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Littwin: On apologists for the Planned Parenthood shooting

And so it has come to this: Adams County state Rep. JoAnn Windholz has decided that Planned Parenthood is the "real culprit" in the...

Accused Planned Parenthood shooter registered as male voter in South Carolina

When it comes to voter registration in two states, for accused Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Lewis Dear, it's a bit of a he-said-she-said. A former voter with Dear's...

Littwin: On Republican rhetoric and the Planned Parenthood shooting

The question now, in the days after the horror at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, is all about motive. But not necessarily...

Littwin: What’s next in a post-Paris world?

We now live in a post-Paris world. And the question, after the unspeakable horror of the attacks, is just what that means. It must be...

Littwin: Republican candidates on immigration show party rifts

When the GOP debate was finally over and the Fox Business Network softballs were all put away, the last thing I expected to be...

Ryan Call to CU students: GOP “missed opportunity” to reach young...

Only 100 handpicked students were granted tickets by the Republican Party to see the GOP debate in person at the Coors Event Center, but...

Poor Jeb

Poor Jeb. When they write the 2016 campaign books, the Poor Jeb chapter will inevitably be set in Boulder, the site of the third GOP...

Wiretap: Alabama judge: Give blood or go to jail

Blood payment Facing prison time for a court-ordered fine you can't afford to pay? An Alabama judge says there's a way out: "Give blood or go to jail."...

Littwin: Gazing into political futures after Iran nuclear deal vote

If we've learned anything in the Summer of the Donald, it's that political predictions are for losers, but here goes anyway: The Iran nuclear deal...

Littwin: Who knows how to deal with Donald Trump?

Let's all agree on this much after the opening night of the GOP debates: Donald Trump, the star of the show, did not disappoint. He...