Politics | Politics

Ryan to retire as Speaker in January

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is retiring at the end of this Congress, ending his speakership a little more than three years after it began.

This is not good for Republicans.

Politics | Politics

Inside the bitter Oval Office tariff fight

Trump's top economic advisers fighting it out in front of him

Very concerned that the free market wing of the GOP continues to be drummed out of the White House.

Politics | POLITICS

A Gun-Control Measure Conservatives Should Consider | National Review

Gun-violence restraining orders can make us all safer while empowering the individual and protecting liberty.

Politics | Politics

Holocaust denier is sole GOP contender in Illinois race for Congress | TheHill

A Holocaust denier is currently the only candidate on the ballot in the GOP primary for Illinois's third congressional district, according to

This is atrocious and not good for the GOP.

Politics | Trump

The Night the Democratic Party Committed Political Suicide

Their response to Trumps speech was out of bounds.

Overall 75 percent of Americans approved of the speech. And a shocking 8 out of 10 felt President Trump was trying to unite the nation, rather than divide it. Two-thirds reported the speech made them feel proud.

Which means anyone who isn’t a bitter, nasty, arrogant, hateful, Kool-Aid drinking socialist loved what they saw. Unfortunately, that leaves the entire Democrat Congress.

News | The News

SHOCK: State Rep Kills Himself Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations. Here’s What His Suicide Note Said.

On Wednesday, news broke in Kentucky that Republican State Rep. Dan Johnson, who authorities were investigating over allegations of sexual misconduct, committed suicide.

The progressive fascists are winning. Allegations are now fact and costing lives. Sexual predation is horrific, but ruining lives because every accusation is treated equally is sick.

Politics | Op-Ed

Alabama Conservatives Made Their Stand | National Review

While Roy Moore may have lost, Conservatism may have won ...

"Tonight, Alabama conservatives told Steve Bannon and, yes, Donald Trump that integrity matters."

Politics | POLITICS

NYT’s Bret Stephens says he can never vote Republican again

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens declared he can never vote Republican again because of the party’s backing of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.

Bret Stephens is a solid republican, this is shocking.

Politics | Trump

Trump and His Supporters Care about ‘Wins,’ Not Ideology

Donald Trump’s ill-conceived debt-ceiling deal with congressional Democrats is just the latest proof that he’s driven by a desire for good press above all else ...

He is a fraud.

Politics | Op-Ed

The RINO Hunters Become the Hunted

As Donald Trump sides with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer over their Republican counterparts, one of his allies lobs a telling insult at a movement conservative.

Led by unprincipled talk show hosts and internet pseudo-pundits, it's obvious to me that Republixans are now fully engaged in the type of disconnected from logic emotionalism that they have accused democrats of for decades. P

"A surfeit of bombastic huckster-enablers in right-wing media ensured that, over time, attacks on so-called RINOs were less and less grounded in substantive disagreements."

Politics | Trump

6 Things You Need To Know About Trump's Decision To End DACA ... Six Months From Now

On Monday, the Trump administration leaked via Politico the news that President Trump had decided to end President Obama’s executive amnesty — the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriva

Shapiro is 100% correct, this was a very misguided strategy.

News | That's News to Me

University of Tampa professor fired over Harvey 'karma' tweet

University of Tampa sociology professor Kenneth Storey was fired Tuesday for a tweet he made referring the weather events in Texas as "karma."

Politics | Op-Ed

My Party Is in Denial About Donald Trump

We created him, and now we're rationalizing him. When will it stop?

Fantastic opinion piece by a principled GOP senator.

Politics | Politics

Nearly half of Republicans approve closing media outlets for inaccuracy, bias: poll | TheHill

Almost half of Republicans say they are in favor of courts shutting down media outlets that publish inaccurate or biased information, according to a new survey.

Politics | POLITICS

GOP reeling after healthcare collapse  | TheHill

Republicans offered competing ideas for what to do next on healthcare Monday night, now that the current ObamaCare replacement effort has fallen apart

News | News

Peter W. Smith, GOP operative who sought Clinton's emails from Russian hackers, committed suicide, records show

A Republican donor and operative from Chicago's North Shore who said he had tried to obtain Hillary Clinton's missing emails from Russian hackers killed himself in a Minnesota hotel room days after talking to The Wall Street Journal about his effo

HA!!!

