Tag: Commentary

"When it came time to vote, I could not support the budget resolution as it was drafted." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)

A path to a better budget

Rep Marlin Stutzman · April 5, 2016 4:02 am

The Republican Party repeatedly cites the aforementioned problems as reasons to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a better system, yet members help enable the law's survival by allowing one of the law's key provisions to persist: The congressional exemption from Obamacare. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Sorry to burst your special exemption bubble

Heather Madden · April 5, 2016 4:02 am

37% of voters in the GOP contests so far voted for Trump, which means that 62-63 percent voted against him. (Bloomberg/Daniel Acker)

The 37 percent solution

Noemie Emery · April 5, 2016 4:02 am

The only thing that saves the innocent public from having to endure these grating and unnecessary disclaimers on Twitter and YouTube is gridlock at the FEC. (AP Photo)

Three Dems fight against 140 characters

Washington Examiner · April 5, 2016 4:02 am

Voters in Wisconsin began casting ballots in the 2016 presidential primary race on March 21. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

Beltway Confidential

Guide to Wisconsin’s delegate rules

Jason Russell · April 5, 2016 4:00 am

Hillary Clinton and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wave to the crowd as they are introduced at an event in New York, Monday, April 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Beltway Confidential

New York is not Hillary Clinton’s ‘home state’

Ashe Schow · April 4, 2016 9:39 pm

While noting that some schools have taken at least tepid stances against college snowflakes, the Chicago Tribune praised the University of Chicago, which issued a statement last year strongly supporting debate and free speech.(Wikimedia Commons)

Beltway Confidential

Chicago Tribune editorial takes aim at campus free speech codes

Ashe Schow · April 4, 2016 8:38 pm

As president, Ted Cruz said, he would reinstitute the Mexico City agreement, which curbs U.S. foreign aide to overseas groups aborting babies or counseling abortion. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Beltway Confidential

‘We should protect all life’: Cruz’s consistent pro-life stance contrasts with ‘bizarre’ Trump fits

Timothy P. Carney · April 4, 2016 7:47 pm

The charter schools were initially approved in 2012 during a narrow ballot referendum victory, with 50.7 percent of voters in favor of the law. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Beltway Confidential

School choice officially saved in Washington state

Jason Russell · April 4, 2016 7:39 pm

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education plans to officially challenge the Education Department's mandate that schools adjudicate campus sexual assault. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Campus rights group to challenge federal sexual assault mandate

Ashe Schow · April 4, 2016 7:28 pm

On Friday, the district had to close all its schools because of the strike. More than 435,000 students were affected. (Tim Boyle/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Chicago files suit against teachers’ union

Jason Russell · April 4, 2016 7:01 pm

Trump is the only candidate who's been getting attacked by major super PACs in recent days. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Beltway Confidential

Who are super PACs attacking before crucial Wisconsin primary?

Jason Russell · April 4, 2016 5:09 pm