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Fox News Says Laura Ingraham Will Return

Laura Ingraham will return to Fox News Channel, despite a spate of recent defections by advertisers from the program she hosts there each weeknight.  Read more

Pain In The Pump: Gas Prices On The Rise

The cost of gas is up across the country, including in Maryland, and is inching toward the highest price in three years. Gas is going up about a penny every other day — 15 cents in the past month.  Read more

Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick: A new film looks at the accident that ended a political dynasty

One of the great mysteries of 20th century American politics is being resurrected in a new film that takes its title from a byword for political and sexual scandal: Chappaquiddick.  Read more

CARAVAN RELEASES LIST OF DEMANDS AND EXPECTS TRUMP TO COMPLY

A caravan of 1,500 people funneling through Mexico towards the U.S. border have released a list of demands that President Trump is expected to comply with, including unfettered access to the United States.  Read more

GOP seeks to avoid Dem upset in Arizona

Republican groups are dropping hundreds of thousands of dollars into Arizona in the hopes of keeping any prospect of another Democratic upset in next month's special election at bay.  Read more

Trump' Approval Rating is at %45

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty-three percent (53%) disapprove.  Read more

America's aluminum industry needs Trump's fair-trade vision

President Trump has 90 days to decide whether to impose tariffs or quotas on aluminum and steel imports into the U.S. He has already taken similar action for the solar energy and washing machine industries...  Read more

Democrats Won Another Special Election in Trump Country. Should the GOP Be Worried?

Second verse, same as the first...  Read more

  • Washington Examiner
  • 02/09/2018 12:00 AM

An Iran without the ayatollah is no longer unthinkable

Unlike protests in 2009, the overwhelming majority of those engaged in the recent 142-city uprising in Iran were from poor and underprivileged backgrounds...  Read more

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people...  Read more

Congress can and should end government shutdowns for good

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, unlike the federal government, only 22 states partially shut down without a budget agreement...  Read more

If Trump wins the shutdown fight, can he prevail on immigration too?

After the last government shutdown, some Democrats already fear they are losing leverage in the immigration debate against President Trump...  Read more

Democrats Still Unhappy With Administration's Handling of Russia Sanctions

Assurances from Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin fall flat...  Read more

Trump faces political test in Ohio with state GOP vote on his handpicked Senate candidate

Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Ohio, is President Trump's handpicked choice to challenge Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in November after Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel unexpectedly dropped out of the race...  Read more

The problems with inadequate health insurance networks

Consumers in at least 15 states bought Ambetter insurance plans through Centene with the expectation that they and their families would be covered, only to find out all too late that their policies are not what they seemed...  Read more

Military parades? Leave the ostentatious flexing to the French

Last July 14, President Trump visited Paris and witnessed the city's Bastille Day military parade. Since then, reports say the president has been keen on having a military parade of his own...  Read more

Patent Protection key to US economic progress

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been known to make mistakes. A 2017 study reported that patent allowance decisions are affected by Washington, D.C., weather...  Read more

If Trump talks bull, he needs to beware the bear

In his State of the Union address, President Trump was optimistic about the stock market. A week later, the Dow Jones fell in anticipation of higher interest rates due to an improving economy...  Read more