Politics | Politics

House Republicans release long-awaited plan to repeal and replace Obamacare - The Washington Post

With income-based tax credits, the GOP is considering an approach to health care it has long been against.

Politics | Politics

Trump called the press ‘the enemy.’ Reince Priebus says he meant it. - The Washington Post

Priebus echoed his boss's criticisms, dismissing recent media stories as “stupidity” and blasting the use of anonymous sources.

There are no adults in the room.

Politics | Politics

How President Trump finally destroyed Reagan's Republican Party

Now can he actually deliver on his promise and give power to the people?

News | News

News from The Associated Press

Politics | Politics

23 Times Donald Trump Proved He Hates Women - The Hollywood Gossip

Donald Trump has said many unfavorable things about women. Like, REALLY unfavorable things. Relive the worst of the worst here.

Politics | Politics

Condoleezza Rice Responds to Trump Calling Her a ‘B*tch’

She pretty much ethered him in six words.

I am not a Republican, but I have always had respect for Condi Rice. She has always been graceful, intelligent and talented. Her response to a repulsive man demonstrates why.

Politics | Politics

Poker Explains Why Republicans Can't Abandon Trump | WIRED

The nominee isn't likely to win, but is the Republican party pot committed?

Politics | Politics

Bombshell report on Trump taxes sends GOP nominee reeling

It puts an exclamation point on what was already one of the worst weeks for any presidential candidate in recent memory.

Politics | Immigration

Trump: ‘Obama Got Tremendous Numbers of People Out of the Country.’

From the Tuesday Morning Jolt: Trump: ‘Obama Got Tremendous Numbers of People Out of the Country.’ Meet Donald Trump’s new immigration stance, which is to… praise how tough President Obama has been on deportations. Huh? What? “We’re going to o

Played the GOP like a pathetic fiddle.

Politics | Trump

Ex-GOP senator urges RNC to replace Trump

He called Trump's Second Amendment comments on Tuesday "the last straw."

Politics | POLITICS

50 G.O.P. Officials Warn Donald Trump Would Put Nation’s Security ‘at Risk’ - NYTimes.com

Fifty of the nation’s most senior Republican national security officials, many of them former top aides or cabinet members for President George W. Bush, have signed a letter declaring that Donald J. Trump “lacks the character, values and experience” to be president and “would put at risk our country’s national security and well-being.”

Politics | Trump

For America’s sake, Donald Trump, drop out of the race now

Donald Trump’s campaign is in disarray. He should drop out and let the GOP replace him with Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan.

Politics | Trump

Conservatism’s Moral Crisis: Defending Trump’s Lies | National Review

If Trump is elected, conservatism will become Trumpism, and we'll have lost the only possible solution to our country’s woes.

"We know Hillary will be a terrible, hard-core ideological leftist; there is probably a 75 percent chance that Trump would govern less badly than Hillary. There is also a 25 percent chance that Trump would do something so catastrophically awful that he seriously harmed the country in ways Hillary wouldn’t dream of. His trade policy alone could cast America back into recession; his foreign policy is a shambles. Any talk of him listening to advisers must be based on conjecture — so far, Trump hasn’t just been a bull in a china shop, he’s been a tank in a glass factory."

Politics | Politics

Hewlett Packard's Meg Whitman joins CEOs endorsing Clinton

By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Calling Donald Trump an "authoritarian character" and a threat to democracy, Meg Whitman, a prominent Republican fundraiser and chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton's

Another very prominent republican jumps ship.

Politics | Trump

To the Go-Along Republicans - WSJ

Global View columnist Bret Stephens writes a memo to Paul Ryan and the Go-Along Republicans: Donald Trump’s problem is his character, not his “ideas.”

This is an EXCELLENT article, that elucidates perfectly why it is so foolish to ignore the realty of Trump's character.

