Tag: Commentary

Brooks is doing something very clever. Without consulting Sessions, he has pitted the president against Alabama's favorite son, essentially playing Trump off of Sessions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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In bizarre campaign move, Rep. Mo Brooks encourages Jeff Sessions to retake his Senate seat

Philip Wegmann · July 26, 2017 7:12 pm

Kentucky, which has both a Republican governor and a Republican majority in the statehouse, only has one abortion clinic left. Now, the clinic might be shut down due to issues with licensing. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

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Pro-life movement taking images of aborted fetuses to new heights: Jumbotrons

Liz Wolfe · July 26, 2017 6:04 pm

A poll conducted less than one month prior to President Trump's decision on Wednesday to reverse an Obama-era policy that allowed transgender individuals to serve openly in the military found more people opposed than supported it. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Here’s what polls say about a transgender military ban

Emily Jashinsky · July 26, 2017 5:40 pm

Intolerance of differing ideas is not the way to achieve positive social change. Intolerance only begets negative outcomes. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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On fighting against intolerance, it’s time for millennials to lead

Cliff Maloney · July 26, 2017 5:11 pm

When asked how the policy allowing transgender individuals to serve openly "affected military readiness," 41 percent said it "hurt" while 12 just percent said it "helped." (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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What did service members think of the Obama-era transgender military policy?

Emily Jashinsky · July 26, 2017 5:06 pm

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is reportedly in talks to return to academia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Nobody feels bad for Hillary Clinton anymore, and nobody’s going to really read her new book

Philip Wegmann · July 26, 2017 4:38 pm

The U.S. military should be a welcoming institution that respects all who wish to serve. But the military's first priority must always be clear and unequivocal: victory in war. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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Trump transgender military ban: How does it affect the military’s top priority, ‘victory in war’?

Tom Rogan · July 26, 2017 4:16 pm

Businessman and Iraq War veteran John James, and musician Kid Rock are seeking Michigan's 2018 Republican nomination for U.S. senator. Whoever wins will face incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabenow next November.

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Kid Rock, John James, and Teddy Roosevelt’s leadership example

Tom Rogan · July 26, 2017 1:00 pm

Across the political spectrum, Americans believe that everyone has a right to access our courts. (iStock)

Congress should not interfere with Americans’ day in court

melissa-stegman · July 26, 2017 4:01 am

Trump can make the best of things in Iraq and Syria with ‘expeditionary economics’

henrik-fogh-rasmussen, stephen-hollingshead · July 26, 2017 4:01 am

An easy way for the FCC to boost wireless competition

matt-starr, elizabeth-hyman · July 26, 2017 4:01 am

Presidents are entitled to choose their cabinet members, and Trump is entitled to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he chooses. But the president's focus on this is inconsistent with his protestations that Russia is a red herring. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump, Sessions, and the whirlwind on the horizon

Washington Examiner · July 26, 2017 4:01 am