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Republicans reject Trump's call to let Obamacare implode

Trump's position on health care has been inconsistent since taking office...  Read more

One Uproar After Another

Some years ago, a group of newspaper reporters came up with a headline that could work with almost any story. Here’s what they agreed on: “They’re at it again.”...  Read more

McCain, McSaw, McConquered

The senator from Arizona puts health reform on indefinite hold...  Read more

Republicans render vote of no confidence in Trump's Russia policy

Republicans in Congress rendered a vote of no confidence in President Trump's Russia policy on Thursday with passage of legislation to severely limit his ability to cut deals with Vladimir Putin...  Read more

Scaramucci and the need for control

No matter who is in the Oval Office, the job of the White House communications office is to create positive press attention that promotes the president's agenda...  Read more

Senate rejects 'skinny' repeal of Obamacare

After seven years of bold promises to repeal and replace Obamacare, Senate Republicans failed in the wee hours of Friday morning to approve a "skinny" bill to modify just a few parts of the law...  Read more

Can Republicans pass healthcare reform without selling it?

Republicans missed an opportunity to hold hearings, consult experts, and build coalitions and consensus early in the process of repealing Obamacare. Instead, they wasted time on a public internal battle for the soul of the party...  Read more

The Many Repeal Votes of John McCain

The Obamacare reform effort from the perspective of the man of the week...  Read more

Republicans repeal and replace the Tea Party

The rise of Tea Party heroes like Ted Cruz promised a return to limited government. The Tea Party came to repeal and replace Obamacare. They ended up getting repealed and replaced themselves...  Read more

Trump's transgender order surprises even Republican allies

Many expressed dismay with the way President Trump handled such a sensitive political issue...  Read more

Lindsey Graham says he called Jeff Sessions to tell him to 'hang in there'

Several Republican senators have reportedly reached out directly to Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week to encourage him to not resign as attorney general...  Read more

Trump can make the best of things in Iraq and Syria with 'expeditionary economics'

Restoring the devastated regions of Iraq and Syria will require a new, bottom-up approach to post-conflict reconstruction, focusing on local security and entrepreneurship rather than the traditional approach of central planning...  Read more

Republicans warn Trump: Don't fire Jeff Sessions

Congressional Republicans on Tuesday warned President Trump not to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions, fearing it could be the first step in an attempt to kill the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections...  Read more

The Other Russia, Part III: Trump, Russia, and the Twilight of the West

Kara-Murza was late to our interview because he was at the hospital, receiving treatment for being poisoned, for the second time...  Read more

The Leaker-in-Chief

If Anthony Scaramucci wants to stop the gushing, we have an idea where he can start...  Read more

Trump, Sessions, and the whirlwind on the horizon

Presidents are entitled to choose their cabinet members, and Trump is entitled to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he chooses. But the president's focus on this is inconsistent with his protestations that Russia is a red herring...  Read more

Single-payer would be a nightmare for Americans

The Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges are collapsing...  Read more

The Other Russia: Poisonings, 'Accidents,' and Assassinations

Vladimir Kara-Murza was late to our interview because he was at the hospital, receiving treatment for being poisoned...  Read more