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Senior Columnist for Washington Examiner & Fox News commentator. Co-author of Jack Kemp: The Bleeding-Heart Conservative Who Changed America.

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Biden teaches Trump a lesson

Biden teaches Trump a lesson

In the old days of presidential debates, three reporters or columnists were picked to question the candidates. In 1984, I covered national politics for

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Mitch McConnell is poised for yet another victory

Mitch McConnell is poised for yet another victory

An hour after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was ready to begin the process of confirming a nominee to fill

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Trump's path to reelection is narrow but exists

Trump's path to reelection is narrow but exists

President Trump is in a better position for reelection than you might think. It depends on the states one takes into account or chooses to ignore.

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Can Biden run out the clock?

Can Biden run out the clock?

It’s not over yet, but President Trump is off to a terrible start in the presidential campaign. In matchups with Joe Biden, Trump has been sinking. By

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Democrats are on a mission to spend pandemic relief funds on problems they created

Democrats are on a mission to spend pandemic relief funds on problems they created

Democrats are very entrepreneurial, but not in the economic sense. They’re entrepreneurial in seeking to get special deals for their supporters,

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Democrats' nightmares

Democrats' nightmares

Democrats are experiencing their sixth nightmare of the Trump era. The first came the day Donald Trump was elected. The second began the next day as the

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Still looking for the crime

Still looking for the crime

As they rush to impeach President Trump, Democrats have failed to recruit a single House Republican or to link the president’s offense clearly to an

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Book Review: “The Greatest Upset Never Seen” by Jack Danilewicz. wsj.com/articles/the-greates…
‘The Greatest Upset Never Seen’ Review: David and Goliath: A Courtside View

‘The Greatest Upset Never Seen’ Review: David and Goliath: A Courtside View

Before facing the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers, the Silverswords had lost to a small-college team with a 5-9 record.

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The death of policy

The death of policy

In Washington, Democrats had time on their hands with Republicans in control of the White House, the Senate, and, until the midterm elections, the House.

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The great divide

The great divide

The political divide in the country over President Trump is wider than ever. While 87% of Republicans approve of Trump in the latest Gallup poll, only 5%

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The Supreme Court's real bloc is liberal

The Supreme Court's real bloc is liberal

To President Franklin Roosevelt’s dismay, a Supreme Court bloc of six conservative justices struck down key parts of the New Deal in the 1930s. But by

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Sudden-death playoffs

Sudden-death playoffs

Think of the next year in the Trump wars as sudden-death playoffs. Should the House impeach President Trump on charges of bad conduct or whatever and the

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American independence

American independence

Oxford, ENGLAND — If all goes well, a crisis like Brexit, which has agonized and divided the United Kingdom, will never happen in America. The British

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College football is tops

College football is tops

AUSTIN, Texas — When I arrived at the University of Texas’ football stadium, I was struck by three things. It’s a huge stadium with a capacity of 100,119.

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