Politics | Election: 2016

Democrats’ Hysterical Rhetoric Could Help Make Donald Trump President

Democrats have used overheated rhetoric to attack Republicans for so long that their attacks on Donald Trump may be ineffective.

"If there exists a formula for Democratic defeat, this is it. If they turn Trump into a normal (albeit larger-than-life and more entertaining than usual) Republican, then millions of GOP voters are apt to see him that way and come back home. As someone remarked on Twitter last night, it’s almost as if the Democrats would rather lose than admit that not all Republican politicians are racist, misogynistic know-nothings."

Politics | POLITICS

George Will: Trump Doesn't Want to Release Tax Returns "Because He Is Deeply Involved In Dealing With Russia"

FOX News' Bret Baier said the Democratic party would "not go down" the road of making a connection between Russia and Donald Trump, but on Monday's Special Report conservative columnist George Will said the Republican nominee for president may n

The amazing thing about this is that it might be true.

Politics | Politics

RNC in Cleveland: Do Republicans Think Donald Trump Can Win? - The Atlantic

Nonpartisan prognosticators and party officials seem bleak about the GOP’s chances in November. But delegates in Cleveland were at least somewhat more optimistic.

The Republicans ignore he evidence at their own peril. For the past several elections, the Democrats have run far more sophisticated campaigns (at the national level). They need to understand the reality of the situation outside of their direct universe.

Politics | POLITICS

Trump’s RNC address: Fact or fiction?

The GOP nominee rolled out a series of frightening statistics about the state of the nation. They ranged from accurate to incomplete to outright false.

Politics | Politics

At the Republican Convention, Millennials Search for Signs of the Future | WIRED

It's not all that easy to find.

Agreed. That is a challenging search.

Politics | Politics

A physicist has calculated the probability Melania Trump didn't plagiarise her speech - ScienceAlert

A Canadian physicist has calculated that there's only a one-in-87-billion chance that Melania Trump wasn't heavily influenced by Michelle Obama's 2008 speech when she addressed the Republican National Convention last night.

Politics | Election: 2016

In 2016, No One Should Be Proud of an Orderly Convention

For approximately twenty minutes this afternoon, the GOP convention degenerated into chaos. Good. On an otherwise sad day, it was heartening to see so many conservatives refusing to consent to the destruction of their party. In a strange way, it as also o

"The GOP has nominated the only serious contender who’s likely to lose to Hillary. The Democrats have nominated the only serious contender who has a chance to lose to Trump. We’re watching a race to the bottom of American political competence and integrity. Those who stood and shouted “no” today on the Republican convention floor shouldn’t hang their heads. And Democrats should take no solace in their discipline. Now is a time for dissent. Unity is for sellouts."

Politics | Politics

Melania Trump Apparently Plagiarized a Section of Michelle Obama's 2008 Convention Speech

Tonight at the Republican National Convention, potential first lady Melania Trump delivered the night’s headlining speech in what was her most important moment in the public eye since she married Donald Trump 11 years ago. The speech was praised by hack

Politics | Politics

Anti-Trump delegates consider several attempts to upend convention

What, if anything, they can do is still up for discussion.

It's probably a lost cause, but they have to try.

Politics | POLITICS

Trump to Pick Mike Pence, Says Source

Donald Trump is planning to announce that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is his choice for his vice presidential running mate.

Of his four choices, this is the most reasonable. But, demographically, not having a woman, African-American or Hispanic on the ticket is a very poor strategy.

News | Israel

In Major Shift, GOP Rejects Two-State Solution, Says Israel Not “Occupier” - News – Forward.com

Rejecting decades-old policy, the Republican Party approved on July 12 a platform that does not include a call for a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Instead, it defers to Israel to determine whether it is interested in negotiatin

I applaud this move. Very few Israelis still support the "two state" solution. For very different reasons, very few Arabs do either. It was a serious proposal for decades, and Arabs rejected it for decades. Now it is obvious that a two state solution would be a serious security concern for the Israelis and not enough for an Arab population that believes that ALL of Israel is theirs.

