Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: With a Potemkin President, Maybe It’s Time for Congressional Government
Also, there is no one in the Trump White House remotely on par with James Baker, Reagan’s first chief of staff.
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: An Absolutely Truthful Christmas Card From Congress
Long before Donald Trump declared war on “Fake News,” there existed a form of communication so exaggerated and untrustworthy that it united Democrats and Republicans in universal scorn.We are, of course
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Bottom of the Ninth
a Republican Congress who together, they hoped, would deliver dramatic change.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Stop the Next Internet Power Grab
As harmful as the FCC’s rules have been for broadband investment and innovation, replacing such rules with a patchwork of state and local requirements would have an even more detrimental effect on the
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A Necessary Turning Point on Judicial Confirmations
And because Article III judges serve for life, their impact will persist far beyond the tenure of any one administration or any one session of Congress.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Strange Times for Mitch McConnell in the Alabama Senate Race
Even though McConnell and President Donald Trump have both endorsed Strange, and Trump announced he’ll stump for Big Luther on Saturday, the stakes in this race are much higher for McConnell.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Puncturing the Happy-Talk Illusion of a Balanced Budget
Pitching his words to Middle America, Trump declared in Springfield, Missouri, “We’re here today to launch our plans to bring back Main Street by reducing the crushing tax burden on our companies and on
Opinion · 115th Congress
Trump Wants Credit for a Shutdown
It will be even harder for him or his increasingly gun-shy allies on Capitol Hill to blame Democrats, because Republicans control both chambers of Congress and the White House.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Career Advice for Restless Capitol Hill GOP Staffers
This column is written for every Republican staffer on Capitol Hill who — even now — is debating whether to join the Trump administration.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: GOP Tax Dilemma — Somebody’s Got to Pay More
In the driver’s seat All the truth-defying gyrations of the Trump White House cannot erase the burden on congressional Republicans to provide something more tangible than tweets to voters struggling
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Can Democrats Deliver Like Papa John’s?
Instead of working feverishly on the substance of a contrast with the imploding Trump administration, they decided it was most important — a year and a half out from the next election — to publicly
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Demanding Dignity From Leaders Comes With a Complicated History
News of Donald Trump Jr.’s Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer is a reminder that the Obamas followed the written and unwritten rules.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: No Need to Be Up in Arms Over House Dress Code
Apparently, like Michelle Obama and Melania Trump, she dared to bare arms. That’s a no-no in the stuffy House, but not one unique to women.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Fourth of July — A Time to Rate Baseball Teams and Presidents
And just last week, as Mitch McConnell was scrambling to salvage a Senate bill, Trump helpfully tweeted that Congress should change strategy to repeal first and then replace at some mythical future date
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Pardon Me? A Constitutional Amendment Would Fix That
Of course, it would be unfair, partisan and — for those reasons — unsuccessful for Congress to try to change the rules during the current presidency.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: If Trump Wanted ‘Fast and Easy,’ He’s in the Wrong Job
It even took Trump two years to renovate the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. Surely he can give health care and tax reform at least that long.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: An Opening for Reform
Trump ran on draining the swamp. So did Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump Is Paying Back Corporations by Wiping Out Regulations
The CRA allows Congress — by majority vote in both chambers, with limited debate and no possibility of a filibuster — to wipe out rules issued in the final six months of the previous administration
Opinion · 115th Congress
Washington Politics: A Hint of Compromise or North Carolina-Style Dysfunction?
Top Republicans looked confused, and Trump himself tweeted his disapproval with the timing, if not the substance, of the action.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Nancy Pelosi’s Path Back to House Speaker
Of course, the first vote, taken behind closed doors at night on a federal holiday, is objectionable because Trump campaigned on cleaning up Washington.