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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

Byron York · October 25, 2026 9:08 pm

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

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Abdul el Sayed’s chronic, brazen lying

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Is it too late to move the midterm needle in Michigan?

Police attempt to control demonstrators protesting the August 18 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Police shot smoke and tear gas to disperse the protestors with as they became unruly. (Getty images / Scott Olson)

Policing a riot

John Stossel August 19, 2014 10:08 pm

Kurdish forces, known as peshmerga, stand guard near Mosul Dam at the town of Chamibarakat outside Mosul, Iraq, on Sunday. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)

Just when he thought he was out, Iraq pulls Obama back in

Noemie Emery August 19, 2014 9:28 pm

A debate about the militarization of Minnesota police forces has been renewed in light of the shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/The St. Cloud Times, Jason Wachter)

Workers suffer when militarized police and Big Green get together

Ron Arnold August 19, 2014 9:00 pm

A Kurdish peshmerga fighter prepares his weapon at his combat position near the Mosul Dam at the town of Chamibarakat outside Mosul, Iraq, Sunday. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)

Tulsi Gabbard, meet President Obama

Charles Hoskinson August 19, 2014 6:46 pm

Police stand guard near protestors Monday, in Ferguson, Mo. The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by police has touched off rancorous protests in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb where police have used riot gear and tear gas. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes)

‘Theater of the absurd’ in Ferguson

Cal Thomas August 19, 2014 12:53 pm

Cheer up, America -- we can still fix the economy. (iStock)

Secular stagnation is a cover-up

Lawrence Kudlow August 19, 2014 12:40 am

The country still resembles what a presidential commission described in 1968: "two societies, one black, one white -- separate and unequal."ÃÂ (iStock)

Ferguson shows that blacks live in a different America

Steve Chapman August 18, 2014 10:43 pm

For the 2014 legislative session, Gov. Mark Dayton and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor majorities in the state House and Senate set about repealing hundreds of laws. (AP Photo)

In Minnesota, being your own boss doesn’t mean you won’t be unionized

Sean Higgins August 18, 2014 10:41 pm

Faced with the increasing costs of higher education, parents and taxpayers might like to know what they're getting for their money. (iStock)

Your college tuition pays for this

Walter Williams August 18, 2014 10:30 pm

Police advance after tear gas was used to disperse a crowd Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, during a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Just wait until Ferguson police get federally funded drones

Gene Healy August 18, 2014 9:00 pm

Police advance on demonstrators on August 17. the crowd was protesting the killing of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. (Getty images/Scott Olson)

Cameras and more cameras

Mona Charen August 18, 2014 7:57 pm

The Supreme Court is likely to undergo major changes within the next several years. (iStock)

Resetting federal courts on a more neutral path requires GOP wins in 2014 and 2016

Hugh Hewitt August 17, 2014 9:15 pm