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Trump Makes Unusual Case for Eliminating Legislative Filibuster

The ends don't really have anything to do with the means...  Read more

White House vows to take more Skype questions after six-week lull

The White House has taken questions via Skype with progressively less frequency over President Trump's first four months...  Read more

Still waiting for Obama to be quiet

Those who idolize former President Barack Obama believe he is everything President Trump is not...  Read more

How a 'fake news' controversy in Qatar exposed real Middle East tensions

In the false Qatar News Agency dispatch, Qatar's ruling monarch was quoted as saying "There is no wisdom in harboring hostility towards Iran."...  Read more

Medical groups worried about closed-door talks on Obamacare repeal

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch of Utah sent a letter in mid-May to a wide collection of health industry groups and officials requesting input on an effort to repeal and replace Obamacare...  Read more

The Media's Nostradamus Complex

Predicting the future is often pointless, yet we keep doing it...  Read more

Senate Republicans have no answer to the trickiest question on tax reform

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has suggested that all of the House Republicans' ideas for eliminating tax breaks to achieve lower tax rates enjoy little or no Senate support...  Read more

Trump leaks put critical surveillance tool at risk

A key government surveillance tool set to expire in 2017 could be jeopardized by a string of intelligence leaks that have damaged the Trump administration, and led to questions about whether federal officials can protect the information they collect...  Read more

Senate faces shrinking timeline for Obamacare repeal

Sen. John McCain expressed skepticism that Senate Republicans would meet all their goals by Sept. 30, when the deadline for using a process that allows a simple majority to repeal Obamacare expires...  Read more

In Montana, Dems hoisted by own their early-vote petard

In a normal, sane world, a candidate who body-slammed a reporter on election eve would not win in a close race for Congress...  Read more

Iran Sanctions Bill Passes Out of Senate Committee Overwhelmingly

Vocal opposition by John Kerry did not keep the legislation from having broad bipartisan support...  Read more

Gianforte dashes Democratic hopes, holds on in Montana after assault charge

Republicans held onto Montana's only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday night, even after GOP nominee Greg Gianforte was cited for misdemeanor assault against a reporter hours before the polls opened...  Read more

Trump under pressure on climate, migration at G7

President Trump will face pressure on climate change and migration as he begins his first G7 summit in Italy on Friday, which will also have a heavy focus on terrorism...  Read more

Congress, be bold on Obamacare. It's what you're there for.

The moment the Congressional Budget Office released its score of the Obamacare repeal bill passed recently by the house, hysterical partisan voices began their hue and cry...  Read more

Trump Administration Taking a Hard Line Against Iran

White House push for sanctions aligns with efforts in Congress...  Read more

Trump OMB Head Says Balancing Budget Will be 'Very Difficult' Without Entitlement Reforms

Donald Trump's first budget request does not propose fixing the two major entitlement programs, Social Security retirement and Medicare...  Read more

Congress dodging town hall meetings over Memorial Day break

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is one of just two Republicans holding town halls during the 11-day congressional recess starting Friday...  Read more

Montana Republican candidate Greg Gianforte cited for misdemeanor assault

Republican candidate Greg Gianforte, who is competing in the special election for Montana's vacant U.S. House seat, has been cited for misdemeanor assault following a reporter's accusation Wednesday that he was "body slammed" by Gianforte...  Read more