Articles



Current News

Religious freedom has won some key battles recently

The challenges to religious freedom are certain to continue...  Read more

Protect infrastructure finance in tax reform

Private activity bonds help develop infrastructure in many ways. For example, the University of Chicago has used these bonds for every building at their medical center, including specialized care for children and cancer patients...  Read more

From 'somber' to 'apoplectic,' Roy Moore raises new terror for Republicans

Allegations that Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore pursued inappropriate relationships with teenage girls when he was in his 30s have some congressional Republicans scrambling, some utterly dismayed...  Read more

After Democratic wins, these Republicans could be in trouble next

After a wave of Democrats were swept into office Tuesday night during off-year elections in New Jersey and Virginia, for Republicans, the next shoe to drop is whether the Democratic Party can replicate that success in the midterms next year...  Read more

Trump oversees major natural gas deal between Alaska, China

The agreement was signed in the presence of President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping during his state visit to China on Thursday, according to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation...  Read more

GOP election rout haunts tax reform push

House Republicans, such as Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., are under pressure to pass a complicated tax reform bill by year's end...  Read more

The Resistance Fizzles Out in Philly

A handful of Trump protesters scream when there's no one else around...  Read more

'Who Can Blame a Country for Being Able to Take Advantage of Another Country for the Benefit of Its Citizens?

President Trump has strong words for China...  Read more

Niger: The ghost of Benghazi and the danger of mission creep

Do we, the American people, know what we have signed up for with regard to a possible war in Niger?...  Read more

White House warns North Korea might be making a 'fatal mistake'

A senior White House official warned Wednesday that North Korea would be making a huge error if it views U.S. restraint toward the regime as weakness, and said the Trump administration would hold firm against North Korea's efforts to blackmail the U.S. and its allies by threatening the use of nuclear weapons...  Read more

Virginia Republicans Had a 66-34 House Majority. They Almost Lost It in One Night

The GOP loss in Virginia is even worse than you think...  Read more

Four Lessons from Tuesday's Elections

What we should, and shouldn't, learn from the results in Virginia...  Read more

'Trumpism Without Trump' Fails

Republicans control the White House and Congress and they're still groping to find a way forward...  Read more

Trump pledges to use 'all available tools short of military action' against North Korea

President Trump softened his tone on the prospect of using military force against North Korea in response to its efforts to build up its nuclear arsenal, vowing during a visit to South Korea to pursue peace through all other channels before considering a military strike...  Read more

Up from the ashes, a chance to build a functioning power grid for Puerto Rico

Six weeks after the storm, still only about 30 percent of the island has power...  Read more

The Election Wonk's Guide to Tuesday's Governor Races

Northam is the Favorite, but Gillespie Could Win in Virginia...  Read more

Republicans Prepare to Fall in Love (With Tax Reform)

The administration signals to House Republicans that this time, they're ready to help...  Read more

Offshore Bank Accounts and Kremlin Cash

The Paradise Papers and the hypocrisy of our elites...  Read more