Tag: Commentary

Among voters who listed their top issue as security, 81 percent supported the policy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Majority of voters support travel ban, according to new poll

Emily Jashinsky · July 5, 2017 8:36 pm

Congresswoman Maxine Waters seen at the Essence Empowerment Experience at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Saturday, July 1, 2017, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

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Maxine Waters smears Ben Carson, pledges to ‘take his ass apart’

Emily Jashinsky · July 5, 2017 7:42 pm

The idea was to test how many others share Vice President Mike Pence's caution over spending time alone with women other than his wife. (iStock)

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New York Times botches analysis of its own poll on married men and women

Emily Jashinsky · July 5, 2017 6:45 pm

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CNN’s Orwellian overreaction to Trump video

Mark Grabowski · July 5, 2017 6:17 pm

If it makes the Times feel any better, they are hardly the first newsroom to fall victim to the brilliant account. (iStock)

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Fake North Korea Twitter account claims New York Times as latest media scalp

Becket Adams · July 5, 2017 6:02 pm

It was revealed that Vice President Mike Pence avoids having meals alone with women other than his wife, Karen Pence, and from attending events without her where alcohol is served. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Mike Pence is not alone, poll finds married people’s caution with opposite sex has mainstream support

Emily Jashinsky · July 5, 2017 5:14 pm

The run-up to the Iranian elections was marked by widespread activism that called for regime change, a reflection of the rising discontent in the Iranian society. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Regime change in Iran is within reach

Washington Examiner · July 5, 2017 4:23 pm

Thereâs a major, glaring error in this story. (iStock)

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What the hell were you thinking, CNN?

Becket Adams · July 5, 2017 3:29 pm

North Korea claimed to have tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile in a launch Tuesday. The Pentagon has prepared options for a show of force against North Korea following its claimed test of a missile that could hit America. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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North Korea’s missile launch is a big deal. Here’s how Trump should respond.

Tom Rogan · July 5, 2017 3:20 pm

It's obvious President Trump has an affinity for Twitter. However some of his tweets reveals an underlying insecurity, a quick temper and skewed priorities.

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Has Twitter made everyone dumb, or does it just expose them?

Nicole Russell · July 5, 2017 2:49 pm

Movers sorts boxes. A Virginia moving company 10 miles from the West Virginia border has been the plaintiff in a federal constitutional lawsuit for roughly a year because, until recently, it needed the permission of West Virginia moving companies to operate within that state. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Finally, a right to move — and to compete — in West Virginia

Arty Vogt · July 5, 2017 4:01 am

The Affordable Care Act makes it illegal for me to purchase catastrophic health coverage because I'm not under 30 and do not qualify under any of the 14 "hardship exemptions" listed on Healthcare.gov. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Congress should lift limits on buying catastrophic health coverage

David Simon · July 5, 2017 4:01 am