Tag: Commentary

Both sides should respond to one another's substantive rebuttals, not cling inflexibly to narratives that no longer engage the claims of their opponents. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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We have now exhausted the hypocrisy angle of the debate regarding the James Comey firing, thank you. Time to move on.

Emily Jashinsky · May 10, 2017 3:52 pm

A list of people Trump should avoid picking as James Comey's replacement: Rudy Giuliani, Chris Christie, Sherrifs Joe Arpaio and David Clarke. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Rudy Giuliani, Sheriff Clarke and more: Trump should not pick anyone from this list to replace James Comey as FBI director

Jason Russell · May 10, 2017 3:36 pm

In a three-page rebuke of James Comey's conduct, Rod Rosenstein said the FBI director had usurped the attorney general's authority last year when he announced that the FBI was closing its investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email as secretary of state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Rod Rosenstein never explicitly said President Trump should fire James Comey

Philip Wegmann · May 10, 2017 3:05 pm

The structure was this: The FBI director reported to the deputy attorney general, who reported to the attorney general, who reported to the president. When Trump fired Comey Tuesday afternoon, that chain of command had been in place for all of 14 days. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

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Byron York: To fire Comey, Trump team waited for Rosenstein

Byron York · May 10, 2017 2:05 pm

Chris Collins, self-proclaimed millionaire-maker, wades into another drug lobby fight

Timothy P. Carney · May 10, 2017 10:54 am

Over 96% of internet drug stores are illegal, according to a 2014 survey from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

Drug importation is dangerous

ali-schroer · May 10, 2017 10:00 am

In Africa, 28 million girls are not in school. It is a heartbreaking statistic that in Eastern Africa, girls are more likely to become child brides than complete eighth grade. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

An educated girl will change the world

Erna Grasz · May 10, 2017 4:04 am

Can law enforcement and criminal justice reform happen during a Trump administration? (AP)

Toward a fairer criminal justice system

Kristen Soltis Anderson · May 10, 2017 4:02 am

It'd benefit not just his supporters, but also his White House staff, who are called on constantly to interpret his impulsive live tweeting of cable news. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Dear White House: Please, for the sake of national security, delete Trump’s Twitter account

Becket Adams · May 10, 2017 3:20 am

Reps. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., sent the letter on Wednesday asking for documents "related to the FBI's ongoing counterintelligence investigation, including relevant documents related to the dismissal of Mr. Comey as FBI Director or memorializing conversations between the President and Mr. Comey." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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In James Comey, the Left will find ready-made martyr material

Philip Wegmann · May 10, 2017 12:31 am

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" participates in the March for Science in Washington, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Scientists, students and research advocates rallied from the Brandenburg Gate to the Washington Monument on Earth Day, conveying a global message of scientific freedom without political interference and spending necessary to make future breakthroughs possible. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

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Bill Nye’s selective ‘scientific’ worldview is a hot mess

Ross Marchand · May 10, 2017 12:00 am

Trump acted this week on the recommendation of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Why James Comey was fired

Becket Adams · May 9, 2017 11:13 pm