Tag: Commentary

FBI Director Christopher Wray (pictured above) seemed to contradict the White House's claim about an ongoing investigation in Senate testimony on Tuesday, when he revealed Rob Porter's file had been closed by his department in January, though additional information had been passed along to the White House earlier this month. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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White House claimed FBI probe into Rob Porter had been ongoing — hours before Christopher Wray testified it was closed

Emily Jashinsky · February 13, 2018 9:01 pm

With groups like the Islamic State determined to assassinate the leader of the Catholic church, and having already succeeded in assassinating at least one Catholic priest in Europe, these security failings are utterly unacceptable. (Vincenzo Pinto/AFP Pool Photo via AP)

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The Pope needs much better security

Tom Rogan · February 13, 2018 8:55 pm

In this 2018 image made from video by North Korea's KRT, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. While Kim Jong Un is certainly a danger to anyone in the North Korean elite who tries to usurp his authority, Kim has proven to be an uncanny operator who understands when to pull back before crossing an irredeemable red line. (KRT via AP Video)

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What happens with North Korea after the Olympics?

Daniel DePetris · February 13, 2018 8:01 pm

A Republican-controlled Congress passed a spending bill on Friday that would bust the spending caps by $296 billion over the next two years, among other effects. This makes Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and his stand against the bill all the more important. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Rand Paul acted like a Republican should act, and everyone else should take notes

Adam Brandon · February 13, 2018 7:18 pm

Unlike some of his colleagues, Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, made his questions the centerpiece of his allotted time in his attempt to get answers from U.S. intelligence officials. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Angus King teaches senators how to question

Tom Rogan · February 13, 2018 6:33 pm

In Senate testimony on Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray, whose department had been conducting Rob Porter's background check, tried to clarify the timeline behind the security clearance process. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Christopher Wray’s testimony on Rob Porter investigation raises tough new questions for the White House

Emily Jashinsky · February 13, 2018 6:20 pm

The attorney general was simply referring to the English common law which serves as the literal foundation of our system of government. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Jeff Sessions is not racist, and the outcry over ‘Anglo-American’ principles is idiocy

Philip Wegmann · February 13, 2018 6:19 pm

Glenn Beck knows change, embraces change, and will continue to change even as his effort to upend the media establishment is disrupted. (AP)

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The future of conservative media belongs to those who embrace change

Stephen Kent · February 13, 2018 5:47 pm

A New York Times piece showed that statin use by Medicare beneficiaries dropped from 58.9 percent at 6 months down to 41.6 percent at 2 years. Lower cost of medication was identified as one way to alleviate this problem. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Too many people don’t follow their prescriptions, but one change could fix it

Kenneth Braunstein · February 13, 2018 5:01 pm

This file image made from video posted on a militant website July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq during his first public appearance. An Iraqi government official claimed on Tuesday that al-Baghdadi was seriously wounded in a recent coalition airstrike. (Militant video via AP, File)

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Where is ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and what will happen when he dies?

Tom Rogan · February 13, 2018 4:07 pm

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence attended the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Pence was slammed by outlets for sitting during the Korean delegation's entrance, comparing him to former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick over the national anthem protests. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

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Mike Pence and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

Siraj Hashmi · February 13, 2018 3:56 pm

One of the ways in which Facebook plans to change the way users engage news and political content is establishing a news section to its watch tab, which is now currently reserved for original videos.

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Facebook’s dangerous slippery slope with politics and news

Siraj Hashmi · February 13, 2018 1:18 pm