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Shutdown Corner?

The DACA deadline is a month away. Will the government shut down again?...  Read more

Don't Panic About Market Undulations

What does the sell-off mean? Ask in a year...  Read more

Trump plans aggressive midterm involvement, as Republicans urge him to stick to the script

As the 2018 midterm elections loom over the horizon, President Trump has made the decision to align himself with the GOP establishment...  Read more

The Jones Act, a century-old maritime law, proves tough to sink

Lawmakers and leaders of the maritime industry are rallying support for the Jones Act, a law intended to protect American shipping and maritime interests, as critics try to repeal or provide exemptions to the rule...  Read more

Pivotal moment for immigration reform comes this week

Republicans and Democrats will determine this week if they are prepared to cut a critical bipartisan deal on immigration that has become key to clearing a year-long government spending bill...  Read more

What to expect from the Jerome Powell era at the Federal Reserve

Jerome Powell won’t run the Federal Reserve too differently than Janet Yellen would have...  Read more

The Optimists vs. the Eeyores

The Trump economy continues, for now...  Read more

Supreme Court justices call for civility: 'Let's stop this nonsense'

President Trump's call for unity and bipartisanship during his State of the Union on Tuesday wasn't the only appeal for a break from the hyper-partisan atmosphere that has engulfed Washington, D.C...  Read more

An overlooked bipartisan success story in 2017: VA reform

The VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act brought bipartisan reform to a major government agency that has often failed to serve perhaps the most cherished group of American citizens...  Read more

Infrastructure: Trump swims downstream

President Trump wants to "build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways and waterways all across our land."...  Read more

US Afghan intervention is a failure of concept, not execution

Another 1,000 U.S. troops will not "fix" Afghanistan. Neither will another 5,000, or another 10,000 or 20,000...  Read more

The GOP Is Gaining in the Generic Congressional Ballot. Does That Mean Anything?

Maybe, but don't get too excited...  Read more

To rebuild our nation's infrastructure, add a new per-gallon 'user fee' on gasoline

Once we reach solvency to tackle our infrastructure challenges, we could effectively end the user fee program or even sunset it...  Read more

Washington braces for polarizing Nunes memo

The classified Republican memo that has become a lightning rod in the battle between Republicans and Democrats over federal surveillance tactics is poised to be released as early as Friday...  Read more

Proper presidential control, and distance, from the FBI

Federal law enforcement officials are not supposed to be allies of the president. Equally, they are not supposed to be his antagonists...  Read more

Trump's immigration deal is, well, the real deal

More than 70 percent of Americans who watched President Trump's State of the Union speech Tuesday said they favored the basic immigration proposals that he laid out...  Read more

Schiff Calls on Nunes to Withdraw FISA Memo Sent to White House

The California Democrat claims the memo, which the House Intelligence Committee voted Monday to release, was altered before it was sent along for review...  Read more

Can Republicans stop California's tax on space travel?

The merchant adventurers of space will be more likely to start and grow their businesses in states less intent on shaking them down...  Read more