Tag: Commentary

Beltway Confidential

Did Boeing just swindle Trump with that Air Force One deal?

Philip Wegmann · February 27, 2018 5:55 pm

Donnelly's harsh evaluation of the president's performance six months into his term could backfire. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Democrats battle ‘communications challenge’ over opposition to tax reform

Emily Jashinsky · February 27, 2018 5:21 pm

It's only in these recent decades that the link between conception and sex has been broken. (iStock photo)

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How birth control pills made recessions predictable

Tim Worstall · February 27, 2018 5:12 pm

In the #MeToo moment, it seems unlikely that a company would want to keep covering up bad behavior, going so far as to orchestrate an unfair investigation. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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Lessons on #MeToo from the strange case of Ryan Seacrest

Emily Jashinsky · February 27, 2018 5:03 pm

President Trump hired a campaign manager for 2020. Trump hyped the crowd at CPAC with talk about the stock market and the economy. Things will only get better, he promised, "We've got seven years to go, folks. We got a long time to go." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump gears up for second term: ‘We’ve got seven years to go, folks’

Philip Wegmann · February 27, 2018 4:54 pm

The latest purge is especially notable in that it shows bin Salman believes the Saudi military needs dramatic improvement. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)

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Saudi Arabia gets ready for war

Tom Rogan · February 27, 2018 4:52 pm

A VA whistleblower says President Trump needs to intervene to help ensure that veterans poisoned at Camp Lejeune get the medical care they need.

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VA whistleblower: Veterans poisoned at Camp Lejeune need Trump’s help getting care

Scott Davis · February 27, 2018 3:00 pm

How freedom of choice contributes to the gender wage gap

Andrew Syrios · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump embraced at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, Md. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

How CPAC’s conservatives strainted the gnat and then swallowed the camel

Noemie Emery · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

Despite clear evidence of the need for changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard, Rick Santorum, who now works for a pro-biofuel lobbying group, dismisses the concerns of independent refiners. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Santorum attack on refinery workers rings hollow with jobs at risk

Washington Examiner · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

Renegotiating NAFTA: A win for the heartland

Edward R. Hamberger, mike-omalley · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, (pictured center) is cosponsoring a bill with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and more than a dozen other senators from both parties. The bill would improve the nation's background check system used for scrutinizing most firearms purchases. However, House Republicans are likely to oppose it unless they can add language allowing concealed carry permit holders to legally bring their weapons to other states. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Trump and Congress move on guns after Florida

Susan Ferrechio · February 27, 2018 5:01 am