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 Defying naysayers, US economy sprinting ahead

Defying naysayers, US economy sprinting ahead

The latest numbers confirm what Americans can see all around them: The Trump economic surge is still in full swing and beating expectations  Read more

Trump Signals a Great Debate on Socialism

Trump Signals a Great Debate on Socialism

Not since Lincoln and Douglas can we remember a call to a national election debate like that which President Trump has been sounding in respect of socialism  Read more

Beto's Sky-High Expectations

Beto's Sky-High Expectations

Can the Texan draw more people to a rally than Kamala Harris? Can he match Bernie Sanders’ money?  Read more

 Democrats Are Getting Out on a Dangerously Left-Wing Limb

Democrats Are Getting Out on a Dangerously Left-Wing Limb

There's an old political saying that presidential candidates appeal to their parties' wings -- left for Democrats, right for Republicans -- in the race for the nomination and then appeal to the center in the general election campaign  Read more

In Hanoi, Trump won by walking away

In Hanoi, Trump won by walking away

“Sometimes you have to walk, and this was just one of those times,” President Trump said as he cut short his Vietnam summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un  Read more

Secure borders or process – Democrats, Congress need to decide what really matters

Secure borders or process – Democrats, Congress need to decide what really matters

I went down to the border a few weeks ago. I’d listened to the career politicians in Washington argue about immigration and border security and the humanitarian crisis for weeks and weeks and it was all a bunch of hot air  Read more

 Eyeing 2020, White House Steps Up 'Socialism' Attack on Dems

Eyeing 2020, White House Steps Up 'Socialism' Attack on Dems

As the White House gears up for the 2020 campaign, it’s pressing the case that Democrats are rallying behind what it’s calling the policies of “socialism.”  Read more

Defund It Already

Defund It Already

Why are taxpayers still supporting Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider?  Read more

U.S. GDP Grows at 2.6% Pace as Business Spending Accelerates

U.S. GDP Grows at 2.6% Pace as Business Spending Accelerates

The U.S. economy cooled by less than expected last quarter as business investment picked up, suggesting growth could be stronger for longer as the Federal Reserve takes a patient approach to interest rates  Read more

Beto O'Rourke won't challenge John Cornyn for Senate, paving way for presidential bid

Beto O'Rourke won't challenge John Cornyn for Senate, paving way for presidential bid

Beto O'Rourke has decided not to run for U.S. Senate next year against Texas Republican incumbent John Cornyn and likely will announce a campaign for president soon, people close to the former El Paso congressman told The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday  Read more

Playing for the other team, Cohen fails to move ball against Trump

Playing for the other team, Cohen fails to move ball against Trump

Michael Cohen painted a very ugly portrait of President Trump in his testimony Wednesday — exactly as you’d expect from a guy whose hopes for the future rest entirely on doing exactly that  Read more

 No Deal: Trump Walks From Summit With Kim Over Sanctions Demand

No Deal: Trump Walks From Summit With Kim Over Sanctions Demand

Talks between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un collapsed Thursday after the two sides failed to bridge a standoff over U.S. sanctions, a dispiriting end to high-stakes meetings meant to disarm a global nuclear threat  Read more

Republican Senators’ Choice: Back or Oppose Trump on Border Emergency

Republican Senators’ Choice: Back or Oppose Trump on Border Emergency

Senate Republicans must now decide whether to stop President Donald Trump from using an emergency declaration to pay for his border wall, and support from just four GOP members might be enough to send him a measure blocking his plan  Read more

9th Circuit gets another Trump-picked judge, after White House bypasses consultation with Dems

9th Circuit gets another Trump-picked judge, after White House bypasses consultation with Dems

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Trump's nominee to be a judge on the liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a party-line vote -- and, in a historic snub, the White House ignored the input of the judge's two Democratic home-state senators in the process  Read more

The Reparations Primary

The Reparations Primary

There is a strange political conversation under way as the 2020 Democratic presidential primary gets under way, and it goes like this: One group of Democrats proposes something daffy, vague, and impractical, and another group of Democrats says, “Of course that’s daffy, vague, and impractical — but at least they started a conversation!”  Read more

 Trump, Kim Open Second Nuclear Summit With Handshake, Smiles

Trump, Kim Open Second Nuclear Summit With Handshake, Smiles

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un — affable leaders of hostile nations — opened their second summit Wednesday with hopeful words and a private chat before sitting down for dinner and further talks about North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons  Read more

 Michael Cohen's most fiery accusations against Trump

Michael Cohen's most fiery accusations against Trump

The president's former fixer claims Trump knew about WikiLeaks, used threats to keep his grades secret, and boasted about dodging the draft  Read more

 Senate Democrats block Republicans' anti-infanticide bill

Senate Democrats block Republicans' anti-infanticide bill

Republicans’ effort to outlaw infanticide of babies born after botched abortions collapsed Monday, falling victim to a Democrat-led filibuster in what could be Congress’s only chance to vote on the hot-button issue this year  Read more