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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

Tiana Lowe Doescher · October 24, 2026 8:03 am

Trump.

Trump and the MAGA enthusiasm strategy

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Abdul el Sayed’s chronic, brazen lying

Abdul el Sayed.

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

Bucks County demonstrators.

The conservative who said yes to Bucks County, USA

It is understandable that today many people in many lands just want the fighting between the Israelis and the Palestinians to stop. (AP Photo)

Cease the cease-fires

Thomas Sowell July 29, 2014 2:29 pm

Please stop helping us

Walter Williams July 29, 2014 2:28 pm

True, the Halbig case, if it makes its way to the Supreme Court, will present an opportunity for Chief Justice John Roberts to redeem himself from his abominably activist salvation of Obamacare. But more important, it will be an opportunity for the high court to reaffirm this nation's commitment to the rule of law. (iStock Image)

Halbig case is an opportunity for Supreme Court to rededicate itself to rule of law

David Limbaugh July 29, 2014 2:22 pm

Protesters gather outside of the McDonald's Corporation headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., the annual shareholders meeting demonstrating for higher wages and the right to unionize, in this May 22, 2014 file photo. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Will the NLRB super-size Big Labor’s fast food industry push?

Sean Higgins July 28, 2014 10:06 pm

President Clinton angrily shakes his finger as he denies any improper behavior with an intern during an event Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in the Roosevelt Room. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman," Clinton said. "I never told anybody to lie." (AP Photo/Greg Gibson)

GOP internal debate: Is party repeating mistakes of 1998?

Byron York July 28, 2014 9:20 pm

Is Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver’ a portent of what might be?

Is Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver’ a portent of what might be?

Cal Thomas July 28, 2014 9:00 pm

President Ronald Reagan's approach to Iraq was ruthless realpolitik: his administration viewed Saddam Hussein as an essential counterweight to Iranian power and backed the dictator in his bloody eight-year war with Iran. AP/Bob Dougherty)

Conservatives would do well to resurrect Ronald Reagan’s Middle East policy

Gene Healy July 28, 2014 9:00 pm

A member of the Keferna family cries upon his return to the family house, which was destroyed by Israeli strikes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Is Obama To Blame for the World’s Crises?

Steve Chapman July 28, 2014 2:36 pm

Wouldn't it be great if President Obama acknowledged that U.S. firms are overburdened by the highest corporate tax rate among developed countries, and as a result are becoming less and less competitive? (AP Photo)

What if Obama defended American business?

Lawrence Kudlow July 28, 2014 2:35 pm

British historianÃÂ H. R. Trevor-Roper was the author of "The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century."ÃÂ (AP/Helmuth Lohmann)

Fighting parasitic bureaucracies and crony capitalism

Michael Barone July 27, 2014 10:00 pm

Central American migrants ride a freight train during their journey toward the U.S.-Mexico border in Ixtepec, Mexico, in this July 12, 2014, photo. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Conservatives need a human rights agenda

James Jay Carafano July 27, 2014 9:00 pm

Pope Francis celebrates a mass in Caserta, Italy, Saturday, July 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Dear Pope Francis: Head west to see the real America

Hugh Hewitt July 27, 2014 9:00 pm