Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Blame? Trump Wants Credit for a Shutdown
It should be hard for him to point a finger at Republicans in Congress when he is openly threatening to cause a shutdown.
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A Partial Eclipse of Bad News
Pat McCrory that prevents any removal of such monuments without approval from a state historical commission, Democratic Gov.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Don’t Worry Jeff Flake — Trump Won’t Hurt Your Chances
At his rally in Phoenix on Tuesday night, Trump, without referring to Flake by name, said the senator was “weak on borders, weak on crime,” adding that “nobody knows who the hell he is.”
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Corker Silent on Trump Renomination
It should be a layup for a Republican senator from ruby-red turf to endorse his party’s sitting president for renomination.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Congress’ Passive Response to North Korea: ‘Not My Table’
Without minimizing the long-term threat posed by North Korea to stability in Asia, there are — by virtually all accounts — no plausible military options.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Forget the Moderates, Only the Die-Hards Can Get Health Care Back on Track
The history of Congress is full of achievements that never could have happened without collaborations among congressmen and senators who almost always disagreed with each other, but found a way to work
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Freewheeling John McCain — An Appreciation
Those magical weeks in New Hampshire and South Carolina — witnessing the birth of the Straight Talk Express — should not be lost amid the torrent of well-deserved appreciations as McCain battles
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump Is Losing the Republican Congress
Step back: No one, regardless of political party, should be comfortable with the idea that a campaign would even entertain the idea of accepting help from a foreign adversary attempting to influence
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Opinion: The New Senate Health Care Bill — A Little Bit Louder and a Little Bit Worse
The single number that Senate Republicans should dwell on before they vote next week on health care will not bear the imprimatur of the Congressional Budget Office.
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Opinion: Don’t Skip the Recess, Skip the Games
I cannot imagine that Congress would dare to leave Washington without a beautiful new HealthCare bill fully approved and ready to go! — Donald J.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: No Need to Be Up in Arms Over House Dress Code
It’s not easy to tell a reporter that she’s showing too much skin without sounding like a judgmental jerk, but the people who work around the House chamber should keep in mind the purpose of the
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Chris Christie’s Saltwater-Gate
The fact that Christie is a hypocrite should surprise no one, nor should his response — he refused to apologize for “putting my family first.” Huh?
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Opinion: Trump’s White Flag Signals Trust Problem
The Republican-led Congress isn’t dumb enough to follow his frustrated call for lawmakers to help him repeal the law without a replacement plan attached.
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Opinion: Let the Senate Be the Senate Again
Both Obama and President Donald Trump engaged in military action the Senate should have first debated and authorized, but never did.
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Opinion: Wanted — Three Senate Republicans to End the Mean Season for Health Care
Any Republican anticipating a tough race in either 2018 or 2020 should be rooting hard for legislative ineptitude.
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Opinion: Bickering Democrats — Still Mired in the 20th Century
There should be a way, for example, to revive public schools without making the Democrats the party of the teachers’ unions.
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Opinion: Of Shakespearean Lessons and Art That Makes Us Think
(And yes, that the polished orator was the child raised without a father and the other had a lineage of political privilege was part of the irony and appeal of the shiny, new package.)
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Opinion: A Don’t-Blame-Us Congress Ducks on Syria
Purists may wonder about the legal basis for Obama and now Trump opening the Syrian front without congressional approval.
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Opinion: Truth the Pill for Trump’s Dysfunction
Before America faces the almost inevitable next terrorist incident, the nation needs a bipartisan series of high-profile hearings on what should be an appropriate and measured response.
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Opinion: American Isolationism From the League of Nations to Trump
For example, only 28 percent of voters believed that “Donald Trump should remove specific regulations intended to combat climate change.” And just 19 percent described climate change as a hoax.