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President Donald Trump imitates a golf swing after speaking at a campaign event in Park City, Kansas, US, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (Nick Oxford/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

When good enough is good enough

Timothy P. Carney · October 24, 2026 8:00 am

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Abdul el Sayed’s chronic, brazen lying

Demonstrators rally during a "Stop Sexual Violence" protest at the Washington Monument, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Our bodies, our choice, our 60-year mistake

President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump has killed the American-led world order

Timothy Miller, 76, arriving at Portsmouth Magistrates Court, to face charges of wearing or using an item to conceal his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth city centre on Saturday September 12. Picture date: Wednesday October 14, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images)

Timothy Miller, an innocent woman

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to Texas, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

Amid the tumult of the Trump era, the constant: His approval rating

Kristen Soltis Anderson April 10, 2019 4:23 pm

Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin, right, watches as Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the vice presidential debate at Centre College, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Danville, Ky.

Joe Biden was Trump before Trump

Timothy P. Carney April 9, 2019 11:26 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Letter from the editor: April 9, 2019

Hugo Gurdon April 5, 2019 4:00 am

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., stands in an elevator after departing a secure area of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have released a sweeping impeachment report outlining evidence of what it calls President Donald Trump's wrongdoing toward Ukraine.

The Russian collusion hoax meets unbelievable end

Rep. Devin Nunes April 5, 2019 4:00 am

Moore gets the Kavanaugh treatment

Fred Barnes April 5, 2019 4:00 am

Darrin Kelly, far left, standing on stage with Pam Iovino as she declares victory in the Pennsylvania state Senate 37th District special election.

Western Pennsylvania’s lessons: Run on real issues, not for Green fantasies

Salena Zito April 5, 2019 12:00 am

Vehicles make their way on Michigan Ave., in Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 30, 2006 in an area known as "Health Hill".

A tale of two Michigans

Timothy P. Carney April 3, 2019 12:29 pm

Independent presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the We the People Membership Summit, featuring the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, at the Warner Theater, in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019.

Let’s face it: Bernie Sanders could be the next president

Philip Klein April 2, 2019 8:05 pm

In this Nov. 7, 2018, photo, U.S. Army troops with the 16th Military Police Brigade install concertina wire atop the U.S.-Mexico border near the Morley pedestrian gate just east of the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Ariz. The brigade is comprised of troops from the 42nd Military Police Brigade and the 66nd Engineer Battalion.

How bad does border have to be for Democrats to admit it’s an emergency?

Byron York April 2, 2019 12:33 am

Former special counsel Robert Mueller, is sworn in before he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019.

Mueller’s collateral damage

Fred Barnes March 29, 2019 4:00 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Letter from the editor: April 2, 2019

Hugo Gurdon March 29, 2019 4:00 am

The West is betraying Nigeria

Dan Hannan March 29, 2019 12:00 am