Tag: Commentary

With 240 House Republicans currently, and 218 votes needed to win (there's one Republican vacancy), the Republican leadership can afford 21 defections -- but not 23. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Michael Barone: Republicans’ window of opportunity on the state and local tax deduction

Michael Barone · October 24, 2017 8:22 pm

It was a moment of conservative moral leadership. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Arizona Republicans should remember Jeff Flake’s defense of a Muslim Democrat

Tom Rogan · October 24, 2017 8:18 pm

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center, and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, left, attend the opening ceremony of Future Investment Initiative Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince on Tuesday announced plans to build a futuristic city run entirely on alternative sources of energy and said the ultraconservative kingdom must return to "moderate Islam." (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

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Saudi Arabia’s crown prince just declared war on the clerics

Tom Rogan · October 24, 2017 8:13 pm

Lombardy Region President Roberto Maroni speaks during a news conference at the Lombardy Region headquarters, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. The presidents of Italy's wealthy northern regions of Veneto and Lombardy on Sunday claimed victory in autonomy referendums that seek to grab additional powers and tax revenue from Rome, riding a global tide of self-determination that has swamped Spain's Catalonia region. In the background the results under the Yes(Si) read 95.3%. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Europe’s nation states are falling to pieces — maybe

Tim Worstall · October 24, 2017 8:04 pm

Asked by the Washington Examiner what needs to change for Republicans to actually land bills on the president's desk, Johnson didn't miss a beat before replying, "Come up with legislation that helps sell itself." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Sen. Ron Johnson: To pass bills, GOP must ‘come up with legislation that helps sell itself’

Emily Jashinsky · October 24, 2017 7:25 pm

Flake could run on his principles. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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There’s a third option, Sen. Jeff Flake

Becket Adams · October 24, 2017 7:23 pm

At least 34 times on Twitter, the president has used canine-inspired vocabulary to attack his enemies. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Why does Trump call everyone a dog?

Philip Wegmann · October 24, 2017 7:11 pm

This photo shows steam escaping from Exelon's nuclear plant in Byron, Ill.

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Why are some governments giving taxpayer handouts to nuclear power plants?

Mark J. Perry · October 24, 2017 7:02 pm

Teaching all women to understand and monitor their fertility through the use of fertility awareness-based methods, shows a high level of respect for women. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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Newsweek’s uninformed freak-out over possible Trump administration policy on birth control

Marguerite Duane · October 24, 2017 6:24 pm

"Let's face it, the vast majority of members of Congress, their primary motivation is getting elected and unfortunately it's about maintaining majorities. But to what end?" Johnson asks. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Is Mitch McConnell helping or hurting Republicans? Sen. Ron Johnson: ‘We need leadership’

Philip Wegmann · October 24, 2017 6:09 pm

Congress should do more. Johnson should write and propose his own replacement AUMF. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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On the war authorization, Sen. Ron Johnson is both right and wrong

Tom Rogan · October 24, 2017 5:51 pm

Free speech zones, or limited public forums, are areas set aside by universities for expressive activity. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

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End the madness that is free speech ‘zones’

alexander-staudt · October 24, 2017 5:46 pm