Five months ago, we recommended Beto O’Rourke for the U.S. Senate. We did so because we believed that Texas has had enough of the politics of division, a brand of politics that the incumbent senator, Ted Cruz, had embraced Read more With President Trump simultaneously fighting much of his own party as well as Democrats, a Yogi Berra classic fits the occasion: “It’s deja vu all over again.” Read more Unbowed by a congressional rebuke, President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday in a demonstration that he is not through fighting for his signature campaign promise, which stands largely unfulfilled 18 months before voters decide whether to grant him another term Read more It won’t be right always, but it has been right so far Read more Beto O'Rourke announced his candidacy for president Thursday morning, ending months of speculation that began after the Democrat narrowly lost a Senate seat in reliably red Texas Read more For two years, Democrats and their leadership have been haranguing the people of the United States with hysteria claiming that President Trump was an agent of the Russians, stole the election, is mentally disturbed or unfit and obstructed justice -- among other bizarre and crazed accusations Read more The Trump administration defended Medicaid work rules in federal court Thursday in a dispute that ultimately centered on defining what the purpose of the program should be Read more The Senate on Thursday easily voted to overturn President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwestern border, delivering a bipartisan rebuke to what lawmakers in both parties deemed executive overreach by a president determined to build his border wall over Congress’s objections Read more A sweeping college admissions scandal revealed this week raises the question of why it's OK for wealthy parents to cut a check worth millions to get their child admitted to an elite school, but they can't pay a coach to slip in a kid as a recruited "athlete." Read more Social justice is a driving force in our millennial generation, defined as “a state or doctrine of egalitarianism,” and our attention to its perpetuation comes across in more than just policy engagement. It is a major factor in the decisions we make — how we shop, what we eat and the causes we promote Read more President Donald Trump launched another battle for border-wall funding on Monday, calling for $8.6 billion additional dollars in his proposed federal budget for next year. Top Democrats came out swinging, bashing a border wall as "expensive and ineffective." Read more New York prosecutors announce charges against former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort, shortly after his sentencing in a federal case Read more Democrats are going big on something that’s been popular for years — taxing the rich Read more Beto O’Rourke’s headed to Iowa this weekend. He just made the rounds at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin. He's stayed in the headlines with creative, at times unusual, gimmicks like live-streaming his dental appointment and posting soulful blogs from the road Read more Democrats are pushing ahead with an impeachment vote against President Trump, even after Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said it's not worth pursuing because it's too divisive for the country Read more Senators on Tuesday approved Paul Matey to be a judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, effectively flipping control of the court from Democratic-appointed judges to GOP picks Read more Russ Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, was ready to give his first official press conference Read more
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This time, Beto, you will need substance to match your style
We’re nowhere near a solution to the immigration crisis
Trump Issues First Veto, Rejecting Measure to Overturn Border Declaration
In Praise of Donald Trump’s Loose Fiscal Policy
Beto O'Rourke officially announces run for president
Democrats casually admit their obscene accusations against Trump and his supporters was a sham
Federal court weighs Trump administration's authority to set Medicaid work requirements
Senate Rejects Trump’s Border Emergency Declaration, Setting Up First Veto
How Congress could finally tackle elite college admissions
Oppression in its barest form
Build the Wall to Save Taxpayers Billions
NY prosecutors announce Manafort indictment minutes after federal sentencing
Taxing the rich may not pay the bills for liberal agenda
O’Rourke builds anticipation for 2020 announcement – but will Beto bubble burst?
Democrats still hungry for impeachment after Pelosi shuts it down
Trump flips 3rd Circuit to majority GOP judges
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