Politics | Trump

EXCLUSIVE: 'Dump Trump' RNC Delegate Leader: We 'Have The 28 Votes' To Unbind Delegates

Over the weekend, The Daily Wire had the opportunity to speak with Kendal Unruh, a member of the Colorado Republican delegation to the Republican National Convention. Unruh is also a member of the Rules Committee at the RNC, and a leading advocate for a

For the sake of the nation; let's hope that this is true.

Politics | Trump Politics

Donald Trump Woos Some GOP Lawmakers, Leaves Others Cold

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump leaned on GOP lawmakers to unify behind him during a pair of closed-door meetings with House and Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill Thursday that included tense exchanges with some of his skeptics i

Politics | Trump

Trump Is on the Verge of Losing Even Republicans

In a new CNN poll, nearly half of GOP voters responded that they’d prefer to see their party nominate someone else.

Politics | POLITICS

George Will leaves GOP: 'This is not my party'

“Make sure he loses,

Politics | Politics

Trump Campaign Paid $1.1M to Trump Businesses and Family Last Month

Trump Campaign Paid $1.1M to Trump Businesses and Family Last Month

This is the guy that the GOP believes will fight corruption.

Politics | Politics

So why ISN’T Mitt Romney running?

What's his excuse?

Politics | Politics

Iowa state senator is first elected official to leave Republican party over Trump | US news | The Guardian

David Johnson changes registration to No Party in response to Donald Trump accusing federal judge Gonzalo Curiel of bias based on his race

I applaud each of the people who stand for principle above this dangerous demagogue.

Politics | Trump

New data backs argument that Trump has not expanded the GOP

Trump has boasted that he is drawing new voters to the the GOP, but new analysis refutes the claim and suggests increased primary numbers won't help in November.

One more lie from this lying ignoramus. But will his followers care? Of course not.

Politics | Politics

Donald Trump Wanted A White-Versus-Black Season Of "The Apprentice" - BuzzFeed News

"Whether people like that idea or not, it is somewhat reflective of our very vicious world,” Trump said in 2005...

Politics | Trump

Donald Trump's self-destruction begins

We suspect that when he gave Donald Trump the opportunity to unify the party, House Speaker  Paul Ryan , R-Wis., knew Trump wouldn't be able to do it. Someone as narcissistic and as devoid of conservative principles as Trump couldn't become a c

Politics | Trump

4 Signs From The Last 24 Hours That Trump Suckered Conservatives

So, you’re suckers.

Yes, you conservatives who keep waiting for Donald Trump to turn into Ronald Reagan, who hope to unify behind him thinking that he’ll surround himself with good people and that they will guide him to all the best decisio

Politics | Election: 2016

BYE GOP: Libertarian Party Registrations DOUBLE In Mass Exodus After Trump Win | RedState

Share on Facebook 1 1 SHARES It seems that a lot of people actually meant it when they said they would not support Donald Trump. And contrary to the bleating from Trump fans, that’s a perfectly legitimate position to which they have a right. Thus we

Politics | Trump

Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils

There are a number of reasons to sabotage The Party of Trump even if it ends with a President Hillary.

Politics | Trump Politics

I was wrong about Donald Trump: Camille Paglia on the GOP front-runner’s refreshing candor (and his impetuousness, too)

Yes, he remains thin-skinned and easily riled. But his fearlessness and brash energy also seem necessary and rare

Politics | Politics

Cruz to name Fiorina as VP running mate - POLITICO

Ted Cruz will announce Wednesday that Carly Fiorina will be his vice presidential nominee if he's the Republican party's pick for president, according to two sources with knowledge of the announcement.

Politics | POLITICS

5 numbers that explain the New York results

New York came through for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Politics | Politics

Former 'Apprentice' contenders say Donald Trump is 'dangerous' and 'unqualified to be president'

There are

Are there any really good choices this time around?

Politics | Politics

If Trump doesn't understand 156-year-old rules, how will he understand the presidency? | Fox News

Just because Donald Trump has the most delegates does not mean he has a majority of delegates. The rules matter.

Politics | Election: 2016

Why There's No Such Thing As 'Stealing' Delegates

For many years Gary Aminoff has been a strong GOP leader in California. Gary debunks the myth that delegates can be "stolen."

