Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Amid the Alabama Mess, a Reason for Optimism
Ivey should get credit for being a much-needed and probably lonely example of professionalism in a political climate of deliberate division and back-door self-dealing.
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Another Health Care Bill, Another Health Care Cliff
the budget resolution at the end of the month, they have been trying to ram through the Senate a ramshackle bill (named after Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy) that would upend the health care system without
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Dancing With the Democrats Will Not Save Trump
Whatever the number is for our short-attention-span president (maybe a mile by golf cart and 10 miles by limousine), the Democrats should agree to build a border wall of precisely that length.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: How Trump and the Democrats Spared McConnell and Ryan
Duck and cover But with Trump providing air cover — GOP leaders and rank-and-file lawmakers could vote for the bill without fear of Trump stirring up the tea party base against them — McConnell
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: How 9/11 Permanently Changed Us
But popular consensus should not blind us to the reality that we have made decisions in the name of security that earlier generations of Americans might find hard to grasp.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump Giving Ryan and McConnell the Power on DACA
After months of bashing House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and “the Republicans” on Twitter, things got so bad between Trump and McConnell last month that they went for weeks without
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Rule of Law, the Role of History
friend, whose family has been in the U.S. more than 125 years, paid an extra fee for a passport ID card for fear she would be stopped and forced to prove it on trips through Arizona and Texas — which should
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A Big-Spending Liberal Is a Conservative Who Has Been Flooded
Speaker John Boehner adjourned the House for the 2012 Christmas recess without voting on the Senate-passed Sandy funding.
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.
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
Opinion · 115th Congress
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.
Opinion · 115th Congress
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?