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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

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Subsidies for Little Guys usually mean profits for Big Guys

Timothy P. Carney June 21, 2013 4:00 am

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An amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration reform bill would add 20,000 new border-patrol agents.

Immigration reformers embrace once-unthinkable expansion of border personnnel

Byron York June 20, 2013 4:00 am

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Afghans stand at the site of a blast on February 27, 2011 in Arghandab district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Eight Afghan civilians were killed when two blasts targeted a dog fighting competetion, a practice that was previously banned under Taliban rule.

Talking to the Taliban

Cal Thomas June 19, 2013 4:00 am

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A study from Oregon has cast doubt on the notion that access to insurance makes people healthier.

An Oregon study casts doubt on whether health insurance improves health

Michael Barone June 19, 2013 4:00 am

Frederick Douglass, champion of individual liberty

Philip Klein June 19, 2013 12:00 am

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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe invested big in GreenTech automotive, an electric car company that planned to solicit investments b offering EB-5 visas to Chinese investors.

How Chinese investors buy their way into the US

Timothy P. Carney June 18, 2013 4:00 am

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The apology speech Barack Obama will never deliver

Sean Higgins June 18, 2013 4:00 am

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Dishonorable and unjust arguments about the NSA

David Limbaugh June 17, 2013 4:00 am

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The Supreme Court will soon rule on Fisher v. Texas, which could upend the system of racial preferences in use throughout American higher education.

Supreme Court set to reveal major ruling

Mona Charen June 17, 2013 4:00 am

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After recent declines due to the weaker U.S. economy, the number of illegal border crossings from Mexico is on the increase.

Rise in illegal crossings roils immigration debate

Byron York June 17, 2013 4:00 am

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In November, voters in Colorado voted to legalize marijuana by a 55- to 45-percent margin, higher than President Obama's margin of victory in the state.

A libertarian turn on social issues

Michael Barone June 17, 2013 4:00 am

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Supporting one side over another in the Syrian conflict won't advance humanitarian concerns in the long term.

Then what in Syria, Mr. President?

Cal Thomas June 17, 2013 4:00 am