The Republicans’ moment of victory on health care didn’t last long.
With cancer-stricken John McCain making a stirring speech and casting the decisive procedural vote on Tuesday, President Trump and Mitch McConnell were able to get the health bill out of intensive care and to the Senate floor.
But in the vote hours later on the main repeal-and-replace bill—the one that the president and GOP leadership have been pushing so hard—nine Republican senators defected. It wasn’t even close.
In other words, the president’s team is no closer to getting a health care bill than before McConnell, with an appeal to party loyalty, miraculously brought the effort back from the dead. The Republican divide is as deep as ever.
Indeed, the Republicans failed again yesterday to pass a repeal-only bill, which Trump favored as a backup but which never had a chance.
Their only hope now is to pass something fairly miniscule and declare victory.
But the so-called “skinny repeal” is looking increasingly like anorexic repeal.
Keep in mind that Republicans spent seven years promising to repeal and replace ObamaCare. It’s awfully hard for them to walk away empty-handed.
So they need to pass something, anything, to get to a House-Senate conference and then declare victory.
Given that this fight has consumed the first six months of the administration, my sense is that the GOP would like to rid itself of the issue and move on. HHS Secretary Tom Price actually spoke on CNBC of passing “the lowest common denominator…What gets us to 50 votes so that we can move forward on a health-care reform legislation… that’s what needs to happen.”
The skinny repeal, as I understand it, would abolish the Obama law’s mandates for individuals and larger companies (and ax a tax on medical device makers).
One problem is that without a mandate, lots of healthy people can just wait till they get sick to buy insurance, which could shatter the financial underpinnings of the system. The larger dilemma is that this would leave almost all of ObamaCare in place, including subsidies, regulations on required services and the Medicaid expansion.
One other thought: there has not been a single committee hearing on this legislation that affects one-sixth of the economy.
As McCain said before voting to proceed (and later supporting the repeal-and-replace bill): “We’ve tried to do this by coming up with a proposal behind closed doors in consultation with the administration, then springing it on skeptical members, trying to convince them it’s better than nothing, asking us to swallow our doubts and force it past a unified opposition. I don’t think that’s going to work in the end, and it probably shouldn’t.”
If Democrats were doing that, the right would be going crazy. The Dems did use parliamentary maneuvers to ram through ObamaCare on a party-line vote, but they held lots of hearings.
McConnell has no time to worry about legislative niceties. After the Republican defections on the bigger bills, he’s got an uphill battle to get to 50—on something.
Howard Kurtz is a Fox News analyst and the host of “MediaBuzz” (Sundays 11 a.m.). He is the author of five books and is based in Washington. Follow him at @HowardKurtz. Click here for more information on Howard Kurtz.
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DEADLY DRINK Attorney: Bootleg booze killed woman at posh resort
A young woman, whose mysterious death at a luxurious Mexican resort in January is being probed by her parents, may ...
Mueller Investigates Podesta
Once again, as in the case of Hillary and Uranium One, the search into alleged collusion between Team Trump and ...
Rare albino dolphin spotted
A 3-year-old albino dolphin was spotted swimming with its mom in California’s Monterey Bay last week, and the little one ...
AVOIDING THE CNN TRAP 'South Park' creator wants to take less shots at Trump
The creator of “South Park” said in an interview published Monday that TV shows have gotten so inundated with jokes ...
WWII vet wins $300,000 lottery for 94th birthday
A World War II veteran receiving the birthday present of a lifetime when he won $300,000 in the Michigan Lottery. ...
Leftist Global Warming Mythology
The left’s response to the natural disasters in Florida was to raise again the bogeyman of man-made global warming. The ...
Has Ben Shapiro Been Watching Too Much Judge Judy?
Ben Shapiro is one of a number of conservative journalists recently bent on assuring us we’re at liberty to disregard ...
Miami police officer fines Uber driver for violating ordinance requiring ability to speak English
An Uber driver in Florida was fined for violating a county ordinance that requires ride-sharing drivers to be “able to ...
DITCHING HBO'S MAHER? Franken cans show visit after N-Word flap: Reports
Sen. Al Franken has canceled his upcoming appearance on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” according to multiple media reports. Franken ...
Hannity to interview WikiLeaks founder in London
Fox News anchor Sean Hannity will interview WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where Assange is ...
US preps next missile test, from Alaskan island
The U.S. is set to conduct another missile defense test this weekend, with the latest exercise based on a remote ...
Texas officer shares story behind viral hopscotch video with girl
The Texas police officer who “skipped” out on his lunch break to play hopscotch with a little girl shared his ...
Hillary: No Class, and No Class Cheer
I did not return to my alma mater to hear Hillary Rodham Clinton deliver her commencement address to the Wellesley ...
BREAKING NEWS: At least 3 killed, 4 injured in boiler explosion at Missouri business
ST. LOUIS – Three people are dead and four were injured after a boiler exploded at a box company near Soulard. It happened shortly before 8 ...
