Tag: Commentary

Stephen Colbert is neither being persecuted by the Trump administration, nor targeted for a Federal Communications Commission. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

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Here’s hoping reporters and political activists learned something about the FCC this weekend

Becket Adams · May 8, 2017 11:06 pm

The AHCA is still quite unpopular, with 44 percent saying they oppose it, compared to 31 percent in support and 25 percent unsure. That's a far cry from what it was before, though. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Poll: AHCA’s numbers improve as Trump voters rally to the bill

David Freddoso · May 8, 2017 10:37 pm

The Divine Miss M sounds better belting out the tunes than offering her unreasonably heated and defamatory analysis of complicated healthcare policy. (Flickr)

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Par for the course: Bette Midler compares Republican healthcare reform to Bashar Assad gassing his own people

Philip Wegmann · May 8, 2017 10:34 pm

Sally Yates' word choice may provide clues on how much the government knows about ties between former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn and Russia. (Wikimedia Commons)

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Sally Yates hearing on Russia: How to read between the lines of the intelligence community jargon

Tom Rogan · May 8, 2017 10:04 pm

This scaremongering has no basis in fact. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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CNN downplays rape scare it helped spread

Becket Adams · May 8, 2017 9:48 pm

So, what is wrong with the anti-Trump GOP foreign policy establishment? (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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How are foreign policy interventionists faring in the Trump era?

Ying Ma · May 8, 2017 9:42 pm

You can't blame CareFirst's four-year, $600 million loss in Obamacare's exchanges on the current presidential administration. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Obamacare is dying in Maryland too, and it isn’t Trump’s or Republicans’ fault

David Freddoso · May 8, 2017 9:31 pm

If the panel were comprised only of women, the exact same criticism would apply. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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It’s common sense to include women in the Senate healthcare reform group

Emily Jashinsky · May 8, 2017 9:29 pm

For decades, the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf Group has been considered the most notorious bandit organization in Southeast Asia. (AP Photo/Manman Dejeto)

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The Islamic State’s expanding tentacles

Jon Harris · May 8, 2017 7:22 pm

Dissatisfaction with American leadership is up since President Trump's election, but economic worries are down. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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What Washington and Trump need to understand about Iran’s presidential election

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2017 7:10 pm

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. left, and Tracee Ellis Ross present the award for best fight against the system at the MTV Movie and TV Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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MTV should find better role models than Maxine Waters

Emily Jashinsky · May 8, 2017 6:39 pm

Emmanuel Macron created his own party, built membership and competed in a presidential contest with multiple candidates.

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Macron’s win in French election is still a defeat for the political establishment

Daniel DePetris · May 8, 2017 5:54 pm