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The case for a student-focused system of accountability in higher ed.

A well-functioning system of oversight is critical to ensure taxpayer dollars are achieving goals...  Read more

Trump's inheritance by the numbers

Although he hasn't inherited an economy in crisis, as did his predecessor, President Donald Trump now confronts a broad range of challenges...  Read more

Between unpopular Dems, GOP, a chance for Trump to triangulate

In the mid-1990s there was a lot of talk in Washington about "triangulation."...  Read more

FBI Releases 500 More Pages of Clinton Foundation Investigation Documents

A file consisting of over 500 pages of heavily reacted documents was posted to the FBI's Freedom of Information Act website Wednesday...  Read more

Manchin accuses fellow Democrats of 'playing politics' on Sessions

Sen. Joe Manchin accused his fellow Democrats, especially centrist Democrats keeping their powder dry on a number of President-elect Trump's nominees, of "playing politics" with Sen. Jeff Sessions' nomination to be attorney general...  Read more

It's (still) the economy, stupid

The regard for "Hamilton," the world-famous Broadway play, reveals how big of an impact the United States secretary of the Treasury is capable of...  Read more

Tom Cotton: The Iran deal is dead

Sen. Tom Cotton said he expects President-elect Trump step up enforcement of the Iran nuclear deal but stop short of pulling the U.S. out of the agreement. But that won't save the deal...  Read more

Reducing unplanned pregnancy should be a key pro-life priority

In a time when bad news dominates the headlines, it's thrilling to get a reminder of genuine progress...  Read more

Obama Won't Close Gitmo but Hasn't Stopped Releasing Detainees

The White House conceded Tuesday that it wouldn't close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility by the time President Obama leaves office later this week, but it hasn't stopped releasing detainees in the run-up to Inauguration Day...  Read more

End of an Error: The Clinton Global Initiative Shuts Down

Over at Fox News, the headline blares: "Clinton Global Initiative to lay off employees, shut down amid dwindling donations."...  Read more

Cut a bureaucrat's pay to $1? Top Dem fears GOP to target federal workers

The top Democrat on the House Rules Committee is hopping mad that Republicans revived a 19th-century rule allowing lawmakers to essentially fire individual civil servants and eliminate entire federal programs...  Read more

Mayors think they may have a partner in populist Trump

Mayor Paula Zelenko is one of more than 300 mayors from across the country who descended on Washington this week to attend the United States Conference of Mayors...  Read more

A real killer elite

A top secret U.S. special ops unit has operated for years in the shadows, in the battle against ISIS...  Read more

A Most Fashionable Boycott

You can find out everything you need to know about the Trump-fixated L.L. Bean boycott by … perusing the L.L. Bean catalogue...  Read more

Patty Murray and the DeVos Confirmation

Democratic senator Patty Murray, once called the "mom in tennis shoes" before she entered politics, is faced with a "profiles in courage" moment this week...  Read more

Will the Iran deal's first anniversary be its last?

Monday marked the anniversary of the United States' nuclear deal with Iran, an occasion President Obama chose to celebrate amid uncertainty over whether the deal will live to see next January...  Read more

Think of rural Americans as you reform Obamacare

Repealing Obamacare could severely damage local hospitals in rural communities...  Read more

Pro-life groups to crash ‘Women’s March on Washington’

On January 21, the day after Trump’s presidential inauguration, hundreds of thousands of women will convene in D.C for The Women’s March on Washington.  Read more