Ivanka Trump will have difficulty pushing father to left on environment
Ivanka Trump got former Vice President Al Gore inside Trump Tower to talk about global warming with President-elect Trump. If ...
Sandra Smith to House Dem: Is it time for Pelosi to be replaced?
Sandra Smith questioned a House Democrat this afternoon on whether it’s time for the party to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi ...
Undercover agents find registered church to be sex club
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Undercover inspectors have determined that a building registered as a church was being operated as a sex ...
How 'Guardians' really did
NEW YORK – “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” rocketed to an estimated $145 million debut in North America, kicking ...
JOBS BOOM 'Rip-roaring' May report crushes expectations
Job gains in the private sector far outpaced expectations in May, payroll processor ADP said Thursday, adding to sentiment that ...
Trump team mulls national infrastructure bank
President-elect Trump could push for the creation of a national “infrastructure bank” to support increased infrastructure investments, a top Trump ...
Leftists, Ask Yourselves: ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?'
Since the left views Donald Trump as Hitler and the Republican Party – currently dominant in Congress and the majority ...
Khizr Khan: From Gold Star dad to political animal?
Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim-American soldier killed in action that President Trump skewered after the Gold Star father ...
Kathie Lee smooches Tom
Reunited and it feels so good — at least for these two. Kathie Lee Gifford and Tom Selleck recreated the ...
Armed man arrested at DC restaurant that was center of Clinton conspiracy theory
By Caitlin Yilek • 12/4/16 5:14 PM Caitlin Yilek The Washington Examiner Police in Washington, D.C., arrested a man with ...
Cornell's wife: I'm 'broken'
Chris Cornell’s widow wrote a letter addressed to the late Soundgarden front man after the 52-year-old took his own life. ...
Test run for largest aircraft
It’s a plane, it’s a blimp … it’s the world’s largest aircraft. A massive airship dubbed the Airlander 10 recently ...
The Vile, Crazy Left
On the political spectrum, I land just to the right of Moses. As I’ve pointed out before, my political positions ...
Russia retaliates against US following sanctions
Russian authorities announced on Friday the closing of an international school in Moscow. The swift move was a change of ...
Ohio state trooper fatally shoots knife-wielding murder suspect covered in blood
An Ohio state trooper shot and killed a knife-wielding man “covered in blood” who rammed his car into the trooper’s ...
'I'm asking the questions': Sparks fly as Sen. Harris scolds Gen. Kelly during hearing
Freshman Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) engaged in a testy exchange with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly over sanctuary cities. Kelly ...
Troy Has Fallen. Don't Let Helen Trick You.
And at last, how did colleges that were conceived as lights of reason and character formation plummet into such unreason ...
Miranda keeps bag of booze
In case of an emergency…pass the vodka. Miranda Lambert’s assistant always makes sure the country superstar has a bag of ...
Mississippi can enforce LGBT religious objections law: court
JACKSON, Miss. – A federal appeals court said Thursday that Mississippi can enforce a law that allows merchants and government ...
Topless Kate pics back in news
In 2012, photos were published by a French gossip magazine of Kate Middleton sunbathing topless, outraging the royal family. The ...
PROUD AMERICAN Reflections of an Army widow on Memorial Day
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. ...
Ryan, Pence met to hammer out GOP agenda
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and President Trump are dedicating a good portion of their Monday evening to getting on ...
Sister of Celtics star Isaiah Thomas dies in Washington state car crash
The sister of Boston Celtics star Isaiah Thomas was killed in a car crash Saturday morning in Washington state, authorities ...
Seattle mayor drops re-election bid after sex abuse claims
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray dropped his re-election bid Tuesday after four men claimed he sexually abused them when they were ...
Authorities drop 33 cases against Dakota Access protesters
BISMARCK, N.D. – Authorities dropped nearly three dozen cases last month that stemmed from arrests of protesters against the Dakota ...
No guarantee for senators up for top Cabinet posts
Serving in the U.S. Senate is no longer a hassle-free ticket to a plum Cabinet post. Only one senator appointment ...
Spicer: 'Absolutely' Trump will keep tweeting
President-elect Trump’s incoming press secretary said Sunday that Trump will keep on tweeting, even after he is sworn into office ...
Obama issues new rules on 'responsible' coal mining
The Obama administration finalized new eleventh-hour rules for the coal industry on Monday that are focused on protecting rivers and ...
Jennifer Lawrence OK after plane reportedly makes emergency landing
Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence reportedly suffered a scare Saturday when her private plane was forced to make an emergency ...
A Ranger Raises Questions
In a recently published book, The Ranger Way, Kris “Tanto” Paronto provides readers with extensive insight into what was going ...
