Opinion · 115th Congress
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 · 115th Congress
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.
Opinion · 115th Congress
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.
Opinion · 115th Congress
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.
Opinion · 115th Congress
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.)
Opinion · 115th Congress
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.
Opinion · 115th Congress
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.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A GOP Guide to Running for Cover on Health Care
Long ago (that is, back in the days when James Comey was still FBI director), House Republicans rushed their health care bill through by a two-vote margin without waiting for the verdict of the Congressional
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Democrats May Be Too Optimistic About 2018 Gains
But Landrieu, a Democrat, made the speech without another election immediately ahead of him. It drew a call from Mississippi Republican state Rep.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Mick Mulvaney’s Compassion — Not for the Needy
Tuesday, when OMB Director Mick Mulvaney laid out the first Republican budget in nine years, and Mulvaney not only dumped the concept of compassionate conservatism, he literally redefined what compassion should
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Montana Special Election Unlikely to Predict Larger Political Trend
Mitch McConnell, whose legislative talents should never be underestimated, may win Senate passage of a health care bill this summer.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump Troubles Not an Excuse for Hill GOP’s Failures
Legislating would subtly distance the Hill GOP from the White House without forcing Republicans to call out the leader of their party.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Yes. Cancel the White House Press Briefing
The press team would be better off if they could talk to reporters behind the scenes without having to perform for Trump.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The (White) Boys’ Club That’s Taking on Health Care
If so, Senate Republicans should file a claim pronto before they repeal and replace the offending legislation.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: White House Dysfunction Is Stranger Than Fiction
After another meeting with McGahn, Yates learned that Trump, without her knowledge, had issued his travel ban against visitors and green card holders from seven overwhelmingly Muslim countries.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Congress Can Work — If Trump Gets Out of the Way
Almost without notice, Republicans leading the negotiations on Capitol Hill have been quietly, steadily moving forward with their Democratic colleagues and were well on their way to ‘yes’ this week
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Scorecard — America After 100 Days of Trump
At a time when the out-of-power party should be uniting to battle a polarizing president with an approval rating of just above 40 percent, the Democrats instead are returning to their fractious ways.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Figure It Out, Mr. President
It should be easy for a guy who’s been in development and loves the art of the deal to figure that out.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Weighing the Costs of War and Diplomacy
So when he publicly said critics of his agency’s policies — whether they come from Congress, civil rights groups or the public — should “shut up,” he came off as what he once was, a military man