Tag: Commentary

Beltway Confidential

Sean Spicer’s non-answer confirms ignorance: The White House has no idea what Trump is thinking

Philip Wegmann · May 30, 2017 3:32 pm

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, sponsored the Financial CHOICE Act, which would roll back some of the biggest regulatory burdens of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Dodd-Frank is a mess. Fix broken banking laws with the CHOICE Act

Christine Harbin · May 30, 2017 3:14 pm

On June 8, Britons will elect a new Parliament. Two politicians could become prime minister: the current prime minister, Theresa May of the Conservative Party; and Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party. (Stefan Rousseau/ Pool Photo via AP)

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Manchester, Brexit and a rudderless Labour Party

Tom Rogan · May 30, 2017 1:40 pm

Montana voters have reached the point where they would pick almost anyone before choosing to elect a Democrat. (AP Photo/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Rachel Leathe)

Montana is just not that into Democrats

Washington Examiner · May 30, 2017 4:01 am

White House director of legislative affairs noted that more than two dozen Senate Democrats voted for 700 miles of border fencing in 2006, but now are threatening to shut down the government over funding for President Trump's border wall. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Byron York: While other controversies rage, work on border wall moves forward

Byron York · May 30, 2017 3:03 am

William Emanuel told lawmakers that he would be amending a letter he sent them in late December regarding whether he should have recused himself in a major case. (Wikipedia Commons)

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Stop trying to make micro-unions a thing, Big Labor

Heather Greenaway · May 29, 2017 10:00 pm

From the American Revolution to the War in Iraq. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Nine fallen American heroes to remember on Memorial Day

Philip Wegmann · May 29, 2017 12:28 pm

The men and women who have died in the service of the U.S. military, in every war since the revolution, gave their lives for something greater than them. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Remember the fallen, not just of yesteryear, but also of today

Washington Examiner · May 29, 2017 4:01 am

Nostalgia for "an older American way" is evident in every tool, sign and photograph that adorns the walls of Cracker Barrel restaurants. (AP Photo/John Russell)

How Trump ate Hillary’s lunch in Cracker Barrel counties

Daniel Allott · May 29, 2017 4:01 am

The days of the federal government telling church groups what they can and cannot believe are almost over. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

The battle over the HHS mandate may soon be over, but it never had to start

Frank Pavone · May 28, 2017 11:00 pm

Here are a few interesting statistics to help you celebrate Memorial Day by the numbers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Memorial Day by the numbers

Jason Russell · May 28, 2017 8:00 pm

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Alan Dershowitz: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s roving commission to investigate ‘evil’ is a danger to civil liberties

Alan Dershowitz · May 28, 2017 6:23 pm