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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

New Hampshire’s Kelly Ayotte knows her stuff on defense issues

James Jay Carafano July 1, 2013 4:00 am

Recent polls show young voters in the United Kingdom are libertarian on cultural issues while rejecting government-paid residential care for the elderly. (Thinkstock)

In UK, but not US, young voters turn against Big Government

Michael Barone June 30, 2013 4:00 am

Kermit Gosnell's defense attorney argued that because the babies he was convicted of murdering died in utero, he should not be convicted. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department via Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, File)

If only Kermit Gosnell had worn pink sneakers like Wendy Davis

David Freddoso June 30, 2013 4:00 am

Cynthia Wides, center right, and Elizabeth Carey exchange wedding vows at City Hall in San Francisco, Saturday, June 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Same-sex marriage is war on religious faith and principle

Star Parker June 30, 2013 4:00 am

Kim, at right, and Rachel Hadley exchange wedding vows as they hold their twins Sidney, center left, and Phin at City Hall in San Francisco, Saturday, June 29,
2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Gay marriage fight now becomes a religious liberty fight

Timothy P. Carney June 30, 2013 4:00 am

A president could sign a law passed by congress only to have a future president choose to ignore the law. (AP file)

Congress must empower people to hold president accountable

Conn Carroll June 30, 2013 4:00 am

Spying’s the story, not Edward Snowden

Gene Healey June 28, 2013 4:00 am

John Lewis, left, and Stuart Gaffney embrace outside San Francisco's City Hall shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California on Wednesday. (AP/Noah Berger)

An Authority higher than the courts

Cal Thomas June 28, 2013 4:00 am

AP file
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden is among the many whistleblowers being prosecuted by the Obama administration.

Washington keeps getting worse for whistleblowers

David Freddoso June 28, 2013 4:00 am

Members of the media wait for court rulings in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Stop the political games over recess appointments

Philip Klein June 28, 2013 4:00 am

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President Obama

Will Obama go down in history as the ‘fracking president’?

Sean Higgins June 28, 2013 4:00 am

AP/Evan Vucci
President Obama is a talented orator, but his speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin last week fell flat.

Obama bombs out five months into his second term

Noemie Emery June 28, 2013 4:00 am