Tag: Commentary

Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., accused deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein of displaying "a remarkable lack of integrity" by authoring a memo that argued for firing Comey in light of his violation of DOJ rules during the Clinton email investigation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Confirmed: Rod Rosenstein never recommended that Trump fire James Comey

Philip Wegmann · May 19, 2017 4:45 pm

Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., faces a primary in August. In an April interview, he said he did not see a public corruption problem in Washington, but now he says he is ready to help President Trump drain the swamp.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Eager to drain the swamp, Alabama Sen. Luther Strange recently said he couldn’t find any corruption in Washington

Philip Wegmann · May 19, 2017 4:01 pm

President Trump's reported call to make healthcare reform efforts more generous could alienate some of the conservatives he would need to get a bill through the Senate after narrowly succeeding in the House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Is a bunker mentality getting in the way of Trump making America great again?

Bruce Yandle · May 19, 2017 3:37 pm

The CBO hasn't scored the latest version of the American Health Care Act. If the loss in coverage is still as large as the last version — up to 24 million by 2026 — it will only reinforce the Senate's determination to make significant changes to get better coverage numbers. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Healthcare reform: Mission possible

Paul Howard · May 19, 2017 4:05 am

While President Trump has promised to be tough on crime, ideas like this will only make the problems in our system worse. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Sessions’ drug policy is gruff on crime, not tough on crime

Patrick Wohl · May 19, 2017 4:01 am

The president did not recommend that Coast Guard cadets try a $36 burger. It was a joke. It was just a joke. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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No, Trump didn’t talk about burgers during his Coast Guard speech

Becket Adams · May 19, 2017 1:55 am

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Trump, call the deputy attorney general’s office and get your Rosenstein story straight

Philip Wegmann · May 18, 2017 10:54 pm

Even if one buys Schapiro's argument, it seems like a sad commentary on our time that young people, raised in the freest and most informed society ever to exist, do not have the confidence to confidently cope with ideological disagreement. (Vimeo)

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Northwestern University president: I love safe spaces

Emily Jashinsky · May 18, 2017 9:58 pm

It's very possible the White House could have avoided the news erupting into a scandal. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Does it matter if Rosenstein knew Trump was firing Comey before writing the memo?

Emily Jashinsky · May 18, 2017 9:45 pm

Luckily, newsrooms have done a good job of correcting and updating their stories to reflect the senator's clarification. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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You’re not helping, Sen. Burr

Becket Adams · May 18, 2017 9:37 pm

The appointment of Mueller removes most of the political gamesmanship and grandstanding we have seen ever since Trump took office. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

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What powers does special counsel Robert Mueller have?

Jon Harris · May 18, 2017 8:55 pm

Plenty of smart people now believe Trump will be gone from the Oval Office by Labor Day. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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If Trump leaves office, whom would Pence pick as vice president?

Quin Hillyer · May 18, 2017 8:22 pm