Politics | Election: 2016

John Kasich Will Be the Republican Nominee for President

The writing’s on the wall in the Republican Party: John Kasich will be the Party’s nominee in 2016, with Marco Rubio as his running mate. Only the media’s delight at continued Trumpian drama is keeping politicos and pundits from coast to coast from stating the obvious.

This is an interesting analysis and I think that it mostly makes sense. I don't think that it's compelling enough to "prove" the overall point, but it is compelling.

Politics | POLITICS

The Many Scandals of Donald Trump: A Cheat Sheet - The Atlantic

A rough guide to controversies surrounding the Republican front-runner, from mafia ties to anti-trust violations to bankruptcy.

Politics | Election: 2016

Why Trump’s Complaints about ‘Stolen’ Delegates Don’t Hold Water

Most people, even those who follow politics closely, don’t pay much attention to how convention delegates are selected. And in most cycles, the process doesn’t matter, because one candidate secures enough delegates to wrap up the nomination before the

Politics | Politics

The Beginning of the End of Donald Trump

After a campaign dominated by behavior so boorish that Trump bragged he could literally get away with murder, the orange-haired brand licensor has finally gone too far.

Politics | Trump

Trump Has No Clue What American Government Is All About

Donald Trump doesn’t understand the reasons the federal government was established.

"Trump does not oppose big government. He believes that we simply haven’t been doing it right. Trumpism, like the “true Communism” beloved of Berkeley sophomores, has never been tried. Or so he thinks. Of course it has: in Italy, in Germany, in Spain, in Venezuela — and here, under Woodrow Wilson’s “war socialism” and the New Deal, which was little more than Wilsonian war socialism filtered through Franklin Roosevelt’s sense of noblesse oblige. Trump, who has no noblesse to oblige him, is constrained by no philosophy, no principle, and no real knowledge of our constitutional order. To admit that there is something that the federal government under Trump cannot do well is to admit that there is something Trump cannot do well, and Trump cannot endure the thought. Federally run health care? Sure, but it’ll be great this time around. A big ugly federal footprint in education? If you cannot trust Donald Trump and his third-grade reading skills to set education policy, who can you trust? And, of course, expect the classiest housing projects you’ve ever seen, because the government is going to build great neighborhoods."

Politics | Trump

Dear RNC: THIS Is Why Nominating Trump Is Political Suicide

Delegates to the Republican convention should think twice before nominating Donald Trump: All indications are that he would lose badly in November.

“Three-quarters of women view him unfavorably. So do nearly two-thirds of independents, 80 percent of young adults, 85 percent of Hispanics and nearly half of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents.”

Politics | Politics

Donald Trump Has One Core Philosophy: Misogyny

Donald Trump holds one core belief. It’s not limited government. He favored a state takeover of health care before he was against it. Nor is it economi ...

Politics | Election: 2016

What Happens to Rubio’s Delegates?

Marco Rubio’s exit from the Republican primary on Tuesday night raised for the first time, in a serious way, the question of what happens to the delegates pledged to a candidate who’s no longer in the race.

Politics | Election: 2016

How John Kasich Survived

If, six months ago, you had told even the most casual political observer that John Kasich would outlast Marco Rubio on the campaign trail, he would have looked at you like you had three heads.

Politics | Op-Ed

Donald Trump & Republican Establishment -- ‘Burn It Down’ Suicide

"Between 2008 and 2014, when Republicans were the minority in the Senate, they blocked cap and trade, the “public option” in Obamacare, and card check. Republicans declined to give President Obama universal pre-K, the “Paycheck Fairness Act,” expanded unemployment benefits, a higher federal minimum wage, varieties of gun control, mandatory paid sick leave, a tax on multinational corporations, higher taxes on individuals, and more. They passed bills authorizing the Keystone pipeline (which was vetoed) and trade promotion authority (the one issue Obama is not wrong about). They endorsed entitlement reform."

Politics | Op-Ed

Donald Trump 2016 -- Voters Should Be Above "Burning the System Down"

After a depressing weekend of political violence, and cries of “go back to Africa” and “go to f***ing Auschwitz”, it’s time to bury that rallying cry of immature rage, “Burn it down!”

