives a checkup from Dr. Peria Del Pino-White on April 15 in Hollywood, Florida. (Getty images / Joe Raedle)

Are Republicans abandoning the Obamacare issue? Doubtful

David Harsanyi August 22, 2014 3:37 am

Supporters of President Obama's health care law have been touting proposed insurance rates for 2015 -- arguing that they aren't as high as some of the dire warnings of the law's critics. (iStock)

Obamacare rates are rising once again

Philip Klein August 21, 2014 10:34 pm

A man is moved by a line of police as authorities disperse a protest in Ferguson, Mo., early Wednesday. (AP/Charlie Riedel)

What Ferguson %u2014 and America %u2014 needs is a white Republican for racial justice

Shikha Dalmia August 21, 2014 9:00 pm

Protesters march in the street as lightning flashes in the distance in Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday. Protesters rallied after a police officer shot unarmed Michael Brown on Aug. 9 in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The media and the mob

Thomas Sowell August 21, 2014 4:07 pm