Rich Lowry: Sorry, Democrats, but your stars are socialists

There was Bernie Sanders at a Fox News Channel town hall, not giving an inch in a forum every Democratic presidential candidate has shunned. His reward was a cataract of good reviews, and monster ratings. Sanders had a solid hour to try to reach people not favorably inclined to his worldview, at the very least… Continue reading Rich Lowry: Sorry, Democrats, but your stars are socialists

Democrats, Trump meet on shutdown; they says he is resisting

Washington • With no shutdown resolution in sight, Democratic leaders urged President Donald Trump to reopen the government Friday in a White House meeting during which they said he indicated he could keep it closed for “months or even years.” Trump met with the congressional leaders for the second time in three days amid an… Continue reading Democrats, Trump meet on shutdown; they says he is resisting

Rich Lowry: Yes, Democrats, there is voter fraud

Maybe ballot security isn’t such a bad thing after all. Democrats, who the day before yesterday were insisting that voter fraud didn’t exist, now believe that it was used to steal a North Carolina congressional seat from them — and they may well be right. Republican Mark Harris has a 905-vote lead over Democrat Dan… Continue reading Rich Lowry: Yes, Democrats, there is voter fraud

Jennifer Rubin: Ten reasons, Democrats, you should run for president

If you are a Democratic congressman, governor, mayor or senator who hasn’t already decided to run for president, you may spend some time in the next few months pondering a run. Everyone can recite the reasons not to run: Your chances of winning are small; it’s hard on your family; money-raising is a soul-killing enterprise;… Continue reading Jennifer Rubin: Ten reasons, Democrats, you should run for president

Albert R. Hunt: OK, Democrats, don’t flunk your first test

Now we know that Democrats really did ride a blue wave on Nov. 6 to take control of the House of Representatives. Let’s see if they can avoid getting dragged underwater by a messy election of party leaders. More than a score of House Democrats, including a dozen of the newly elected members, have said… Continue reading Albert R. Hunt: OK, Democrats, don’t flunk your first test

Karen Tumulty: Beware overzealous oversight, Democrats

When it comes to wielding Congress’s formidable investigatory power, it is hard to think of anyone in modern history who has done it as effectively as former representative Henry Waxman, D-Calif. In the mid-1990s, he took on Big Tobacco with high-profile hearings, remembered for the moment when industry executives swore under oath that their product… Continue reading Karen Tumulty: Beware overzealous oversight, Democrats

Dana Milbank: Hey, Democrats, what’s the big idea? No, really. What’s the big idea?

//www.washingtonpost.com/video/c/embed/830dabda-384e-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df?ptvads=block&playthrough=false Washington • A dozen possible Democratic presidential candidates assembled at a downtown Washington hotel Tuesday for one of the first cattle calls of the 2020 campaign. The good news: There were, on that stage, all of the personal qualities and policy ideas needed to defeat President Trump. The bad news: These qualities and ideas… Continue reading Dana Milbank: Hey, Democrats, what’s the big idea? No, really. What’s the big idea?

Dana Milbank: Hey, Democrats, what’s the big idea? No, really. What’s the big idea?

//www.washingtonpost.com/video/c/embed/830dabda-384e-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df?ptvads=block&playthrough=false Washington • A dozen possible Democratic presidential candidates assembled at a downtown Washington hotel Tuesday for one of the first cattle calls of the 2020 campaign. The good news: There were, on that stage, all of the personal qualities and policy ideas needed to defeat President Trump. The bad news: These qualities and ideas… Continue reading Dana Milbank: Hey, Democrats, what’s the big idea? No, really. What’s the big idea?