Tag: Commentary

Trump's tweets are intellectually and morally pathetic. But from my perspective, that's all they are. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s attacks on the judiciary are idiotic, but no threat to the Republic

Tom Rogan · February 7, 2017 4:42 pm

It seems very likely during the Trump era that we're going to see more rioting, not less. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)

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After pipeline protests, North Dakota acts to tighten its rioting laws

David Freddoso · February 7, 2017 4:35 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., questions Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos at her Senate panel confirmation hearing. "Do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family has not made hundreds of millions of dollars of contributions to the Republican Party, that you would be sitting here today?" he asked. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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The Left’s attacks on DeVos match their own definition of sexism

Emily Jashinsky · February 7, 2017 4:13 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy tweeted that "Public schools weren't a 'dead end' for me, my parents, my wife, or my kids," as the Democrats opposed and delayed Betsy DeVos' nomination to be the education secretary. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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White guy from wealthy suburban high school comes out against school choice

Timothy P. Carney · February 7, 2017 3:06 pm

Enter Sens. Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders to wax eloquent on Obamacare and to personify the political battles we're met with on social media. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Three things to expect from the Cruz vs. Sanders healthcare debate

Beverly Hallberg · February 7, 2017 12:00 pm

Chuck Schumer knows he can count on Tammy Baldwin during the brawl. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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If Democrats defeat Neil Gorsuch, they could kick Republicans out of Wisconsin

Philip Wegmann · February 7, 2017 12:00 pm

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., at a news conference on Capitol Hill, announces the Patient Freedom Act of 2017, a possible GOP replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Replacing Obamacare should begin with the states

Yevgeniy Feyman · February 7, 2017 5:04 am

Since Hillary Clinton's loss, she seems determined to spend the next twenty years lamenting. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

To blame and blame not

Noemie Emery · February 7, 2017 5:04 am

It is worth returning to Trump's line on "killer" America. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Remember Mr. President, America first

Washington Examiner · February 7, 2017 5:01 am

The United States is neither shutting its doors to the world, nor turning its back on refugees. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s executive order will make America safe again

Chris Chmielenski · February 7, 2017 2:41 am

A top aide in the Trump administration said on Wednesday evening that President Trump will take executive action on Friday that addresses foreign policy issues. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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No, Trump, the US is not the same as Putin

Daniel DePetris · February 7, 2017 2:27 am

What matters is what families and students think about having a change agent in this position. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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DeVos isn’t opposed to public education, she opposes failing schools

Janine Yass · February 7, 2017 2:00 am