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Wiretap: It’s not just Obama’s immigration policy courts could undo

Court ruling United States courts v. Barack Obama. How the courts could do undo Obama's legacy on, for starters, Obamacare, immigration, same-sex marriage and climate...

Wiretap: ISIS is not winning, but Iraq and the U.S. are...

No competition Calm down, ISIS is not winning, writes Iraq analyst Ahmed Ali in a New York Times op-ed. In fact, he says, the fall...

Wiretap: Presidential candidates bumble on Iraq; U.S. kills one ISIS leader;...

Equal trade? U.S forces kill a key ISIS figure in Syria. Meanwhile, in Iraq, ISIS captures a key city in Ramadi, just 60 miles from...

Homebrew: Mayor Hancock pledges to throw ‘every resource’ at Denver’s gang...

Uphill battles Mayor Michael Hancock, Councilman Albus Brooks and community organizer Rev. Leon Kelly are scrambling for solutions to the gang war that’s erupted in northeast Denver. "It's...

Wiretap: Finally, what it takes to get expelled

The Oklahoma frat boy story tells us how little we still understand about racism. Everyone, with the possible exception of those on the Morning...

Wiretap: What do you get when you give to the Clinton...

The Clinton Foundation has raised a lot of money from a lot of major corporations to do a lot of good. Now, Amy Davidson...

Littwin: GOP immigration showdown plan hitting full fizzle

As the shutdown showdown in Washington winds down, there's no surprise in how it's going to end. The House may extend the argument for...

Wiretap: The Islamic State is not al-Qaeda

A new CNN poll is out saying a majority of Americans don't approve of the way Obama is handling the war with ISIS. If...

Wiretap: Productive or no? Mike Coffman pokes at new VA head,...

Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman goes head to head with VA Secretary Robert McDonald in a heated exchange. In the Washington Post's telling, McDonald comes...