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Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 felony counts by grand jury

Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 felony counts by grand jury

Smollett was charged last month with felony disorderly conduct for the allegedly false report he made with Chicago police in January  Read more

American carnage is real

American carnage is real

President Trump began his presidency uttering the phrase “American carnage,” and the commentators scoffed. Every month, it seems, we get new evidence that the carnage is real.  Read more

Democrats Working for Trump's Re-Election

Democrats Working for Trump's Re-Election

I find it impossible to disagree with Ryan Saavedra’s Twitter observation  Read more

 Trump's legacy: conservative judges who will dominate US law for decades

Trump's legacy: conservative judges who will dominate US law for decades

Republicans have confirmed 89 Trump-nominated judges, far in excess of appointments under Obama and Bush  Read more

Why do Republicans still back Trump? The answer is simple: Attitude and gratitude

Why do Republicans still back Trump? The answer is simple: Attitude and gratitude

For years, Republican voters wanted someone — anyone — to come along and do two things: stick it to the Clintons and punch back against the media-Democratic Party alliance that fires on every Republican brave enough to stick a head out of the foxhole  Read more

Sherrod Brown: “I will not run for president in 2020”

Sherrod Brown: “I will not run for president in 2020”

Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced Thursday he would not enter the race for president to challenge Republican Donald Trump in 2020  Read more

The Problem Is Legislative Overreach, Not Executive

The Problem Is Legislative Overreach, Not Executive

In 1975, two years after Richard Nixon negotiated the Paris Accords and ended the war in the Vietnam, the Communist North Vietnamese reneged and invaded South Vietnam  Read more

Why DNC barring Fox News from debates hurts party candidates

Why DNC barring Fox News from debates hurts party candidates

The Democratic National Committee has scheduled 10 debates thus far for the 2020 presidential election campaign, which is already in full swing  Read more

Democrats' Troubling Silence on Omar's Anti-Semitism

Democrats' Troubling Silence on Omar's Anti-Semitism

When a member of Congress makes bigoted comments, political leaders have a moral duty to condemn them  Read more

 The American Dream: Not Dead -- Yet

The American Dream: Not Dead -- Yet

Solid pluralities of Americans think their country is heading in the wrong direction, have lost faith in its prominent public institutions, and believe both major political parties are an impediment to realizing the American Dream  Read more

Trump blasts Democrats amid tensions over Omar

Trump blasts Democrats amid tensions over Omar

President Trump on Wednesday blasted House Democrats after members balked at officially rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over her criticism of Israel that has been widely condemned as anti-Semitic  Read more

DNC Bars Fox News From Hosting 2020 Primary Debates
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  • 03/06/2019 12:00 AM

DNC Bars Fox News From Hosting 2020 Primary Debates

The Democratic National Committee will not allow Fox News to broadcast any of its 2020 presidential primary debates, citing a recent report about the close relationship between the Trump administration and the conservative cable network  Read more

Why Trump Must Declare a Second Border Emergency

Why Trump Must Declare a Second Border Emergency

The New York Times threw cold water on the suppositions of anti-Trump media figures and politicians this week in an ominous story headlined “Border at the ‘Breaking Point.’”  Read more

How Team Trump is keeping promises on trade

How Team Trump is keeping promises on trade

Last Friday, President Trump unveiled his grand strategy for American prosperity: the 2019 Trade Policy Agenda  Read more

 On Ballot Harvesting, GOP May Have to Push Back

On Ballot Harvesting, GOP May Have to Push Back

When Democrats across the country recently condemned the “ballot harvesting” election fraud on display in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, Republicans who have spent years fighting the practice found themselves saying “I told you so.”  Read more

Senate GOP eyes big vote against Trump

Senate GOP eyes big vote against Trump

Opposition to President Trump’s emergency border declaration is snowballing in the Senate, forcing Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to scramble for a way to avoid a major embarrassment for the president  Read more

A Trump 5G Plan That Progressives Should Embrace

A Trump 5G Plan That Progressives Should Embrace

The Trump campaign floated a proposal for a wholesale 5G network. It’s politically expedient but still a great idea  Read more

Hanoi summit failure? Not quite — Kim now owes Trump big time

Hanoi summit failure? Not quite — Kim now owes Trump big time

A seasoned Asia hand called the Hanoi summit “Trump’s spectacular failure in Vietnam.” A Washington pundit labelled it “a diplomatic disaster.” China’s Global Times said it achieved “not even nominal success.”  Read more