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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

Salena Zito · October 26, 2026 4:08 pm

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Another 2026 polling wrinkle

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

The logic behind Trump’s ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ appeal

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

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Trump and the MAGA enthusiasm strategy

A Libyan man investigates the inside of the U.S. Consulate in that country after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, in September of this year. (Mohammad Hannon/AP Photo)

James Carafano: What We Need to Know about Benghazi

James Jay Carafano December 16, 2012 5:00 am

NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 16: Teddy bears, flowers and candles in memory of those killed, are left at a memorial down the street from the Sandy Hook School December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza also reportedly had committed suicide at the scene. A 28th person, believed to be Nancy Lanza, found dead in a house in town, was also believed to have been shot by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Hugh Hewitt: The mainstream media vultures gather

Hugh Hewitt December 16, 2012 5:00 am

NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 16: Ty Diaz is kissed by his mother Yvette at a memorial down the street from the Sandy Hook School December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza also reportedly had committed suicide at the scene. A 28th person, believed to be Nancy Lanza, found dead in a house in town, was also believed to have been shot by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Gregory Kane: Culprit is society that devalues human life

Gregory Kane December 16, 2012 5:00 am

Star Parker: Tea Partiers must hang tough

Star Parker December 15, 2012 5:00 am

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to workers about the economy during a visit to Daimler Detroit Diesel in Redford, Mich., Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Conn Carroll: Obama’s trickle-down economics

Conn Carroll December 15, 2012 5:00 am

Sally C. Pipes

Sunday Reflection: Obamacare vs. the Constitution: Part Deux

Sally Pipes December 15, 2012 5:00 am

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Veronique de Rugy: Let’s return to Clinton spending levels, too

Veronique de Rugy December 13, 2012 5:00 am

Terrence Jeffrey: Obama’s vision for America looks a lot like Detroit

Terrence Jeffrey December 13, 2012 5:00 am

Ron Arnold: Meet your new regulator: A Big Green law school

Ron Arnold December 13, 2012 5:00 am

Stock markets calm ahead of fiscal cliff

Stock markets calm ahead of fiscal cliff

Lawrence Kudlow December 12, 2012 5:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, who conferred with President Barack Obama yesterday by phone, walks to a closed-door meeting with the GOP caucus, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner and the other House Republican leaders are calling for Obama to come up with plan they can accept for spending cuts and tax revenue to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and budget reductions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Philip Klein: Resisting the ‘no surrender’ temptation

Philip Klein December 12, 2012 5:00 am

Steve Chapman: Gun rights find a new home

Steve Chapman: Gun rights find a new home

Steve Chapman December 12, 2012 5:00 am