Tag: Commentary

If China can control access to the South China Sea, it will put immense pressure on states like Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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What China wants in return for pressuring North Korea

Tom Rogan · June 27, 2017 3:12 pm

The Supreme Court is seen on the last day of its term, in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

On travel ban, the Supreme Court provides adult supervision for lower courts gone wild

Michael Barone · June 27, 2017 2:56 pm

The AMA is not a simple doctors' club. It's a lobbying group with specific, vested interests. (iStock photo)

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The American Medical Association is a special-interest lobby, not a patient ally

Tom Rogan · June 27, 2017 1:55 pm

Revealing this data across the board will allow citizens and policymakers to have a productive debate about pensions. (iStock by Getty Images)

Make federal pensions transparent

Adam Andrzejewski, rep-ron-desantis · June 27, 2017 4:01 am

When it comes to energy, a sector that is helping drive economic growth nationwide, tax policy can be profoundly influential in investment decisions. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Tax reform can level the playing field in the energy market

Margo Thorning · June 27, 2017 4:01 am

One would hope the media would finally learn some lessons, but they didn't after being wrong about the 2016 election so there is every reason to be skeptical. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump blinds the media, who keep repeating the same mistakes

Lisa Boothe · June 27, 2017 4:00 am

Punishing organizations -- and individuals -- for being religious is not just counter to the enumerated protections of the Constitution and Bill of Rights; it is also counterproductive. Seated, front row, from left are, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Back row, standing, from left are, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

No swing vote on playground case

James Gottry · June 27, 2017 3:08 am

The resignations come just days after CNN pulled down a story claiming longtime Trump ally Anthony Scaramucci had deep ties to a $10 billion Russian investment fund owned by a Kremlin-connected bank. (iStock)

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Three CNN staffers quit over retracted story

Becket Adams · June 26, 2017 11:12 pm

McConnell has some money to work with and we should expect him to throw some around to help assauge the concerns of centrists. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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CBO: Senate healthcare bill spends more and taxes more than the House, but still leaves 22 million more uninsured than Obamacare

Philip Klein · June 26, 2017 10:38 pm

Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Debbie Stabenow are among the Democratic senators that voted to confirm 99 percent of Obama's judicial nominees. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Beltway Confidential

How committed are Senate Democrats from Trump Country to the Resistance?

Emily Jashinsky · June 26, 2017 9:42 pm

Cagle is one of four Republicans who have declared they will seek the GOP nomination for governor in 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Beltway Confidential

Georgia is not turning blue anytime soon

Jay Caruso · June 26, 2017 9:16 pm

President Trump's draft budget would cut the renewable office from $762 million for fiscal 2017 to $160 million. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Was Trump joking when he said he hoped Russia found Hillary Clinton’s emails? Judge for yourself.

Becket Adams · June 26, 2017 8:47 pm