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Hillary Clinton's book keeps Democrats divided and focused on the past

Former President Barack Obama isn't the only past Democratic leader who refuses to ride off into the sunset...  Read more

Moscow and Tehran Are the Perfect Partners

When he won election, Donald Trump—along with his national security adviser Michael Flynn, his all-purpose counselor Stephen Bannon, and, perhaps, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner—was fond of the idea that Russia and Iran, comrades-in-arms in Syria, weren’t natural partners...  Read more

Did Trump Fire Comey Because of Perjury by the FBI Director?

The administration's explanation for the dismissal shifts one more time...  Read more

Can anything now stop North Korea?

We have tried carrots and sticks, aid and sanctions, engagement and isolation. Nothing seems to work...  Read more

9/11 and the Millennials

In addition to everything else, September 11 cut America's largest generation in two...  Read more

Lobbying money spikes under President Trump

Lobbyists are on track to spend more money this year than any year since 2010...  Read more

Obamacare groups struggle with replacing lost ad funds

Trump critics have said that the administration is working to sabotage Obamacare. They have pointed to multiple statements that Trump has made that he wants to let the law implode...  Read more

Republicans are getting trumped by internal divide, not the president

The accepted spin on last week's Oval Office showdown between Republicans and President Trump is that Trump handed Democrats a major political victory...  Read more

Hurricane Irma swallows Florida in latest forecast from National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Irma is on course to hit Florida head-on, from tip to top, in the forecast from the National Hurricane Center late Thursday evening...  Read more

Debt Ceiling Plan Passes Senate, Will Find More Resistance in the House

Republican Study Group tells Paul Ryan that the bill is irresponsible...  Read more

Trump's debt deal was better than Paul Ryan's, many Republicans admit

Trump shocked and angered Republicans on Wednesday by agreeing with Democrats on a spending bill...  Read more

Trump's deal with Democrats sparks Republican worries on tax reform

Like Republicans, Trump is also fed up. He blames Republicans for undermining his agenda and not paying him due respect as the president and leader of the Republican Party...  Read more

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