Nov 09, 2018
Happy Friday from Washington, which will become a very different place for President Trump in two months, when Democrats take control of the House. The new majority is chomping at the bit to investigate him, Fred Lucas reports. The Senate, meanwhile, will welcome eight new members. Tristan Justice and Troy Worden introduce them. The government has righted an Obamacare wrong, Melanie Israel notes. Plus: Hans von Spakovsky on what Jeff Sessions did well at Justice, Jarrett Stepman on progressives’ desperate addiction to change, and Victor Davis Hanson on the difficulty of winning the peace 100 years ago. Enjoy this Veterans Day weekend.
5 Ways House Democrats Plan to Put Heat on Trump
“I want to probe senior administration officials across the government who have abused their positions of power and wasted taxpayer money,” says Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., who will lead the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Progressives Want to Burn Down Any Institution That Doesn’t Favor Them at the Moment
Liberals have embraced the same line of argument they used against the Electoral College, coming up with a Senate popular vote stat that the left believes would favor Democrats.
How Trump Is Toughening Asylum Rules for Immigrants
The new rule clarifies that anyone who illegally enters the United States will be ineligible for asylum.
Good News for Americans Who Object to Obamacare’s Contraception Mandate
The Department of Health and Human Services has published final rules that provide much-needed relief from one of Obamacare’s most egregious assaults on rights of conscience and religious liberty.
Meet the 8 New Members of the Senate
Here’s what you should know about the Senate’s incoming freshman class of seven Republicans and one Democrat.
Podcast: Conservative Women's Victories Ignored, and Left Turns on White Women
"There’s a lot of work to do, white women. A lot of learning. A lot of growing." That was the message from the Women's March to white women who supported GOP candidates.
Jeff Sessions Put the Justice Department Back on Course
In many ways, Sessions was operating with an inadequate staff and one hand tied behind his back.
The Lessons of the Failed Armistice of 1918
Keeping the peace is sometimes even more difficult than winning a war, writes Victor Davis Hanson.
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