Senate and the Vacancy on the Supreme Court
Let’s understand something about the fight to fill the Supreme Court seat of Antonin (“Nino”) Scalia. This is about nothing but raw power. Any appeal you hear to high principle is phony — brazenly, em...
Pope Francis and Donald Trump
ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRLINER — Inserting himself into the Republican presidential race, Pope Francis on Wednesday suggested that Donald J. Trump “is not Christian” because of the harshness of his campa...
Ted Cruz Leads in Latest Poll
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has overtaken businessman Donald Trump in the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News national poll of likely Republican voters. Here's how the six remaining candidates stack up, acco...
Block Court Nomination?
According to Senator Elizabeth Warren, the future of the republic teeters in the balance. Unless the United States Senate bows to the will of President Barack Obama and approves his replacement for Ju...
Confirming an Obama Nominee?
This morning, the Washington Post’s James Hohmann made perhaps the Left’s single-strongest argument for confirming President Obama’s imminent Supreme Court nominee — obstructionism could cost the GOP...
Sanders Supporters Revolt Against Superdelegates
Sanders supporters revolt against superdelegates Outraged by the delegate deficit Sanders faces even after his New Hampshire win, the senator's backers are taking action. Bernie Sanders lost by a ha...
RNC Under Fire for Debate Audience
GREENVILLE, South Carolina — The chairman of the local Republican Party here confirmed to local television that 2016 frontrunner billionaire Donald Trump’s concerns—and those of his closest competitor...
Rolling Back Big Government
How to Roll Back Big Government, for a Free Economy and a Free People By John Yoo • nationalreview.com • February 11, 2016 Regulations cost Americans $277K per household per year. Conservative intelle...
Financial Turmoil Could Destroy Capitalism?
The world can't afford another financial crash – it could destroy capitalism as we know it By Allister Heath • telegraph.co.uk • February 10, 2016 A new economic crisis would trigger a politica...
Is this a 5-man race or 3-man race?
Trump, Kasich, Cruz, Rubio, Bush: What NH results mean to the still-alive five By William Whalen • FoxNews.com • Published February 10, 2016 Add this to the list of election-year proverbs to dismiss:...
Establishment Armageddon
Armageddon for the GOP Establishment By Jeremy Carl, National Review — February 10, 2016 The night could have gone worse for the GOP establishment—but I’m not really sure how. Not only did Donald Trum...
Byron York: Decisive Trump victory sends GOP establishment reeling
MANCHESTER, N.H. — In late January, the New Hampshire Republican Party held a gathering that attracted GOP officials, volunteers, activists, and various other members of the party elite from across...