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This combination photo shows Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, left, in Palmer, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2026, and a candidate in Alaska's Senate race, Dan Sullivan, right.

Democrats caught in Alaska ‘Decoy Dan’ lie

Timothy P. Carney · October 28, 2026 3:46 pm

Independence Day July 4

Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politics

Abdul el Sayed.

El Sayed and the art of conning voters

Gov. Josh Shapiro at a campaign rally in Beaver, Pennsylvania.

Josh Shapiro promises restraint as Democrats eye a Pennsylvania sweep

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

Manhattan Moment: Obama and Biden will turn Medicare into Medicaid

Manhattan Moment: Obama and Biden will turn Medicare into Medicaid

Paul Howard October 14, 2012 4:00 am

FILE - In this June 3, 1961, file photo, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and President John F. Kennedy talk in the residence of the U.S. Ambassador in a suburb of Vienna. The meeting was part of a series of talks during their summit meetings in Vienna. Fifty years after the Cuban missile crisis, the National Archives in Washington has pulled together documents and secret White House recordings to show the public how President John F. Kennedy deliberated to avert nuclear war. The exhibit recounts the showdown with the Soviet Union. It is called "To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis." (AP Photo)

Missiles of next October

James Jay Carafano October 14, 2012 4:00 am

Doctor working on a digital tablet

On the road to ‘death panels’

Star Parker October 13, 2012 4:00 am

Sunday Reflection: No vital U.S. interest in Syria

Sunday Reflection: No vital U.S. interest in Syria

Jed Babbin October 13, 2012 4:00 am

Hundreds of job applicants attend the DeSoto County Job Fair at Landers Center, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Southaven, Miss. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Stan Carroll)

Two reports, two parties, two economic realities

Conn Carroll October 13, 2012 4:00 am

Romney should keep focus on IPAB

Romney should keep focus on IPAB

Shikha Dalmia October 11, 2012 4:00 am

Who’s funding Montana’s Libertarian spoiler?

Who’s funding Montana’s Libertarian spoiler?

Ron Arnold October 11, 2012 4:00 am

Did you hear about the 1,500 preachers breaking the law?

Did you hear about the 1,500 preachers breaking the law?

Mark Tapscott October 11, 2012 4:00 am

The jobs numbers: Sadly, nothing to be excited about

The jobs numbers: Sadly, nothing to be excited about

Veronique de Rugy October 11, 2012 4:00 am

Obama’s not-so-centrist Hampton speech

Gregory Kane October 10, 2012 4:00 am

us capitol on 100 us dollars banknotes background

The other debate losers: Americans who want to tackle the debt

Philip Klein October 10, 2012 4:00 am

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers a foreign policy speech at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Va., Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Needed: A new foreign policy

Cal Thomas October 10, 2012 4:00 am