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Littwin: Ted Cruz for president, because he seems just like a...

As Ted Cruz took the stage at Liberty University to announce that he's running for president as the One True Conservative, it suddenly occurred...

Wiretap: Gun-shop suicide watch; Cruz news; trains off track

Shop Watch “In Colorado, about 420 people die by suicide each year using a gun,” writes Amy Hamilton, in The Daily Sentinel. Her story chronicles...

Littwin: Hey, better nitwits than traitors!

So now we learn the truth about the Tehran 47's open letter to the Iranian mullahs. It wasn't about TRAITORS, as the New York Daily...

Littwin: Bumbling GOP senators now negotiating with Iran to defeat Obama

You've seen the letter by now, or at least heard about it, the one sent from the GOP's Tehran 47 to the Iranian mullahs. The...

Polis: Solution on pot is not another dead-end lawsuit but to...

This time, it's the sheriffs. Led by Larimer County's Justin Smith, sheriffs in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska say they're facing a "crisis of conscience" brought...

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...

CPAC Cruz: Applauds Colorado pot legalization

Firebrand conservative U.S. Senator and 2016 presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is not a fan of legal weed, he told Fox News host Sean Hannity...

Wiretap: GOP abortion ban bill wins GOP House treatment, is bogged...

Why did House Republicans suddenly drop their 20-week abortion-ban bill. Was it because moderates in the party insisted? Or because the bill would be...

Littwin: Never mind the Bollocks, here’s Charlie Hebdo

We may not all be Charlie Hebdo, but we live these days in a Charlie Hebdo world. And you can find what we'll call a...

Littwin: Someone else, please, in 2016

There are many things in life I don't pretend to understand. Accretion discs. Dynamic scoring. Adam Sandler. But I've always had a pretty good handle...