Tag: Commentary

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., looked like she was sucking on a lemon during the entire speech. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Dems greet Trump’s hopeful message with bitter pills, sour grapes and vinegar

Danny Tarkanian · February 8, 2018 3:03 pm

The FBI placed so much faith in Christopher Steele because he was a former British spy who had worked with the bureau a few years earlier in the world soccer corruption investigation. But there were problems with Steele's credibility, according to the referral. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

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Byron York: What explains the FBI’s deep faith in Trump dossier author Christopher Steele?

Byron York · February 8, 2018 1:13 pm

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Media mangle numbers in new claims of burgeoning ‘transgender’ teen population

Emily Jashinsky · February 8, 2018 11:42 am

Consumers in at least 15 states bought Ambetter insurance plans through Centene with the expectation that they and their families would be covered, only to find out all too late that their policies are not what they seemed. (iStock)

The problems with inadequate health insurance networks

donna-christensen · February 8, 2018 5:01 am

Gentry liberals have the microphone and the money to dominate the Democratic Party. Whether they can overcome their snobbish disdain and bitter contempt for those beyond their comfortable enclaves, and come up with a winning national strategy, is unclear. (iStock by Getty Images)

Michael Barone: Gentry liberals own the Democratic Party

Michael Barone · February 8, 2018 5:01 am

The Food and Drug Administration keeps a database of reported medical device failures, injuries, and even deaths, but navigating it presents an obstacle to most users. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

FDA must make medical device complaints transparent

Terry Turner · February 8, 2018 5:01 am

Under a bill proposed by Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., a working mother of three who pays over $1,400 in payroll taxes in a given year could receive a $2,000 refund. (iStock)

Rep. Ted Budd: Level the playing field for working parents

Rep. Ted Budd · February 8, 2018 5:01 am

In this 2015 photo, a woman walks past Preterm, an abortion clinic, in Cleveland. This week, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Preterm of Cleveland can't sue over abortion-related restrictions which were in the state's budget bill back in 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Ohio strikes a blow against abortion clinics

Nicole Russell · February 7, 2018 11:40 pm

Mocking a newly pregnant 25-year old who admitted she was struggling to "keep her chin up" about the news is a bad look on anybody, let alone a self-styled champion of women. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP)

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Democratic candidate Randy Bryce once used Bristol Palin’s pregnancy announcement to suggest she sell condoms

Emily Jashinsky · February 7, 2018 11:31 pm

Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., recently introduced legislation that would bar the IRS from collecting Schedule B forms, as well as the "name, address, or other identifying information" of donors to 501(c) organizations, otherwise known as nonprofits. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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How about a little bipartisanship to protect nonprofits and privacy?

Eric Peterson · February 7, 2018 11:23 pm

"The victims are the ones who do not want this exposed," Speier said, adding that she sees it as her role to protect the victims. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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The Senate budget deal is one of the worst ever

Quin Hillyer · February 7, 2018 10:51 pm

Several areas around the University of California, Berkeley, were closed off on Sept. 14 ahead of an evening appearance by a conservative commentator, as protestors flooded the streets. That event, among others, has sparked a conversation about free speech on campus. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson)

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Berkeley held a free speech commission hearing, and it was crazy

Tom Rogan · February 7, 2018 10:48 pm