THE SHOW MUST GO ON Lawmakers vow to focus on Trump agenda despite WH controversies
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said Tuesday that despite all the controversies surrounding Donald Trump’s presidency, the House still has to ...
Enough, Mr. President – time to walk
How did we get here? How did the most powerful man in the world, a genius, a man devoted to ...
THE TRUMP EFFECT? Number of refugees US admits dropped 50 percent
The number of refugees who entered the U.S. during President Trump’s first three months compared to the last months of ...
She lost 99 lbs. with no diet
A 23-year-old who lost 99 pounds has confessed she hates diets and revealed how she really shed the weight. About ...
CRAZY scene on Jupiter moon
Observations of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io show waves of lava in the massive molten lake called Loki Patera. lo is ...
Ellison trashes Trump Holocaust statement on eve of DNC election
ATLANTA — Rep. Keith Ellison on Friday knocked President Trump for failing to mention Jews in a statement he issued ...
GOP congressman disappointed by Trump's TPP decision, but encouraged by regulation cuts
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger is disappointed President Trump appears to be ready to pull the United States out of the ...
Fasting for Christmas
This Christmas, I’ll be fasting. There is, of course, a long tradition of religious fasting, including the Nativity Fast celebrated ...
Autistic man missing since LA Marathon run
A 21-year-old autistic man vanished Sunday after completing the Los Angeles Marathon, police said. Romario Snow was last seen in ...
'MAY WE ALL BE KIND' Obit of teen who committed suicide calls out bullies
The family of a 15-year-old Pennsylvania girl who hanged herself are using her obituary to call out bullies who made ...
Pennsylvania veteran turns big trash into big business
Jerry “JDog” Flanagan always wanted to go to college. But, growing up poor outside of Philadelphia with an alcoholic father ...
US State Dept. warns college students against spring break travel to Mexico
The U.S. State Department is warning college students across the country not to spend spring break in certain parts of ...
Model's crazy beauty treatment
Some women will go to any length for the sake of beauty. Former Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr revealed she’s ...
Kelly: Crime database will speed deportations
President Trump’s team plans to use a database of crimes committed by people who entered the country illegally as a ...
UFO sighting?
Beam me up, Jean Paul! A new video has appeared of what was claimed to be a cigar-shaped ship hovering ...
Antique gun store in Afghanistan holds valuable historic weapons
KABUL, Afghanistan – In the basement of the old Mullah Shams market on Kabul’s famous Chicken Street, below the beggars, ...
Police seek man who vandalized USS Constitution
The USS Constitution is one of Boston’s most beloved landmarks. But over the weekend, an intruder slipped on board after ...
What if Trump’s missile salvo wasn’t really about Syria?
More than a hundred years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt described his foreign policy as, “Speak softly and carry a big ...
North Carolina motorists who hit protesters blocking roadways will be legally protected under proposed bill
Drivers in North Carolina might soon be allowed to plow their cars through protesters forming human walls on the road. ...
O.J. Simpson getting July parole hearing date in Nevada
Imprisoned former football star O.J. Simpson has a parole hearing date in Nevada next month, prison officials said Tuesday. State ...
6 things to know about Alexander Acosta, Trump's new pick for labor secretary
President Trump’s original pick for labor secretary withdrew his name for consideration this week, leaving the commander in chief searching ...
President Trump: Time to Abolish Climate Alarmism in America
Donald Trump’s refusal to bow to climate alarmism causes sincere alarm among leftists. Compared to it, the investigation of Donald ...
New Hampshire treats overdoses as crime scenes, targets drug dealers
Dakota Kilburn was just 23-years-old when a dose of heroin claimed his life. The young father was found unresponsive in ...
Pacific island has 38 million pieces of trash, but no people
A tiny island has all the makings of a secluded paradise — except for the 38 million pieces of trash. ...
Van Jones: 'The Clinton days are over'
By Caitlin Yilek • 1/1/17 11:13 AM Caitlin Yilek The Washington Examiner The Clintons’ reign over the Democratic party has ...
Florida Walmart shopper who killed diaper thief faces manslaughter charge
A 51-year-old Florida man, who says he killed a Walmart diaper thief because he feared for his life, has been ...
Mom dies after giving birth to twins following dad's gunshot death
Three young siblings are being cared for by family members after both parents tragically died just weeks apart. On July ...
GREGG JARRETT The Big Lebowski, Esq., takes up Gen. Flynn's case
The great American philosopher, Jeffrey Lebowski, once said, “This is a very complicated case. You know, a lotta ins, a ...
David Brock: MSNBC execs are 'for Trump'
Longtime Hillary Clinton backer and Democratic operative David Brock claimed that Donald Trump’s election has shaken up MSNBC staff, and ...
'Flip' star's bikini backlash
Christina El Moussa posed for a photoshoot with her 6-year-old daughter, Taylor, in bikinis, and some celebrity-watchers are slamming the ...
