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Washington (CNN)The bitter political undercurrents surrounding the Benghazi attacks erupted Thursday with Democrats and Republicans feuding over the role of a special investigative panel while Hillary Clinton came under intense fire for her handling of the tragedy. The panel’s top Republican, Trey Gowdy, and Democrat, Elijah Cummings, began shouting and interrupting each other over what information the committee should release…

Rep. Paul Ryan came to Congress as a 28-year-old policy wonk who had already established his chops in Washington, D.C. Working as a speechwriter for former Rep. Jack Kemp and serving as a legislative director on Capitol Hill gave Ryan a perspective on the policy battles that play out in the nation’s capital. Over the course of his 16 years…

At the recent televised debate among candidates for the Democrats’ nomination for president, Hillary Clinton declared that “the wealthy pay too little” in taxes and “the middle class pays too much.” Some people might wish to argue about whether that is true or not, but no rational argument can be made on either side of this issue, because the words…

Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) moved closer to the House speakership Tuesday, telling fellow Republicans that he would consider taking the job if he could be assured that the caucus would unite behind him. Ryan faced his colleagues — and his political future — at a private evening meeting of House Republicans in the Capitol basement. He said he would be…

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article is adapted from one that ran in the November 2, 2015, issue of National Review. Hillary Clinton has glaring weaknesses as a candidate. The historical odds are against her goal: getting a third term in the White House for one party. The Democrats should nonetheless be considered the likely winners if they nominate her. Clinton…

Despite scaling down campaign activities for his book tour, Ben Carson again made headlines this weekend for a series of controversial comments concerning Osama bin Laden and who bears responsibility for the attacks on 9/11. Speaking on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, Carson gave Donald Trump a pass on his remarks suggesting George W. Bush bears some of the blame for…

Donald Trump said Tuesday that he and fellow GOP presidential contender Ben Carson have hit a chord with voters, but it’s still way too early to say if there will be a Trump/Carson ticket in next year’s general election. “We have a very good relationship, and we’re not as different as people think,” Trump told CNN’s “New Day” program. “There’s…

The city of Atlanta made “dangerous” admissions in a court hearing today, argued the lawyer for the former Atlanta fire chief who was terminated from his job after controversy related to a religious book he authored that included his views on homosexuality. “[The city] actually argued that you’re entitled to have beliefs and opinions, but you have to keep them…

At Issue: The violation of the religious liberty rights of school administrators Case Status: Ongoing Case Summary Bremerton High School in Washington State has ordered football Coach Joe Kennedy to stop his seven-year practice of speaking a personal prayer at the 50-yard line after every game. While Bremerton High School claims it is attempting to avoid any liability that could…

It had to be Denmark, didn’t it? If you are the sort of person who has better things to do — which is to say, a fully functioning adult who is not professionally obliged to follow these things — then you probably missed the exchange between Mrs. Clinton and Senator Sanders at last night’s debate, when she lectured him that…

The invective against Dr. Ben Carson coming from the Left is extraordinary even for the Left. Now that Carson, one of the preeminent brain surgeons in America, has become viable candidate for president, the Left has labeled him everything awful it can come up with. One left-wing columnist, Charles Blow of the New York Times, even disparaged Carson’s intelligence. But…