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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

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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?

Bucks County demonstrators.

The conservative who said yes to Bucks County, USA

Members of Nongovernmental organizations and the media inspect the damage during a two-hour temporary cease-fire in Gaza City's Shijaiyah neighborhood, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

In the Middle East, a new alignment being born?

R. Emmett Tyrrell July 24, 2014 2:36 pm

Hamas, designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S., has governed the Palestinian territory of Gaza since they defeated rival Fatah, the group that governs the West Bank. (AP Photo)

Why there can never be ‘peace in the Middle East’

Larry Elder July 24, 2014 2:32 pm

A protester waves a Texas flag and anti-immigration signs during a protest against people who immigrate illegally, Saturday, July 19, 2014, in Conroe, Texas. (AP/Conroe Courier, Jason Fochtman)

Immigrant kids and the fear of disease

Steve Chapman July 24, 2014 2:26 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin walks past his plane upon his arrival at the airport of Samara, Russia, Monday, July 21, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

As President Obama dithers, Russia returns to the Americas

Jed Babbin July 23, 2014 10:00 pm

Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a news conference in the Governor's press room, Monday, July 21, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

On immigration, Texas Gov. Rick Perry leads while Obama raises funds

Cal Thomas July 23, 2014 9:49 pm

Words mean what they say. That's the basis for the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Halbig v. Burwell invalidating the Internal Revenue Service regulation approving subsidies for Obamacare consumers in states with federal health insurance exchanges. (iStock Image)

Obama Democrats lose their big bet on health exchanges

Michael Barone July 23, 2014 9:00 pm

A mourner places a candle at a memorial for Eric Garner, a Staten Island man who died while being arrested by New York City police Tuesday in New York. (AP/John Minchillo)

How much policing is too much?

John Stossel July 23, 2014 2:44 pm

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The Left’s dark money managers: Meet Philip Gara LaMarche

Michelle Malkin July 23, 2014 2:44 pm

In his infamous opinion deciding that the individual mandate was constitutional, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote: "The text of a statute can sometimes have more than one possible meaning." (AP Photo)

Will Chief Justice John Roberts decide a ‘state’ is not a ‘state’?

Terence Jeffrey July 23, 2014 2:44 pm

Ultimate responsibility for the massacre of the 298 people aboard Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 begins and ends in the Kremlin office of Russian president Vladimir Putin. (AP/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky)

Penalize Vladimir Putin and his culpable Kremlin

Austin Bay July 23, 2014 2:43 pm

A study published in the journal Health Affairs looked at an ambitious three-year pilot program of bundled payments in California that was funded by a $2.9 million grant from Obama's 2009 economic stimulus package -- and found that the program was such a massive failure, it could hardly get off the ground. (iStock Image)

When Obamacare loses in court, insurance companies lose, too

Timothy P. Carney July 22, 2014 9:05 pm

Two bills in Congress are waiting in the wings for their high voltage debut - the "Electrify Africa" measure and the "Energize Africa" bill. (iStock Photo)

Electricity for Africa initiative could help make ‘High-Energy Planet’ vision a reality

Ron Arnold July 22, 2014 9:00 pm