Tag: Commentary

The "Remittance Status Verification Act," would require a fee on remittances for customers who wire money to another country but cannot prove that they are in the United States legally. (Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg)

We need to crack down on illegal immigrants wiring money out of the U.S.

David Vitter · March 7, 2016 5:03 am

Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and former 2012 Republican presidential nominee, speaks at the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 3. (Cayce Clifford/Bloomberg)

The service ‘loser’ Romney did his party and country

Washington Examiner · March 7, 2016 5:01 am

It's noticeable that the Trans-Pacific Partnership which Donald Trump rails against doesn't contain the words "free" or "trade" in its title. Neither does the EU-U.S. deal currently being negotiated, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

A Trump-Clinton race means the end of free-trading America

Dan Hannan · March 7, 2016 5:01 am

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Showing strength in Michigan, Trump feeds on hostility to GOP, Romney

Byron York · March 7, 2016 3:37 am

Hillary Clinton reportedly attacked Bernie Sanders for his consistent opposition to the Export-Import Bank. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Beltway Confidential

Hillary’s super PACs and K Street friends attack Bernie for opposing corporate welfare

Timothy P. Carney · March 7, 2016 12:37 am

The Reagans arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania at a grim moment and almost immediately set about lifting the county's eyes and mood higher. (AP Photo/Tim Aubry/File)

Prepare for that brokered convention with the Reagans in mind

Hugh Hewitt · March 6, 2016 10:00 pm

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump won the Louisiana and Kentucky on Saturday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Beltway Confidential

Why Louisiana tells us the most about Trump

W. James Antle III · March 6, 2016 5:58 am

A reversal of usual pattern when the front-runner in the first dozen contests attracts widespread support. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Will a Republican majority rally to defeat Donald Trump?

Michael Barone · March 6, 2016 5:01 am

Common Core is out of the federal government's hands now. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Beltway Confidential

Can the next president really kill Common Core?

Jason Russell · March 5, 2016 6:39 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in New Orleans, Friday, March 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

CPAC cancellation reminds conservatives Trump is not one of them

Washington Examiner · March 5, 2016 5:23 am

Kansas' primary begins the contests this weekend that will award 14 percent of GOP delegates. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Beltway Confidential

Guide to the GOP’s March 5 delegate rules

Jason Russell · March 5, 2016 5:01 am

Let's take a step back and look at the different ways Louisiana's GOP parcels out its 46 delegates. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Beltway Confidential

DELEGATE CHASE: Confusion in Louisiana

Timothy P. Carney · March 4, 2016 8:03 pm