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The Republican Party must choose between Donald Trump and the party's fundamental values
This is the stark political reality: on Thursday not a single House Republican voted for the resolution formalizing the inquiry into the impeachment of Donald Trump.
Congressman Justin Amash, who left the GOP this year, reminded his colleagues that Trump will only be in power for a short time, “but excusing his misbehavior will forever tarnish your name.” He appealed to Republicans to step out ... |
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Behind the scenes at Dover Air Force Base — where casualties of America's wars come home
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware — There is no room for mistakes here.
The flag-draped silver case with a soldier’s body must be carried slowly down the ramp of a U.S. Air Force cargo plane. No tilting. No slipping. The final uniform jacket worn to the grave must be wrinkle free, the pants' creases razor sharp, with all rank insignias, stripes and tiny oak leaf clusters perfectly placed. And for ... |
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If Congress doesn't stand up to Trump on Ukraine, his abuse of power will only escalate
One of the vital lessons I learned as an undercover CIA officer, and later as an adviser to Republicans in Congress, was how corrupt leaders escalate their abuses of power at the expense of their citizens’ freedom while trying to retain power. It motivated my service at the time and continues to drive my work to protect and improve American democracy now. It also informs my grave concern about rec... |
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Guns are a huge part of American society; taking them away won't help: Today's talker
Gun control is not the answer to America's gun violence. In the recent mass shootings, the shooters purchased their weapons legally. Likewise, the policies promoted by gun control activists would not impact mass shootings. Last year, the RAND Corp. conducted a survey of academic research and did not find any of the policies they looked at would reduce mass shootings: “We found no qualifying studie... |
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Sen. Krysten Sinema's bipartisan immigration plan is a model for far-left 2020 Democrats
You didn’t have to spend much time on social media this weekend to know that Kyrsten Sinema had hit her first big-league home run.
All you had to do was search “Kyrsten Sinema” on Twitter and then prepare to scroll and scroll and scroll. A social platform that daily devours politicians from head to hoof was throwing garlands of unbounded gratitude to Arizona’s senior senator.
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President Trump's post-NAFTA economic vision is working. Keep it up: Today's talker
Trump's economic vision is working
By Tom Tiffany
President Donald Trump’s speech in Milwaukee last week reminded us that no matter what flashy issue dominates political headlines at any given moment, we need to continue to keep focus on how to make our economy stronger.
The president spoke at Derco Aerospace in Milwaukee, a defense contractor that is among the many manufacturers in the m... |
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Republicans will kill your health care and, indirectly, maybe even you: Today's talker
There is no replacement for our care
By EJ Montini
There has been so much tawdry and titillating news this week, you may not have noticed that people you elected took another step toward killing your health care. And perhaps indirectly ... you.
Republican attorneys general (supported by President Donald Trump) filed a lawsuit to kill the Affordable Care Act, a case heard this week by a fe... |
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Supreme Court ditches fairness, voter rights and the Constitution in gerrymandering ruling
When voters go to the polls, they deserve to have their votes count equally. But for decades, politicians have rigged districts to boost the votes of their friends and dilute the votes of their enemies. Now a narrow majority of Supreme Court justices has given its blessing to blatant partisan gerrymandering where politicians choose their voters instead of voters choosing their politicians.
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New York AG: Sprint, T-Mobile merger would raise prices and hurt consumers
Whether talking about cars, baby food or cellphones, competition has always been a driver of innovation and lower prices. That’s why I and nine other attorneys general have sued to halt the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.
This megamerger would not only harm mobile subscribers by reducing access to affordable service, but also would particularly affect lower-income and minority communities in my ... |
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The Census: Another Brick in Trump’s White House Wall
Wednesday brought yet another demonstration of the Trump administration’s indifference to the constitutional system of checks and balances. The president asserted executive privilege over all documents requested by the House Oversight and Reform Committee in its investigation of his administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
The battle over the integrity of the ... |
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