Tag: Commentary

Individuals Dedicated to Excellence and Achievement is a charter management organization based in Texas, with 44 schools. (iStock photo)

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Major charter school prize awarded to school network with 99 percent graduation rate

Jason Russell · June 27, 2016 4:54 pm

Combined anti-Trump spending passed $50 million on June 14, when Priorities USA Action spent nearly $4 million on video production and two different TV ad buys. (AP Photo)

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Super PAC attacks on Trump pass new milestone

Jason Russell · June 27, 2016 4:09 pm

It is a binary choice — that is obvious at least to every active duty member of the American military. Either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will be their commander in chief. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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PARSING THE POLLS: Clinton’s lead on Trump is robust

Timothy P. Carney · June 27, 2016 3:19 pm

The flaws in the opaque, arbitrary SIFI regime were noted in March's court decision that rescinded MetLife's SIFI designation. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

Dodd-Frank’s regulatory speed trap

Kyle Hauptman · June 27, 2016 4:03 am

If the Obamacare exchanges are in a —œtrial and error—£ stage, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid acting administrator Andy Slavitt described them last week at the Marketplace Innovation Conference, the errors shouldn’t have to come at the expense of taxpayers. (AP Photo)

Greater transparency the first step to keeping Americans healthy and insured

David Williams · June 27, 2016 4:03 am

The significance of the Supreme Court's is that neither immigration nor any other topic can be legislated by a single person, not even if that person happens to be the president of the United States. (AP Photo)

Supreme Court stops Obama from acting as a legislature of one

Washington Examiner · June 27, 2016 4:01 am

Every NEO has a story. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Cleveland wins at last

Hugh Hewitt · June 26, 2016 11:00 pm

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Clinton struggling in some reliably blue states

Ashe Schow · June 26, 2016 9:04 pm

"Jake might not be able to beat either Hillary or Trump in the race for the White House, but he'd crush them both on likability," Lou Aguilar said about his fictional politician dog in his novel "Jake for Mayor." (AP Photo)

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A dog runs for mayor …

Michael Barone · June 26, 2016 6:23 pm

Rubio argued that this is what political experts would advise against. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Rubio says he’s not running for re-election to run for president again. Yeah, OK

Ashe Schow · June 25, 2016 9:46 pm

This railroad relies entirely on government funding and will likely never be completed. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California’s bullet train on the track to extinction

Chuck DeVore · June 25, 2016 4:02 am

In April, appearing alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron, Obama resoundingly endorsed a "Remain" vote, going so far as to threaten that "the U.K. is going to be in the back of the queue" for trade agreements if it leaves the European Union. (Ben Stansall / Pool via AP)

A smart president would view Brexit as an opportunity

Washington Examiner · June 25, 2016 4:01 am