New gun laws may win approval in Congress
The enactment of bipartisan, common-sense laws to reduce the number of needless deaths caused by gun violence in our country is no longer a far-fetched idea.
View ArticleWhy Flynn’s guilty plea is bad news for Team Trump
Michael Flynn’s guilty plea Friday does not bode well for the Trump administration and for the president and his family personally. Here's why.
View ArticleWhat Doug Jones’ victory over Roy Moore really means for Washington (and...
After a grueling and contentious special election campaign for Senate that gained unprecedented national attention, Democrat Doug Jones has emerged as the winner in Alabama by less than two points.
View ArticleDoug Schoen: Trump’s chance to push back on Putin and turn the tide against...
utin wins much more often than he loses, and he continues to pose a mortal threat to the Western Alliance. We are running out of time to wake up the dangers he poses.
View ArticleDoug Schoen: Why Trump is smart to not fire Mueller
Firing Robert Mueller would be politically risky and could potentially ignite a constitutional crisis. Trump is smart to not go there
View ArticleDoug Schoen: One year into the Trump presidency, a call for unity
As we look back on the first year of the Trump presidency and take stock, this much is clear: President Trump has enjoyed some political successes, but has made little progress at uniting our deeply...
View ArticleTrump’s State of the Union was optimistic and a nod toward compromise. Now...
Trump's first State of the Union address was a departure from how the president has governed, being much more optimistic, and was clearly an attempt to avoid being tagged with the label of simply...
View ArticleDoug Schoen: Releasing the Republican memo risks the integrity of our...
With the release of the House Republican memo Friday accusing the FBI and Justice Department of improperly using their surveillance authority against the Trump presidential campaign, I have a number of...
View ArticleTrump has fired the first shot in a trade war that will hurt all Americans
A trade war will hurt America’s relationships with allied nations, harm our national security, weaken our economy and take money out of the wallets of consumers.
View ArticleSpecial election's lesson: Where Trump once won big there's now a centrist...
Democrat Conor Lamb held a lead of a few hundred votes Wednesday with the final absentee and provisional ballots still being counted in Tuesday’s special election for a Pennsylvania congressional seat,...
View ArticleDoug Schoen: US sanctions on Russia are a welcome response to Russian aggression
Action by the Trump administration Friday imposing its most aggressive round yet of economic sanctions against Russian politicians, oligarchs and companies is a welcome and long overdue development.
View ArticleWhy Paul Ryan's retirement might be the best thing that ever happened to him
House Speaker Paul Ryan's decision not to seek re-election in November, which he announced Wednesday, makes a lot of sense and is a logical move.
View ArticleLet’s close America’s Holocaust knowledge gap through education
On Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday, we recall the two pillars of the Holocaust: “Never Forget” and “Never Again.”
View ArticleChanges to Medicare Part D sacrifice medical progress for the benefit of...
Earlier this year, President Trump signed the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2018 into law.
View ArticleWest Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina primaries offer November clues,...
Democrats need to focus on fresh faces and fresh ideas. They must present effective proposals for inclusive economic growth, showing voters nationwide how voting Democratic will benefit them, their...
View ArticleDouglas Schoen: Trump's drug pricing reform aims to keep what works and fix...
It is important and encouraging that President Trump is finally taking action on this issue, and many of his proposals will provide substantial benefits to everyone.
View ArticlePennsylvania's primary offers smart lessons for Democrats on way to November...
Primaries held Tuesday in four states – both Democratic and Republican – should make Democrats optimistic, but wary.
View ArticleA civil war is looming for Democrats. Primary results Tuesday in four states...
As the Democratic Party struggles to find its identity this primary season, it’s clear that Tuesday’s contests continued to show the internal struggle for the party’s future direction.
View ArticleDoug Schoen: The Democrats are at war -- with each other. And it could spell...
Voters in Democratic primaries are split between staunchly progressive and more moderate factions.
View ArticleDoug Schoen: Democrats California Dreamin' of a big blue wave watch as it...
Democrats thought that the blue wave would run through California. But so far the wave has been blocked, if not sent on a detour.
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