Commentary

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is reportedly collaborated with Ivanka Trump on promoting a paid leave program. However, while Rubio's intentions in formulating paid leave policy are good, but good intentions do not make good policy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

No, Social Security should not pay for maternity leave

February 7, 2018 6:34 pm

Many critics have honed in on President Trump's discussion of the country's recent economic upswing in the State of the Union and whether it was due to Trump's policies or that of his predecessor, Barack Obama. But the current explosion can only be attributed to the work of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans, and the party must capitalize on that to be successful in the 2018 midterm elections. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t get cocky, start cutting: What the GOP must do to win in 2018

Adam Brandon -

February 7, 2018 6:18 pm

Many see their own fathers in the chiseled, goateed face of Jack Pearson. (Ron Batzdorff/NBC via AP)

Beltway Confidential

‘This Is Us’ shows we still want strong, fatherly role models on TV

Neil Dwyer -

February 7, 2018 6:15 pm

Republicans don't have to reinvent the wheel, nor do they have to time to, in an effort to hold the House of Representatives. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Things are looking up for the Republican quest to hold the House in 2018

Ford O'Connell -

February 7, 2018 6:12 pm

There are good arguments against the parade, but there are bad ones too. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

The two weakest complaints over Trump’s military parade plan

Tom Rogan -

February 7, 2018 5:26 pm

Beltway Confidential

A dubious legislative solution to the Tide Pod problem

Emily Jashinsky -

February 7, 2018 3:43 pm

New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Tennessee Titans, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Beltway Confidential

Josh McDaniels is a liar and a coward. The backstabbing New England coach just restarted the Colts-Patriots rivalry

Philip Wegmann -

February 7, 2018 3:40 pm

Congress is now considering a return to earmarks, the practice of choosing the piece it has just sliced, or more precisely, of spending the money it has just appropriated. (iStock)

Op-Eds

Rep. Tom McClintock: We’ve heard the siren’s song of earmarks before

Rep Tom McClintock -

February 7, 2018 5:01 am

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been known to make mistakes. A 2017 study reported that patent allowance decisions are affected by Washington, D.C., weather. (iStock)

Economy

Patent Protection key to US economic progress

John Thorne -

February 7, 2018 5:01 am

Net interest on the national debt, which must be paid to keep the federal government from defaulting, is estimated to be $316 billion. (iStock)

Op-Eds

A real government shutdown

Gary Wolfram -

February 7, 2018 5:01 am

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Don’t get cocky, start cutting: What the GOP must do to win in 2018

‘This Is Us’ shows we still want strong, fatherly role models on TV

Things are looking up for the Republican quest to hold the House in 2018

The two weakest complaints over Trump’s military parade plan

A dubious legislative solution to the Tide Pod problem

Josh McDaniels is a liar and a coward. The backstabbing New England coach just restarted the Colts-Patriots rivalry

Rep. Tom McClintock: We’ve heard the siren’s song of earmarks before

Patent Protection key to US economic progress

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