Russia 'launches criminal investigation'…
Russia has launched a criminal investigation over a failed rocket launch to the International Space Station, according to reports. A ...
California reaches deal with biggest union, avoids strike
California’s largest public-employee union announced that they have reached a deal with Gov. Jerry Brown, bringing contract talks to a ...
Trump signs three executive orders, including 5-year lobbying ban
President Trump signed three executive orders Saturday afternoon, including a five-year lobbying ban on lobbying by former administration officials. “So ...
ISIS-linked gunmen battle Philippine troops in southern city
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine troops battled heavily armed militants backing the Islamic State group in a southern city Tuesday, as ...
Blacks, Crime, and the Bended Knee
Fresh off the heels of the march on Charlottesville and the destruction of historical monuments in the South by Black Lives Matter, ...
Reason why planes are freezing
It’s just like your mom said: Always bring a sweater. Every time you fly, you must fight the never-ending battle ...
Trump to meet with Japanese prime minister next week
President-elect Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next Thursday at the request of the foreign leader, who ...
Masked man slams tractor-trailer into Bunny Ranch brothel
A masked man crashed his tractor trailer into the Bunny Ranch brothel in Nevada on Thursday. Brian Brandt, 40, from ...
'Uber driver fat-shamed me'
A plus-size model is hitting back at Uber after one of the company’s drivers fat-shamed her during a ride. Tess ...
North Korea tensions: South's president seeks meeting with Kim Jong Un – Mattis: US no closer to war after ICBM test
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday he is willing to meet with North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un amid ...
Eric Trump responds to celebrity threats, slams Democrats
Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, said Sunday that while the latest round of threats—from celebrities and others—against his ...
Tucker hits back at criticism from Maxine Waters
Protesters Disrupt MN Mayor’s Presser on Woman Shot By Cop NYT Writer Says White Female Pedestrians in NYC Are Racist ...
Clinton thought about never leaving the house again after her defeat
Hillary Clinton made her first public-speaking appearance Wednesday night since her concession speech last week. She spoke at the Children ...
The Fake News Crisis
This nation has faced many a crisis, but not since the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, ginned up by ...
Iranian naval vessel trains laser on helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz
An Iranian missile boat pointed a laser at a U.S. Marine helicopter while two Navy warships and a cargo ship ...
HEALTH CARE PUSH ObamaCare 'skinny repeal' bill makes way to Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., introduced a pared-down version of legislation to repeal ObamaCare late Thursday as lawmakers prepared ...
Netflix's dirty little secret
One of the best things about the Netflix mobile app is that it lets you download movies and TV shows ...
Mnuchin advances in Senate
The Senate advanced the nomination of Steve Mnuchin to lead the Treasury Department, voting 53 to 46 early Friday morning ...
Guatemalan army blocks Dutch abortion ship from docking
By Anna Giaritelli (@anna_giaritelli) • 2/23/17 11:27 PM Anna Giaritelli Breaking News Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/AnnaGiaritelliHeadshot1.jpg A Dutch boat ...
China Is Ticking All the Boxes on Its Path to War
There are currently three communiques that have guided U.S.-China relations for the last 45 years. These joint statements by the ...
Revisiting Churchill: Where are the statesmen today?
The English Oxford Dictionary defines a statesman as “a skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure.” To be viewed ...
Homeschooling: The Best Hope for America's Future
A 7-year-old in second grade came home and said, “Mom, Dad, guess what! Our teacher read us the funniest book. It was so ...
White House hints at revised immigration order
By Gabby Morrongiello (@gabriellahope_) • 2/10/17 12:44 PM Gabby Morrongiello White House Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/Morrongiello-4.jpg President Trump could ...
Trump and Birthright Citizenship
I once supported Ted Cruz over Donald Trump in the primaries, largely due to the fact that Trump seemed a ...
Palestinian stabs American-Israeli man to death in West Bank…
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian assailant on Sunday fatally stabbed an Israeli settler outside a busy mall in the West ...
Danger ahead of midterms…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. gasoline prices are sitting at four-year seasonal highs headed into the November midterm elections, even ...
Trump takeover: CPAC looked a lot like 'TPAC'
OXON Hill, Md. — The sea of red “Make America Great Again” baseball caps was the most visible sign that ...
4-year-old girl abandoned in Southern California desert by smugglers
A 4-year-old girl was located early Monday in the middle of “a vast desert” in Southern California after being abandoned ...
'SNL' host Dave Chappelle on Trump: 'I'm going to give him a chance'
Comedian Dave Chappelle hosted “Saturday Night Live” in its first episode since the election, and got right to politics in ...
5,000 Seattle students walk out of class to protest Trump
By Anna Giaritelli (@anna_giaritelli) • 11/14/16 9:43 PM Anna Giaritelli Breaking News Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/AnnaGiaritelliHeadshot1.jpg 2 adult men ...