Politics | POLITICS

Trump’s Week of Errors, Exaggerations and Flat-out Falsehoods - POLITICO Magazine

POLITICO Magazine subjected the GOP frontrunner to our fact-checking process. This is the result.

The list of lies that this man tells is epic in their number and scope.

Politics | Politics

Trump University students say they were forced to write glowing reviews: “It’s absolutely a con” - Salon.com

The students speak out as a former Trump University employee says he was "ashamed" to work there in a new ad VIDEO

Speaking for myself, I think most Democrats are just sitting back enjoying the GOP clown show.

Politics | Trump

Donald Trump Is Hillary Clinton’s Best Hope

Trump supporters opposed to bailouts ought to think twice before casting their vote. They’re about to bail out the Democrats.

A vote for Trump now is a vote for Hillary in the fall.

Politics | Trump

Donald Trump -- Debate Highlights Just How Dishonest He Is

On Thursday night, live in front of nearly 17 million Americans watching on national television, Donald Trump abandoned a central plank of the hawkish immigration platform that has helped propel him ever closer to the Republican presidential nomination,

News | From CNN

Romney's advisers explore blocking Trump at RNC - CNNPolitics.com

Mitt Romney has instructed his closest advisers to explore the possibility of stopping Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention, a source close to Romney's inner circle says.

Politics | Trump

Trump & the KKK

There has been enormous pushback from various corners on the right to any criticism of Donald Trump’s refusal to disavow — never mind denounce — David Duke and the KKK in that CNN interview last Sunday. And before you start screaming that Trump disavowed (albeit somewhat grudgingly and bloodlessly) the Friday before and he’s disavowed since on Twitter: I know. Fine. He’s a hero. I would expect nothing less from the owner of the Mar-a-Lago club, the tip of the spear in the battle for universal brotherhood.

"Denouncing the Klan should be easy. You shouldn’t have to think about it. And you certainly shouldn’t let you’re fear of being called “politically correct” get in the way. That’s beyond asinine. If you want to turn the tables on the interviewer and note that the Klan used to be the militant wing of the Democratic party, go for it. The one thing you shouldn’t do is sound like you’re reluctant to condemn the Klan(!) or that you’re dog-whistling that you don’t really mean it when you do."

Politics | Election: 2016

Why The Republican Convention Will Decide the Nomination

TThe race for the Republican nomination is going to the convention. It must sound strange to hear that — given that this perennial contingency never gets past political-nerd fan fiction. It certainly feels strange to write it. But that’s where we’re headed.

Politics | Politics

AP delegate count: Trump not yet on track to win nomination

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Donald Trump's string of Super Tuesday victories, the billionaire businessman must do even better in upcoming primaries to claim the Republican presidential nomination before the party's national…

Politics | The circus we run our country with

S.E. Cupp: Donald Trump’s win reflects a change in GOP

Super Tuesday's results are a win for Donald Trump, but worrying for conservatives.

She cuts it clear and puts it all out there. She's right.... what now??
Even though Cruz probably won't pull off the nomination, I'm proud of Texas for not voting Trump. The great Republic would be tarnished forever.

(I may have an intellectual crush on SE Cupp)

Politics | Politics

The Republican Party’s implosion over Donald Trump’s candidacy has arrived - The Washington Post

As campaign-trail rhetoric gets hotter, party leaders wonder whether Republicans are irretrievably divided.

I will never vote for this man.

Politics | Election: 2016

What If Trump Doesn’t Have Billions?

Available financial information contradicts Donald Trump’s declarations of his net worth, and he’s unlikely to release his tax returns.

Politics | Election: 2016

The Latest: Trump "Floats" Idea of Returning Guantanamo To Cuba

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is floating the idea of turning the detention center at Guantanamo Bay over to Cuba. Trump was delivering a rally speech in Sparks, Nevada Tuesday when he addressed President Barack Obama's speech earlier in the day outlining his plan to close the detention center.

Someone explain to me why this clown is a conservative or even just a Republican?