Tag: Commentary

Trump is now left with a bunch of white guys as his picks, and none of them are inspiring. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Beltway Confidential

One last chance for wild speculation about Donald Trump’s VP pick

Ashe Schow · July 14, 2016 4:40 pm

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The deal Cruz is cutting in Cleveland that could keep the delegates bound

Timothy P. Carney · July 14, 2016 4:25 pm

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Byron York: Anti-Trumpers of all stripes enter ‘Valley of Unskewed Polls’

Byron York · July 14, 2016 3:02 pm

Earlier this month, a 13-year old American girl was murdered in her bed by a Palestinian terrorist wielding a knife. The attacker was killed but if past practice holds, he will receive a celebration funeral, honoring him as a hero and martyr. His family will claim a reward and monthly stipend from the Palestinian Authorities. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

We must end payments that reward and encourage terrorism

Dan Coats · July 14, 2016 4:05 am

Rep. Joe Wilson urges the administration to preserve relationships with both Britain and the European Union. (AP Photo)

National Security

After Brexit, U.S. must stay united with U.K. and Europe

Rep Joe Wilson · July 14, 2016 4:04 am

Most VP picks raise red flags for a key Trump constituency: people who want tighter immigration controls. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Will Trump veep pick disappoint his biggest fans on immigration?

W. James Antle III · July 14, 2016 4:01 am

At a funeral service in Dallas July 12 both George W. Bush and Barack Obama delivered excellent speeches — until Obama went on at greater length to suggest once again that black men are being gunned down by racist police and that this problem could be solved somehow by gun control legislation. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Events roil the 2016 campaign

Michael Barone · July 14, 2016 12:06 am

The proposal, set to be published tonight, would prohibit registered lobbyists from serving as members of the RNC. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Conservatives try to push lobbyists out of the Republican National Committee

Timothy P. Carney · July 13, 2016 9:15 pm

Research shows vice presidential nominees don't really help the electoral chances of the ticket. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Beltway Confidential

Some unconventional advice for Clinton on her VP pick

Jason Russell · July 13, 2016 8:42 pm

"Whenever reported, it must be promptly investigated by civil authorities and prosecuted in a courtroom, not a faculty lounge," the GOP platform draft states about campus sexual assault. (AP Photo)

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GOP platform wants campus sexual assault handled by law enforcement

Ashe Schow · July 13, 2016 7:14 pm

Academic progress reportedly the result of schools adopting a "no excuses" attitude toward behavioral issues. (Joe Ellis /The Clarion-Ledger via AP)

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Study highlights what works in public charter schools

Jason Russell · July 13, 2016 5:31 pm

New polls suggest that Hillary Clinton will have a hard time matching President Obama's margin among young voters as a percentage of the total electorate. (AP Photo)

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Q polls show Clinton weakness among young voters in Fla., Pa., Ohio

Michael Barone · July 13, 2016 4:38 pm