LIVE BLOG: Gorsuch defends Hobby Lobby decision, says religious freedom law 'could be abolished'
Judge Neil Gorsuch is facing his first day of questions in the second day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing ...
CBO REPORT RELEASED Senate health bill will cut deficit, boost number of uninsured
Senate Republicans’ health care bill would reduce the federal deficit and eventually lead to lower premiums, but would result in ...
Colombian President: 'You won't need walls' with economic development
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos withheld his approval of President Trump’s proposed border wall between the United States and Mexico Thursday ...
Congress eyes stopgap to avert shutdown, as health care bill gains steam – Trump's tax plan a boon to small business?
House lawmakers have filed a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown this weekend, as lawmakers juggle talks on ...
SEARCH FOR ANSWERS Family of missing Duke Univ. student issues plea
The family of a missing Franklin college student is desperately hoping their son and brother comes home. “We are ...
DNC chief Perez has his own radical religious side
Tom Perez, the newly-elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has often used fiery and explicitly religious rhetoric in an ...
Gadot goes bare-faced
Curious what celebrities look like without makeup? Check out 13 of the best bare-faced selfies, including Cindy Crawford, Heidi Klum, ...
Trump team working right up to Christmas break
Reporters covering President Obama the week before Christmas have sent their dispatches from sunny Hawaii, but those covering President-elect Trump ...
Trump Cabinet picks turn over tax returns ahead of hearings
President-elect Trump’s picks to run the Department of Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services have turned over ...
Dave Steele, 42, killed in sprint car crash at Florida speedway
Dave Steele was killed in a sprint car racing crash at Desoto Speedway in Florida Saturday night. He was 42. ...
Even the President's Friends Sometimes Fail to Understand Him
Of all of his many remarkable tweets, President Trump’s infamous one from last Thursday mocking Mika Brzezinski now has the distinction ...
Fox Sports fires top executive Jamie Horowitz
LOS ANGELES – Jamie Horowitz, who oversaw programming and digital news operations for Fox Sports, was abruptly fired Monday ...
MEDIA BUZZ: Press laser-focused on Comey fallout, but the country not as engaged
Kellyanne Conway told me on Sunday that much of what she calls the “presumptively negative” coverage of President Trump can ...
The Age of Reflexive Antagonism
When the obituary is written on American democracy, Jonathan Haidt will merit a mention. No thinker has done a better ...
'Duck' creators' serious loss
The founders of Gurney Productions are still not able to return to the company following the latest decision from the ...
Signs grow for blue wave…
Signs grow for blue wave... (Third column, 8th story, link) Related stories:Top House Dems show increasing confidence in retaking majority…Obama ...
Court gives environmentalists a defeat over gray wolf protection
Federal appeals court judges on Friday agreed to remove protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming, in a major upset ...
Eric Bolling: NYC Mayor a 'despicable self-dealing clown' for disrespecting assassinated cop – De Blasio jets to Germany to join G-20 protesters, skips police ceremony
Podesta Twitter Rant Calls Trump ‘Whack Job,’ Denies Keeping DNC Servers From FBI Eric Bolling called NYC Mayor Bill de ...
Former Palestinian prisoner found shot dead in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – A former Palestinian prisoner who Israel sent to Gaza after his release has been found ...
Freed ISIS child soldier recounts horrors of brutal training, years of torture
Akram was 7 years old when he learned how to behead a person. The lessons started with pictures that showed ...
Forty percent of Americans didn't even hear about Trump presser, poll finds
That press conference that rattled the press and dominated the media for the weekend barely registered among normal Americans. A ...
Train stuck in tunnel nearly 3 hours, then stun gun sparks stampede
NEW YORK – A train with about 1,200 passengers became stuck in a tunnel between New York and New Jersey ...
Time to Reverse America's Innovation Decline
America’s position as the world’s innovation leader is in peril. A decade of bad public policy combined with a judiciary that ...
Dem senator demands more time to review materials on Sessions' AG nomination
By Gabby Morrongiello (@gabriellahope_) • 12/10/16 1:30 PM Gabby Morrongiello White House Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/Morrongiello-4.jpg California Democratic Sen. ...
Soros and the Exploitation of Women
George Soros, 86-year-old multibillionaire hedge fund-operator, is famous around the world for promoting far-left causes. Or, as his website puts it, ...
The March for Their Lies
History, it is said, is a lie agreed upon, and the so-called March for Our Lives celebrated the lie that ...
Protests carry on outside White House, major cities in wake of travel ban
By Al Weaver (@alweaver22) • 1/29/17 3:02 PM Al Weaver Political Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/HeadshotWeaver_Al.jpg Keeping up opposition to ...
Trump vs. the Neo-Fascists
One of the great horrors of the novel 1984 was the thought police who punished people for having incorrect thoughts. ...
