Trump Administration May Finally Be Reversing the Birth Control Mandate
A rule is under review that would (reportedly) relax the hotly debated requirement.
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Trump's Medicaid 'Cuts' Actually Increase Federal Spending
Under Trump's budget, Medicaid spending would reach the highest level in U.S. history.
Trump's Repeal of a Welfare Drug-Testing Regulation Backfires (Thankfully)
Arguably the most questionable of the 14 new Congressional Review Act regulatory repeals may have the unintended consequence of limiting states' ability to drug-test those seeking unemployment benefits.
People Who Called Snowden a Traitor Shocked to Learn About All This Domestic Surveillance
Welcome to the club! Now let us tell you how to fix it.
The Fifth Column Branches Out to Sirius XM POTUS!
Channel 124 on Saturday and Sunday. But you can still listen to the latest episode right here!
4th Circuit Exaggerates the Ambiguous Evidence Against Trump's Travel Ban
Which is more important to the president: hurting Muslims or looking tough on terrorism?
Donald Trump Did Not Create the Anti-Media Fervor on the Right
Blame Gianforte on Gianforte. Blame the trollish anti-media reaction to it on a phenomenon much older than Trump's political career.
Trump Tries to Make NATO Spending Demand Stick
But he's diminished the strength of that demand since taking office.
Trump's Budget to Preserve the Swamp?
Republicans dodge another opportunity to rein in spending.
Trump's Half-Baked Budget
Its projection relies on giddy GDP growth estimates that few credible economists, liberal or conservative, take seriously.
'What a Great Job You Are Doing,' Trump Tells Thug Who Fights Drugs With Murder
Trump praises Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, which is tied to thousands of extrajudicial killings.
Did Trump Know Enough to Obstruct Justice?
The charge implies that the president realized he was doing something wrong.
Trump's Budget Plan: The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly
It doesn't cut overall spending, it's based on gimmicks, but it does slash some programs.
Trump: Uniquely Qualified for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal?
Trump isn't very engaged with the issue. Maybe that's a good thing.
Trump Budget: The Return of Rosy Scenario?
Congressional Budget Office projections vs. Office of Management and Budget projections
A.G. Sessions Admits Feds Can't Make Sanctuary Cities Help Deport Immigrants
Executive order scaled back in attempt to satisfy courts.
Another Advantage of Divided Government: Easier to Impeach the President
Republicans may rue the day they won Congress with Trump as president
Trump's Diminishment of the Presidency Is Healthy, Not Scary
The checks and challenges invited by the president's "serial recklessness" should be welcomed.
Report: President Trump Asked Top Intelligence Officials to Push Back Against FBI
Unnamed sources tell The Washington Post that Trump approached the director of national security and head of the NSA to publicly denounce FBI's Russia probe.
Trump's Saudi Trip Wasn't a Break From Tradition
But it revealed a split between America's actual foreign policy and Americans' self-image.
Hey Libertarians: Prepare To Be Disappointed in Trump's 10-Year Budget Plan
He'll cut less than we want, exaggerate economic growth, and pretend it all balances out in 2028.
Report: Regulation 'Has Essentially Ground to a Halt' Under Trump
The Obama administration submitted 118 new rules in the same time it has taken Trump to make just 39
Trump's Tough Talk in Saudi Arabia, Cultural Appropriation Follies, And Protesting Mike Pence [Reason Podcast]
What happens when rhetoric is good but totally divorced from reality, whether the topic is the budget or war?
Who's Telling the Truth in Washington? Anyone?
For politicians lying is an art form.
Don't Rush to Impeachment
There's a reason it's supposed to be hard to remove the president.
Trump To Muslim World: Peace Only Possible "if your Nations Drive Out the Terrorists and Extremists"
The president's speech articulates non-interventionist principles despite fiery rhetoric.
P.J. O'Rourke: Things Are Going to Be Fine
But there's going to be some trouble getting to the fine part.
Trump Administration Announces Its NAFTA Renegotiation Concerns
Many of them echo old labor union and Democratic Party complaints about freer trade.
Russia Investigation Identifies Current White House Official, Trump Bragged About Firing 'Nut Job' James Comey
"That's taken off," Trump told the Russians. "I'm not under investigation."
Should We Even Care About Trump Scandals and Russia? Michael Moynihan and Thad Russell Duke it Out on The Fifth Column
Seditionists quarrel over rumormongering, leaks, abuse of power, deportations, and NATO.
Trump's Election Fraud Fantasies and Public Policy
New presidential election integrity advisory commission might actually help despite the delusions on which it is based.
Putting Country Above Party Works Both Ways
Impeachment? Treason? The president may be reckless, but so is the left's anti-Trump hysteria.
How To Impeach the President (Or Not)
It's more complicated than you think and one method involves a constitutional amendment invoked when presidents get colonscopies.
The Case for Trump's Impeachment is Over-Determined
Where is divided government when you need it?
Senate Committee Wants Comey's Testimony and Memos on Trump (UPDATE: Special Counsel Appointed)
The research over whether the president attempted to block an FBI investigation kicks in.
All This Impeachment Talk Is Pure Trump Derangement Syndrome
That man in the White House is vulgar, disrespectful, self-involved, maybe even dangerous. So?
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Sheriff David Clarke, Who Can't Even Keep People Alive in One Jail, Joining Trump's Department of Homeland Security
What do you get when four people die in your jail? A job in the Trump administration.
How Trump's Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Plan Could Succeed
Former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith on the privatization revolution.
Is Ignorance Trump's Excuse for Obstructing Justice?
Maybe the president doesn't know enough to break the law.
A Big Fat Freak-Out Over Donald Trump's 'Skinny' Budget
Presidential budgets have all the legal force of a letter to Santa-they're essentially the White House asking Congress for a pony.
Times Claim: Trump Asked Comey to Drop Flynn Investigation
The impeachment cries will grow louder. The White House denies allegations.
The Dangers of President Trump's Incompetence
His recklessness doesn't necessarily weaken the executive branch. In fact the opposite may be true.
Donald Trump Has Destroyed the Credibility of the Presidency
There is no longer any reason to trust anything the president or his surrogates say.
The Deregulator?
Wary libertarian enthusiasm greets Donald Trump's ambitious regulatory reform agenda
