Tag: Commentary

Exercise and healthy eating were central themes of Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Moving on from ‘Let’s Move’

Vinnie Tortorich · May 28, 2017 12:00 pm

When factories roll up and move out of town the impact isn't just the jobs that are lost in the plant. (Wikipedia Commons)

Promised land lost

Salena Zito · May 28, 2017 4:05 am

The "deeming" rule puts vaping products and their components such as flavors, nicotine concentration levels, e-cigarette batteries, and software under the purview of the Tobacco Control Act. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Beltway Confidential

How one small Wisconsin town is standing up to an Obama-era FDA rule

Kathy Hoekstra · May 27, 2017 1:36 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is the architect of a bill that is defying Senate gridlock and putting hearing healthcare at risk. It needs to be stopped. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Beltway Confidential

Elizabeth Warren’s hearing aid bill needs to be muted

Gerard Gianoli · May 27, 2017 12:00 pm

If Trump is to protect the Middle East from Iran, he needs a strategy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Fixing Trump’s Iran problem

Andrew Apostolou · May 27, 2017 11:32 am

Beltway Confidential

The surprising history of Arlington National Cemetery

Emily Jashinsky · May 27, 2017 7:30 am

Over the last thirty years, the tax code has grown into one tangled mess that is being strangled in its own complexity. (AP)

Our tax code is killing us — let’s fix it

Demian Brady · May 27, 2017 4:01 am

In its current form, Medicaid is costly for taxpayers. The federal government contributes $1.33 for every state dollar spent on Medicaid, on average. It's also failing patients who depend on it. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

If Trump’s promises can be overridden, reform entitlements

Washington Examiner · May 27, 2017 4:01 am

The party of personal responsibility would have us believe that attacking a guy for asking a question is no big deal -- at least when a critical election is on the line? (Freddy Monares/Bozeman Daily Chronicle vía AP)

Beltway Confidential

Ben Jacobs lost his glasses but did his job

Philip Wegmann · May 26, 2017 11:54 pm

U.S. student debt slipped from $1.261 trillion to $1.259 trillion in the second quarter, New York Fed says. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s populist student loan plan

alexander-holt, Max Eden · May 26, 2017 11:00 pm

Any fresh-faced graduate looking for a place to start could look to Clinton's organization. And if any of their well-to-do parents have any cash left after paying Wellesley's $48,802 tuition, Clinton could use a donation. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Hillary Clinton uses Wellesley commencement speech to plug her new dark money group

Philip Wegmann · May 26, 2017 5:00 pm

Statues are important symbols. They are visual reminders of significant people who shaped our shared past.

Beltway Confidential

As we debate Confederate statues, recall how Americans treated British statues during the Revolutionary War

J. Mark Powell · May 26, 2017 4:52 pm