Trump Administration Fires Prominent Obama-Era Attorney Who Refused To Resign
5527270 The Trump administration fired prominent U.S. attorney Preet Bharara Saturday, after he refused to step down as requested Friday ...
The 'Diversity' Trap
Ultimately, the issue, when framed correctly, is one primarily of rights. Source link
Protesters demand rehiring of teacher fired after 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' appearance
LIVINGSTON, N.J. – Activists are imploring New Jersey lawmakers to demand a college rehire an instructor who was fired last ...
Toxic Feminism
The damage that radical feminism has done to our education system is incalculable. Yet the movement continues to grow exponentially, and ...
A Tale of Three Cities
Charles Dickens wrote the classic A Tale of Two Cities a century and a half ago. It’s a story about two famous cities ...
Thanksgiving With a Dollop of Politics on the Side
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I caught two police drama TV shows in which a young woman called her man her ...
Putin provocation? Russian bombers continue to buzz Alaskan skies – VIDEO: Russian bombers fly near Alaska again
Russian Bear bombers and spy planes buzzed Alaskan airspace the past two nights in a repeat of incidents earlier this ...
Second Amendment case Peruta vs. California may be heading to Supreme Court – Supreme Court rejects appeal to reinstate North Carolina voter ID law
The Second Amendment is only 27 words, but Americans have used millions of words arguing over what it means. It ...
Obama: Be thankful for economy, Obamacare
President Obama said the American people should be thankful for improved economic conditions and his signature healthcare law, during his ...
Blasts kill at least 6 as troops battle militants in Bangladesh
NEW DELHI – At least six people, including two policemen, have died in explosions in eastern Bangladesh as troops battle ...
Astronaut and former Sen. John Glenn, 95, has died
Renowned astronaut and former Ohio Sen. John Glenn died Thursday afternoon surrounded by family at the Ohio State University Wexner ...
Clinton tells House Dems: 'No one is sorrier than me'
Hillary Clinton gave a heartfelt pep talk to House Democrats Monday evening and called on the party to avoid internal ...
Mueller's Real Mandate
Comey looks like someone who knows he is charged with providing a colorable legal predicate for a long-ago decision by ...
Take the OJ quiz: Test your knowledge of case that gripped a nation – GREGG JARRETT: O.J. Simpson, up for parole, should never be set free – VIDEO: OJ Simpson murder trial: What happened to main players? – COMPLETE COVERAGE OF OJ SIMPSON SAGA
A worldwide audience was watching in breathless suspense when a Los Angeles jury found American icon O.J. Simpson not guilty ...
North Korea threat: US official warns 'inevitable' regime develops ICBM – COMPLETE COVERAGE OF NORTH KOREA CRISIS
A U.S. defense official said Tuesday that– if left unchecked– it is “inevitable” that North Korea will develop a nuclear ...
Remnants of Tropical Depression Cindy threaten US southeast with flooding
Remnants of Tropical Depression Cindy is threatening to drench and bring possible flooding to parts of Tennessee, Kentucky and West ...
Trump nominates ambassadors to UK and Belgium
President Trump has nominated Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, to become the U.S. Ambassador to the UK. ...
Israeli aerial defense system intercepts Syrian missile fired at jets after bombing
Anti-aircraft missiles were launched from Syria into Israeli-controlled territory early Friday following a series of Israeli airstrikes in Syria, the ...
Medical Journals and the Global Warming Noble Lie
The Noble Lie is a concept discussed by Plato in the dialogues, lies told by oligarchs to get the populace ...
Carville: 'Obamacare is done'
By Sean Langille (@seanlangille) • 11/9/16 12:20 AM Sean Langille Digital Engagement Editor The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/Langille-3.jpg Longtime Clinton ally ...
ORLANDO SHOOTING 5 dead as 'disgruntled' ex-worker opens fire
Five people died after a “disgruntled” former employee opened fire inside a business in Orlando Monday morning before turning the ...
EU hits Google with record $2.7B antitrust fine
The European Union’s antitrust regulator on Tuesday fined Alphabet’s Google a record EUR2.42 billion ($2.71 billion) for favoring its own ...
Mississippi homecoming queen boots game-winning extra point…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — One Mississippi high school senior had to quickly discard her crown after being named homecoming ...
It's Time for Congress to Pass the 'John McCain Rule'
A year after the election and the Democrats, the media, establishment Republicans are still apoplectic over the inauguration of President ...
More victims expected in unprecedented cyberattack as users log in Monday – 22-year-old cybersecurity researcher helped thwart unprecedented attack – VIDEO: Massive global cyberattack may become larger
An unprecedented global “ransomware” attack has hit at least 100,000 organizations in 150 countries, Europe’s police agency said Sunday — ...
Who Rules?
Can it be just a coincidence that all over the world, nations with next to nothing in common are all ...
TODD STARNES: Boy's graduation speech pulled over Christian content
The small town of Akin, Illinois is the heartbeat of the heartland. It’s a place where the crops are bountiful ...
