Tag: Commentary

Cutting the source of the dollars being used to silence sexual harassment victims could be one quick, sure way toward stopping sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. (Bloomberg)

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Why in the world are taxpayer dollars bailing out sexual harassers in Congress?

Nicole Russell · November 21, 2017 7:06 pm

Internal political pressure, in conjunction with Putin's vision of a weaker U.S. state, could explain why the Russian president knew about the North Korean nuclear program for the last two decades and chose to do nothing to oppose it. (AP Photo/Sergei Ilnitsky, Pool)

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Russia’s hidden role in backing North Korea

Nikita Vladimirov · November 21, 2017 6:33 pm

The pacifist and the bellicose should agree, if the state is going to kill someone, the government should have the decency to kill quickly. (AP)

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Firing squad or lethal injection? Convicts and experts agree with Trump judicial nominee: ‘Just shoot them’

Philip Wegmann · November 21, 2017 6:16 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recent fumble on the AT&T-Time Warner merger, added to his recent recollection of another meeting during the presidential campaign not previously disclosed, is likely to make Republicans nervous and diminish his reputation among the general public, never mind the fever swamps of the Left. What Jeff Sessions needs is a chance for greatness. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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It’s Jeff Sessions’ time to leave the Justice Department and ride for glory

Daniel Oliver · November 21, 2017 5:22 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., tried to clarify her comments claiming that the Democratic primaries were "rigged" in favor of Hillary Clinton. (Screenshot)

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Elizabeth Warren is still trying to walk back her claim the primaries were rigged for Hillary Clinton

Becket Adams · November 21, 2017 5:06 pm

In Fatou Bensouda's submission to ICC judges, she claimed there is reasonable suspicion of "War crimes by members of the United States ('US') armed forces on the territory of Afghanistan, and by members of the US Central Intelligence Agency ('CIA') in secret detention facilities in Afghanistan and on the territory of other States Parties to the Rome Statute, principally in the period of 2003-2004." (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

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A supernational institution is threatening US sovereignty — here’s how Trump should respond

Tom Rogan · November 21, 2017 4:52 pm

The Jones campaign released a new 30-second ad quoting Ivanka Trump, Sen. Richard Shelby (Alabama's senior senator and a Republican), and Alabama's favorite son, Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (Aly Grice/The Troy Messenger via AP)

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The Doug Jones gut punch to Roy Moore

Philip Wegmann · November 21, 2017 3:06 pm

It's hard enough cooking a giant turkey and making three kinds of pie without having to worry about whether you're doing everything the press wants you to do, on what should be a day off. (iStock)

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How to survive the media’s Thanksgiving survival guides

Pete Kasperowicz · November 21, 2017 3:00 pm

Outgoing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray struck a secret deal with hedge fund manager Donald Uderitz regarding the collection of student loan debt, just the latest example of the sort of work Cordray has become known for at the CFPB. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

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Richard Cordray, now on his way out the CFPB door, struck a shady deal on student loan debt

Shannon Watkins · November 21, 2017 5:01 am

Boys are treated for a suspected cholera infection at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. While cholera is preventable and treatable, the people of Yemen are not receiving the aid they desperately need. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Suffering Yemen needs our help

Robert Schuller · November 21, 2017 5:01 am

The defense budget is big. The only thing more costly than spending $700 billion on national security is to not provide that funding. (iStock)

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Congress’ budgetary uncertainty is harming the troops

Carter Ham · November 21, 2017 5:01 am

It is clear that an air traffic control system designed in the 1940s is not equipped to handle the demands of 21st-century air travel. (iStock by Getty Images)

Air traffic control privatization is just an airline power grab

mark-baker, Ed Bolen · November 21, 2017 5:01 am