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Restoring American competitiveness

President Trump's corporate tax reform plan doesn't have much in the way of details, but it does have the right general shape...  Read more

The new/old politics of the capital versus the countryside

The countryside has serious grievances and majority numbers, but doesn't always find steady leadership...  Read more

The First Step Is Admitting You've Got a Problem

To restore free expression and the unfettered exchange of ideas to censorious college campuses, the nation's liberal thought leaders will have to admit we have a problem on our hands...  Read more

Congress sick and tired of short-term spending bills

Lawmakers in both parties say they are fed up with extensions, which are called continuing resolutions...  Read more

Trump pushes Obamacare repeal as law's popularity improves

Obamacare will collapse absent repairs, leaving Americans with ever-rising premiums and few care options — leaving Trump to take the blame...  Read more

Trump's tax outline is a great start

One of the virtues of President Trump's plan to reform the personal income tax code is that it starts to do away with the mortgage deduction...  Read more

The Wheels of Change Turn Slowly

The Washington Post recently trumpeted an innovative new way that D.C. area residents are getting to work: taking the bus!...  Read more

The Administration Is Exploring a 'Broad Range' of North Korea Options

Is the administration preparing for something with North Korea?...  Read more

Centrist Republicans face growing pressure on Obamacare repeal

More House conservatives are embracing a deal to partially repeal and replace Obamacare, placing heavy pressure on wary Republican centrists to support the compromise legislation as early as this week...  Read more

House leaders want tax reform to be permanent, while Trump is flexible

While Republicans projected unity Wednesday as the Trump administration announced its tax reform plan, the White House and House Republican leadership issued differing assessments of the desirability of settling for a temporary tax cut, rather than a comprehensive revision of the tax code...  Read more

Trump's tax plan faces hurdles on Capitol Hill, even from Republicans

The plan is expected to hit turbulence on Capitol Hill as projections that it could explode the federal deficit emerge...  Read more

Young populists

On paper, Emmanuel Macron should be a candidate tailor-made for young voters...  Read more

When John Kelly Sounded Less 'Desperate' About the Wall

Has the Homeland Security secretary changed his tune?...  Read more

Americans deserve the Financial CHOICE Act

Something as simple as free checking has become burdensome under the dominion of Dodd-Frank...  Read more

Trump's wall reversal will cost GOP in future talks, Republicans fear

The legislation was expected to include an appropriation for border enforcement, a provision the White House was touting as a win...  Read more

Oh, hooray! War with Canada

When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the White House in February, he and President Trump traded nothing but mutual compliments and smiles...  Read more

Terry McAuliffe 2020? Name one Democrat who can stop him

Here are six reasons why the GOP should not laugh at Terry McAuliffe's presidential rumblings...  Read more

Trump Already Backing Off Budget Fight Over Wall

The White House tries turning a tax reform plan around quickly, and more Pentagon roles announced...  Read more