Kim Kardashian gets White House ready, reportedly buys Jackie O's Cartier watch
If Kanye West follows through on his presidential ambitions, his wife, Kim Kardashian, will be ready: She just became the ...
Woman's boyfriend casts skepticism on investigation into her disappearance
Toni Anderson’s boyfriend is speaking out after her car was discovered in the Missouri River in Parkville, Mo., on Friday. ...
Ellen DeGeneres talks about coming out: 'I wish I would've done it sooner'
Ellen DeGeneres has one regret about coming out on national television over 20 years ago. In an interview with “Today” show ...
Trump 'landing teams' preparing to hit State, Justice, Defense Departments
Members of President-elect Trump’s transition team announced Wednesday evening that they will soon unveil a series of “landing teams” designed ...
Obama reemerges in Chicago after a month of laying low
Former President Barack Obama is back in his hometown of Chicago nearly a month after leaving office. Obama was spotted ...
US should take some of blame for massive cyberattack, Chinese media says
Chinese media pinned some of the blame for the massive global cyberattack that affected more than 300,000 computers over the ...
John McCain and the Church Riots: A Firsthand Account
I met John McCain for the first time in the courtyard of the Hanoi Hilton, 47 years ago. I considered him ...
The Russian collusion narrative is falling apart. There will be many embarrassed politicians in the near future
Well, it seems that things are falling apart, the center is not holding. There are those on the left who ...
Shep Smith defends media against Trump
Fox News anchor Shepard Smith went off-script during his Thursday afternoon show to defend reporters after President Trump lambasted the ...
Paris IMF letter bomb: Possible link to failed German bomb investigated – France high school shooting: Armed teen arrested, 10 hurt
French authorities are working with officials in Greece to determine if a Greek anarchist group was behind the letter bomb ...
Hacked DNC servers: Will government ever be given access?
As President Trump reportedly questions Russian President Vladimir Putin on alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, there is a ...
Vietnam vet awarded Bronze Star for bravery in battle
MURRIETA, Calif. – An Army veteran was awarded the Bronze Star this week for his heroism in a Vietnam War ...
Sierra LaMar case: California man convicted of murdering 15-year-old girl
A man in Northern California was convicted Tuesday of kidnapping and murdering 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, who vanished in 2012, in ...
Scaramucci removed as White House communications director – Former Trump administration officials, from Scaramucci to Comey
President Trump’s headline-grabbing communications director Anthony Scaramucci was shown the door Monday after just 11 days on the job – ...
The Dollar: Lionel Shriver on Ruin
Could the U.S. dollar ever be ruined? Other currencies, like the German mark in the 1920s, have been ruined, so why ...
Trump Keeping His Word on H-1B Work Visas
The pro-immigration lawyers are apoplectic, which is always a sign for celebration. As in other Trump achievements during his first year, the ...
Indiana police officer dubbed ‘Teddy Bear’ gunned down after responding to car crash
An Indiana volunteer police lieutenant responding to a traffic accident was gunned down Thursday by one of the injured occupants ...
The Left's Strategy: When All Else Fails, Return to Race Hatred
In the 1960s and ’70s, under cover of peace and love propaganda, the radical left “marched through the institutions” (their ...
Japanese translator: Trump 'rarely speaks logically'
A Japanese translator says people in her profession are having difficulty translating President Trump’s often disorganized and colorful language. In ...
Chihuahua found in the garbage in Maine
A Chihuahua found in the garbage in Maine has been rescued and is expected to make a full recovery. Motto ...
South Carolina teen dies after drinking too many caffeinated beverages
A South Carolina high school student died after ingesting a large amount of caffeine, the Richland County Coroner told WOLO. ...
WANTED TO KILL MORE London-bridge attacker sought bigger truck
The London Bridge terrorists, who killed eight people by hitting them with a van, tried to rent a larger truck ...
Humanness Must Trump Muslimness
There is no question in my mind that Islam is religious fascism. Both the beliefs and practices of Islam amply prove ...
Reports: Huckabee likely to be U.S. ambassadorship to Israel
President-elect Trump is likely to tap former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Israel, according ...
Obama intends to brief, not lobby, Trump on policies: White House
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama intends to brief, rather than lobby, President-elect Donald Trump about the Obama administration’s policies during the ...
BAN'S IN THEIR COURT Trump' revised travel order faces first test in hearing
President Trump’s revision of his controversial executive order imposing a travel and refugee ban on certain countries will get an ...
California Republicans push plans to punish Sanctuary Cities – Sessions defends immigration policies after reported 'DREAMer' deportation
Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento want California to become the nation’s first sanctuary state. Republicans tried to stop it Tuesday with ...
'Bach' hometown disaster
Rachel Lindsay visited her final four suitors Eric, Bryan, Peter, and Dean in their hometowns on Monday night’s episode of ...
