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Trump walls himself in on immigration

The wall has become a symbol of President Trump's steadfast opposition to porous borders and lax immigration policy...  Read more

Congressional dysfunction is a national security concern

But the greatest danger to our country is not coming from overseas. It is within our own borders, and there is already evidence of its growing threat: Our elected leaders' inability to govern...  Read more

GOP heads toward showdown on Obamacare

Republican hopes for repealing and replacing President Barack Obama's health care law are still twitching in Congress, though barely...  Read more

Suspicions dog Sen. Luther Strange in Alabama special election

Sen. Luther Strange of Alabama has a presidential endorsement and multimillion-dollar backing from establishment Republicans...  Read more

Differences Remain Between Congress and White House on Tax Reform

Senate Republicans warn that a coming proposal from the 'Big Six' coalition will be 'advisory.''...  Read more

Is Kurdistan about to take its first step toward independence?

Democracy, freedom of speech, religious freedom, equality, these are all values that are very dear...  Read more

US businesses could feel the burden of widened sanctions on North Korea

The executive order governing the sanctions grants Treasury Department officials the authority to enforce asset freezes on individuals, companies, and foreign banks who provide "goods, services or technology" to North Korea...  Read more

Nikki Haley takes center stage during Trump's UN debut

Haley, has emerged as the public face of the Trump administration's foreign policy amid a series of international crises...  Read more

Strong Woman Writes Memoir on the Burdens of Leadership

Fortunately, 'The Education of Moskowitz' is a worthy and engaging read...  Read more

Congress, fix and pass this Obamacare replacement

It should be axiomatic among Republicans that Obamacare must be repealed and replaced during the current Congress...  Read more

Republicans watching to see how much Trump's endorsement worth in Alabama Senate race

Strange has trailed Roy Moore in public opinion polls, and many of Trump's usual allies are working feverishly against him to elect the upstart challenger...  Read more

Price gouging has its purpose

Amid all the news about Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose, and now Maria, the issue of price gouging arose as people flocked to gas stations and supermarkets to stockpile supplies...  Read more

The Mueller Investigation Closes in on Manafort

Emails show Trump's former campaign manager asking the Russians how to "get whole."...  Read more

Republicans far apart on tax strategy week before release of outline

GOP lawmakers not only don't have consensus on the content of a tax plan, they also haven't agreed on how to go about legislating one...  Read more

Was Donald Trump's Big Speech to the United Nations a Success?

President Trump’s first address to the United Nations General Assembly was a bit of a hodge-podge...  Read more

Trump leaves himself little room for Iran deal recertification

After using the most high-profile foreign policy speech of his presidency to call the Iran nuclear deal "an embarrassment to the United States," President Trump could find recertifying it even more difficult than its opponents had already promised to make it...  Read more

How will gerrymandering measure up before the Supreme Court?

In less than a month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Gill v. Whitford, a politically charged gerrymandering case, and rule on whether Wisconsin's State Assembly map was intentionally drawn to favor one party over another...  Read more

Wiretapped calls between Trump and Paul Manafort would have difficult road to disclosure

If President Trump spoke with Paul Manafort while his former campaign manager was being wiretapped, experts say there's no quick legal route to disclose the existence or content of intercepted calls...  Read more