Tag: Commentary

After months of speculation, Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., announced her bid to run for the Tennessee governor's seat. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Rep. Diane Black could easily become the first female governor of Tennessee

Philip Wegmann · August 2, 2017 2:20 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., has said he hopes that "filling the open seats on the NLRB will restore the board to its intended purpose of acting as a neutral umpire after years of playing the role of advocate."

Sen. Lamar Alexander: Fill out the NLRB and restore its neutrality

Sen. Lamar Alexander · August 2, 2017 11:00 am

The battle lines of the next conflict would be ripe for propaganda purposes as well. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hezbollah’s media relations department

Sean Durns · August 2, 2017 4:01 am

The Left is not taking well to Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Ben Ray Lujan's comments this week that the House Democratic campaign arm will not withhold funds from Democratic candidates who do not pledge full allegiance to abortion on demand without apology. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Leftists rage at the DCCC for rejecting an abortion litmus test, imply that pro-life views are racist

David Freddoso · August 2, 2017 4:01 am

President of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a ceremony to mark the accession of Montenegro at NATO Headquarters. Ninety-seven senators voted in March to add Montenegro to NATO. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

America is helping Montenegro’s democracy mature

Neil Emilfarb · August 2, 2017 4:01 am

Workers at the Nissan plant in Canton, Miss., are set to vote on unionization this week, beginning Aug. 3. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The French are sold on the UAW; Mississippi auto workers maybe not so much

Steven Allen · August 2, 2017 4:01 am

Although a travel ban and heated rhetoric may have inflamed anti-Islamic sentiments, seven in 10 Muslims in America believe you can get ahead with hard work.

The American Dream thrives among Midwestern Muslims

Timothy P. Carney · August 2, 2017 3:30 am

"So far, that's what he's been doing." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Mike Lee to Trump: ‘Keep it coming’

Emily Jashinsky · August 2, 2017 1:33 am

Speculation is sometimes part of the job for political commentators, but the stretches drawn from this one word in an otherwise-friendly post from Ivanka Trump was rather over the top. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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It’s really not worth speculating over Ivanka Trump’s tweet about John Kelly

Emily Jashinsky · August 2, 2017 12:01 am

Kevin Nicholson's political past is by no means crippling and certainly not new. Of course, he had to know that jumping ship after holding an actual Democratic Party post would require explanation. And like the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel detailed, he had addressed it "head on." (Kevin Nicholson via AP, File)

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Wisconsin Democrats think it’s impossible for Republican Kevin Nicholson to change his mind on abortion

Philip Wegmann · August 1, 2017 9:54 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The West Bank has to realize that Israel cannot lower its guard with the fence so long as they are still regularly blocking threats.

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Relaxed security is not the answer for Israelis or Palestinians

Peter Burns · August 1, 2017 9:22 pm

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's reminder clashes with Russian President Vladimir Putin's denial of responsibility for the incident. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

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For Tillerson’s bodyguards, the ASEAN summit is a big challenge

Tom Rogan · August 1, 2017 8:45 pm