Hillary Clinton claims Trump unleashed 'dangerous' levels of hate – Clinton says she takes responsibility for loss to Trump — but blames plenty – Here's a list of everyone & everything Hillary has blamed for her loss – Trump vs. Clinton: The feud continues even after the election
NEW YORK – Hillary Clinton warned Thursday that President Donald Trump has unleashed a level of hate and vitriol ...
Lights up CA sky…
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted out this picture of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s contrail, glowing in Southern California’s ...
Trump, Kushner never blackmailed Scarborough: source – Coulter: I love Trump’s tweets
A top White House aide never suggested a quid pro quo during a call with Joe Scarborough regarding an upcoming ...
Sanders ally seeks upset in race shaped by guns, money problems and nudist gigs
Another special election, another Bernie Sanders-inspired Democratic candidate. This time, an upcoming House race in Montana features country singer-turned-candidate Rob ...
Nelson returns to stage
Music fans who skipped out on Ray Benson’s birthday party on Tuesday during SXSW are now kicking themselves for missing ...
Trump softens promise of border wall, says parts could be fence
By John Whitesides | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President-elect Donald Trump backed away from his promise to build a wall on the ...
Border wall bidder getting death threats, deemed traitor because he is Hispanic – New app alerts undocumented immigrants of ICE raids
The owner of a Texas construction company interested in the massive border wall project along the U.S.-Mexico border said he ...
How the 'alt-right' came to haunt conservatism
OXON HILL, Md. — The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is the nation’s largest gathering of conservatives, but it sometimes ...
Woman trying to buy birthday card trapped inside CVS
TITUSVILLE, Fla. – A woman trying to buy a birthday card called police when she was accidentally barricaded inside a ...
NY Times is bummed Trump hasn't sent them an autographed portrait
The New York Times published a story recently opining that President Trump has yet to send them an autographed copy ...
Super Bowl ad skewers Humane Society
A HumaneWatch.org ad airing moments before Super Bowl kickoff ripped the Humane Society of the United States, mocking the group’s ...
FCC votes to advance repeal of Internet rules…
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 on Thursday to advance a Republican plan to reverse the Obama administration’s 2015 ...
Warren calls on Trump to rescind Sessions AG nomination
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Friday called on President-elect Trump to reverse his decision to nominate Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., ...
The Media's Latest Poll Dance
With the midterms less than two months away and the economy firing on all cylinders, the Democrats, and their handlers, ...
Acquitted St. Louis officer Stockley speaks out: 'Feels like a burden has been lifted'
The former St. Louis police officer whose acquittal in the December 2011 shooting death of a black man sparked violent ...
Virgin pulls child off flight
Virgin Atlantic is apologizing for the latest incident in a long line of airline industry bungles involving removing passengers from ...
A Single-Payer System Won't Work. Period.
Every few years, the media gets low on ammo and decides they’re going to make a collective push to talk ...
Solar Eclipse 2017: NASA issues safety warning – 'Great American Eclipse' 2017: Why you have to see it – Solar Eclipse day craziness could resemble the zombie apocalypse – VIDEO: Total solar eclipse of 2017: What to know
NASA has issued guidelines on how to watch next month’s Great American Total Solar Eclipse. The government agency noted the ...
Facebook Live video shows cops busting man flashing wad of cash
Facebook Live video showed cops in SWAT gear bursting into a Florida home moments after the shirtless occupant flashed a ...
How Do Liberals Flunk Science? Let Us Count the Ways.
With most of the U.S. recently in the grip of significant cold, and given the proper goading from President Trump, ...
Sweden's 'man-free' music festival prompts response from transgender people
Organizers behind Sweden’s Statement Festival, which bills itself as “man-free” in response to sexual assaults at previous music festivals, are ...
Semi-truck catches on fire after crash on Texas highway
A semi-truck struck a barrier on a Texas highway Friday evening before exploding and catching on fire. Smoke billowed over ...
This boosts sexiness?
Do you ever feel like Cupid has put you in the doghouse when it comes to finding love? Well, adopting a ...
This anti-populism cartoon misses the mark
A political cartoon published this week by the New Yorker seems to be playing well with those who oppose the ...
MOSCOW CALLING? Report: Kushner pitched secret Kremlin comms channel to Russian envoy last year
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and one of the senior advisers in the Trump administration, was seeking a private ...
'WE ARE AT WAR' Ex-US law enforcement reacts to London attack
The London Bridge incident is being investigated as terrorism, and former U.S. law enforcement officials are not surprised. Just two ...
Average US gas prices rise first time in 11 weeks
The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline rose about a penny nationally over the past two weeks, to ...
Lib mag suggests Trump's mind has been melted by STD
If Donald Trump has been acting strangely in recent years, it may be because he’s suffering from a mind-melting sexually ...
