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The great rethink of ethanol

Every November, the EPA is required to announce that it is mandating even higher levels of ethanol in our fuel supply...  Read more

Republicans close in on historic tax reform

"We're closer than ever to seizing this once-in-a-generation opportunity to update our tax code, make Americans stronger and help middle-class families keep more of their hard-earned money," Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said...  Read more

Republicans fear Trump's 'nonexistent' political team will flop in 2020

According to more than a half-dozen Republican operatives familiar with the White House political shop that the Washington Examiner interviewed for this story, President Trump's team is not building a solid foundation for reelection in 2020...  Read more

Rethinking Donald Trump: The evangelical dilemma

During the 2016 presidential election, many conservative religious leaders, traumatized by the Obama years and terrified of a Hillary Clinton presidency, turned to Trump as the champion of their hopes...  Read more

Trump Will Vow Not to 'Impose our Values on Others' in National Security Speech

President to unveil an 'America First' strategy organized around protecting Americans and promoting prosperity...  Read more

The 'War on Christmas' Is Boring

Per new Pew data, a lot of people just don't care...  Read more

Trump: 'No, I'm Not' Considering Firing Mueller

Lawyer for Trump's campaign alleges that the special counsel obtained campaign emails improperly...  Read more

What Lessons Will Democrats Learn from Alabama?

Bold colors, not pale pastels?...  Read more

Omarosa Manigault and Dina Powell Are Out. Who's Next?

Begun, the Trump exodus has...  Read more

Cybersecurity bill features rare collaboration in House; now comes the Senate challenge

Getting this bill to the president's desk would culminate a years-long effort by Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, to better define how the government approaches the cybersecurity of its own systems...  Read more

Defense, health spending battle sparks new government shutdown threat

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has promised to block a House proposal to fund the government through Jan. 19, because it prioritizes defense over domestic spending...  Read more

Jingle all the way to the tax-cut finish line

Republicans have done well to get this far with tax reform. Now, they must take the last few steps to the finish line...  Read more

Democrats see chances of taking Senate in 2018 rise after Alabama

Coordination was key, and it's something that's been lacking for Democrats in previous races...  Read more

Texts expose the obvious: Robert Mueller investigation is colored by politics

Recent revelations show how politics has played a part in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. But have there been federal investigations not touched by partisan politics?...  Read more

The Courage of a Few

Respect for the men and women who stood up to Roy Moore...  Read more

The Hidden Cost of California's Housing Crisis

Homeowners are having children, but renters are not. And there are a lot of renters...  Read more

Is the Mueller Investigation Expanding Its Scope?

Rod Rosenstein plays coy with congressional Republicans...  Read more

Why my government is reforming Poland's judiciary

Poland's new Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, writes: "No democratic nation can long accept having any branch of government independent of checks, balances, and public accountability. That is the judiciary's status in today's Poland."...  Read more