Tag: Commentary

Former President Jimmy Carter from left, Rosalynn Carter, Former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush wait for the 58th Presidential Inauguration to begin at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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We have a record number of living ex-presidents

Michael Barone · January 23, 2017 9:05 pm

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‘This is library!’ Watch as UW Trump protesters get shut down

David Freddoso · January 23, 2017 8:38 pm

As abortion rights providers and groups have demonstrated time after time, their baseline is this: We are the summit (and the foundation) of women’s rights. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Abortion providers have an absurd baseline on foreign aid for abortions

Helen Alvaré · January 23, 2017 8:20 pm

Premiums on HealthCare.gov are now 105 percent higher than average individual market rates from 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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GOP has to be careful when they repeal Obamacare

Charlie Katebi · January 23, 2017 7:17 pm

President Trump signs an executive order to reinstate the "Mexico City policy" that prohibits American tax dollars from funding abortion abroad. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump just raised the pro-life banner over White House

Philip Wegmann · January 23, 2017 7:16 pm

President Trump's approval/disapproval rating breaks even at 45 percent. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Gallup gives Trump his first job approval rating: par

David Freddoso · January 23, 2017 6:35 pm

The Trump Organization says it will donate profits from foreign governments to the U.S. Treasury, but that hasn't stopped an emoluments clause lawsuit from being filed. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Good times ahead: Emoluments clause lawsuit against Trump

David Freddoso · January 23, 2017 6:24 pm

President Trump vowed not only that his healthcare plan would provide "insurance for everybody," but that it would cost less than Obamacare while having lower premiums and better insurance with lower deductibles. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Crowd size fiasco shows how Trump could try to square the circle on Obamacare

Philip Klein · January 23, 2017 6:16 pm

Good people, maybe even some truly virtuous people maintain this same moral blindspot. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Gecker)

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I wasn’t always pro-life

Washington Examiner · January 23, 2017 5:45 pm

Although the poll didn't directly pit Warren head-to-head against any possible opponents, it did show that a slight plurality of registered voters want to "give someone else a chance" in the Senate. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Poll: Massachusetts voters want someone other than Warren in the Senate

Jason Russell · January 23, 2017 5:42 pm

While it's nice to see Kessler showing partisan balance, he's taking Waters too literally, but not seriously. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

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The media’s hyper-literal fact-checking strikes Maxine Waters

Jason Russell · January 23, 2017 5:27 pm

Sen. Lee's tax plan would put less of the corporate tax's burden on workers and more of it on investors. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

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Mike Lee unveils his own corporate tax reform plan

David Freddoso · January 23, 2017 5:03 pm