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Our sewers are clogged, but flushable wipes are not the culprit

One particular infrastructure problem remains a puzzle -- well-publicized backups in some municipal sewer systems around the nation...  Read more

Scaramucci Ousted on John Kelly's First Day as Chief of Staff

His tenure as White House communications director was as chaotic as it was brief...  Read more

Senate workload for August doesn't include Trump's energy nominees

Sen. Lisa Murkowski had said she planned to use the extended Senate work schedule to move the remainder of Trump's appointees...  Read more

Hopes for Obamacare deal fade in the Senate

Republican senators are still working to revive an Obamacare repeal bill even though some in their own party are starting to doubt anything can be done...  Read more

Kelly already bringing order to the White House

In less than one day, Gen. John Kelly put everyone on notice that he means business...  Read more

The Road to Statism is Paved With Incompetence

In a recent article for Townhall, columnist Kurt Schlichter wrote that the putative Senate candidacy in Michigan of “Kid Rock” (stage name of rocker/rapper Robert Ritchie) “should make every normal American smile”...  Read more

Welcome to the West Wing, John Kelly

John Kelly begins his first week on the job as chief of staff at a time of great challenge in the White House...  Read more

Obamacare is here to stay

Republicans have had seven years to design a better replacement. Yet, when the moment came, congressional Republicans fluffed it...  Read more

Judge not the media, lest ye be judged

Conservatives have never been big fans of the legacy news media. But, while anger and contempt are understandable responses to this bias, judicial censorship is not the answer...  Read more

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