Tag: Commentary

Attorney General Jeff Sessions waits to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

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After months of silence, Jeff Sessions is raging in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee

Philip Wegmann · June 13, 2017 7:51 pm

Testifying Tuesday on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was apologetic. "We are not winning in Afghanistan right now, and we will correct this as soon as possible," he said. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

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The Trump administration’s (lack of) strategy for Afghanistan is failing

Tom Rogan · June 13, 2017 7:32 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions cast blame on Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., for posing the inquiry that prompted his response. (AP Photos)

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Jeff Sessions shades Al Franken during Senate testimony

Emily Jashinsky · June 13, 2017 7:27 pm

Sessions said he was responding to a "rambling question" from Franken, and that he was responding to allegations of "a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump's surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government." (AP Photo/Sam Owens)

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Here’s the Al Franken-Jeff Sessions exchange on Russia that has Sessions in trouble

Timothy P. Carney · June 13, 2017 7:16 pm

In Waukesha County, there is both a need for the administration's efforts and answers as to what those efforts should look like. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Here’s what you need to know ahead of Trump’s Tuesday visit to a technical school in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Emily Jashinsky · June 13, 2017 6:46 pm

Smith's retirement announcement comes soon after the president attacked the small Middle Eastern country on social media. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

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US ambassador to Qatar’s planned retirement characterized in media as anti-Trump protest

Becket Adams · June 13, 2017 5:57 pm

Educators in the United States should take to heart that the founding of our country has a basis in religion, particularly the pursuit of religious freedom. (Fiona Hanson/AP)

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Atheist Richard Dawkins makes the case for putting God in schools

Nicole Russell · June 13, 2017 5:09 pm

Under Trump's reign of Twitter, he's frequently made official proclamations that have been reported to take some of his closest advisers by surprise. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

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If you don’t want Trump’s tweets to matter, then shrink the government

Kevin Glass · June 13, 2017 4:32 pm

Regardless of the locker room reasoning, the end result is a bunch of celebrity athletes standing up a celebrity president. That's a bad flop. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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If the Warriors skip a visit to Trump’s White House, they’ll be taking a play from ESPN’s failed playbook

Philip Wegmann · June 13, 2017 4:18 pm

Dennis Rodman is right in believing that North Korea loves him. But he's confused about why. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Why North Korea loves Dennis Rodman

Tom Rogan · June 13, 2017 3:35 pm

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is no doubt banking on a long-term U.S. commitment over the next five to 10 years, if not longer. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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The world can’t give Iraqi leaders a blank check

Daniel DePetris · June 13, 2017 3:02 pm

Although it may seem self-evident that Trump is in breach of the Constitution, the lawsuit is unlikely to survive a well-drafted motion to dismiss. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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The emoluments lawsuit against Trump is doomed

Mark Grabowski · June 13, 2017 2:18 pm