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Dianne Feinstein and the Left revive religious tests

Sen. Dianne Feinstein isn't objecting to a fanatic who would replace the law with personal dictates. Feinstein thinks there's a limit to how sincere a Christian's beliefs are allowed to get before one is disqualified for public office...  Read more

Trump's debt limit decision reopens rift with Hill conservatives

The deal Trump struck with Democrats, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reluctantly agreed to back, will tie billions of dollars in relief funding for Hurricane Harvey to the three-month debt ceiling increase and to a continuing resolution that will keep the government open until December...  Read more

Washington Isn't Up to the Job

An utterly incapable capital prepares to govern by deadline and delay. Again...  Read more

Democrats ready more demands after surprise win with Trump

Democrats, who have no problem sticking together, are now putting a price on their cooperation...  Read more

To fix DACA, remember how the DREAM Act died

Trump announced he was rescinding DACA with a six-month delay for Congress to act. Could some concessions be made to those want a legislative fix without the increases in illegal immigration seen after past amnesties since 1986?...  Read more

The corporate tax rate is too damn high

The result is less business activity and thus less stuff, fewer services, and fewer jobs. More businesses are tempted to set up shop overseas, and Trump in his speech in North Dakota rightly noted that lower rates would mean fewer companies choosing to operate offshore, outside America...  Read more

The federal government's myopic energy strategy is still picking winners and losers

While President Trump promotes a much-needed agenda of lower taxes and job creation, Congress must do its share by addressing a critical issue regarding tax incentives...  Read more

Bill de Blasio Sure Sounds Like a Communist

New York mayor hates private property and pines for the right to control rents...  Read more

How terrorists and tyrants do PR

Terrorists of all types have long utilized the media for propaganda purposes...  Read more

Senate starts bipartisan effort to overhaul Obamacare

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington...  Read more

Republicans worry about eroding Hispanic support after Trump's DACA rollback

The Republican Party has seen its support from Hispanic and other nonwhite voters diminish precipitously since the 2004 presidential election...  Read more

Trump and wary Republicans head for the fall

President Trump has showed no hesitation piling on new items to the crowded legislative to-do list...  Read more

Is socialized healthcare a litmus test for Democrats in 2018?

Sen. Bernie Sanders talks with seniors at the Franklin County Senior Center in St. Albans on Aug. 14. Sanders says he will introduce a medicare for all bill shortly after Congress reconvenes in September...  Read more

Why Does Rex Tillerson Want Affirmative Action for Ambassadors?

Tillerson says the State Department needs to be more diverse and that there needs to be a Rooney Rule for ambassadorships...  Read more

What You Missed While You Were on Vacation

It was an interesting August around the world...  Read more

Trump and Sessions to End DACA

Plus, will the United States halt trade with any country that does business with North Korea?...  Read more

For every Amazon package it delivers, the Postal Service loses $1.46

In many places, Amazon locates a depot near a post office, presorts the packages, and delivers them to the post office...  Read more

Governors Offer Plan to Keep Obamacare and Fund It More

Kasich, Sandoval join Democratic counterparts in petitioning Congress...  Read more