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Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke became emotional while discussing gun control during the Democratic presidential debate in Houston on Sept. 12, 2019.

Column: Beto O’Rourke’s boneheaded call for confiscating guns

September 20, 2019 at 4:48 p.m.

In an IQ contest with Beto O'Rourke, I would guess, Donald Trump would finish a distant second. But in tweeting Wednesday that, when it comes to gun legislation, "Dummy Beto...

Saudi military spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki displays what he describes as an Iranian cruise missile and drones used in an attack that targeted the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, during a news conference Sept. 18, 2019, in Riyadh.

Column: The U.S. shouldn’t fight a war for Saudi oil

September 18, 2019 at 3:54 p.m.

From Donald Trump's comments on the attack on a Saudi oil facility, allegedly by Iran, it's not clear whether he's itching for a fight, leery of a fight or willing...

Afghan security forces clean up Sept. 3, 2019, the day after a deadly explosion in Kabul. The week before, a massive car bomb during morning rush hour in the capital killed 12 people, including a U.S. Army paratrooper.

Column: How Trump should deal with Afghanistan, the Taliban and an unwinnable war

September 13, 2019 at 2:48 p.m.

The Taliban will not be guests at Camp David, the peace talks with them are history and the Afghan government is relieved that it can proceed with its Sept. 28...

Column: 5 key things we learned from the Democratic debate

September 13, 2019 at 11:06 a.m.

Winners and losers? I'll leave that to others. But here are a few things I learned from Thursday's Democratic presidential debate in Houston. 1) Health care: "Medicare for All" is...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Sept. 11, 2019.

Column: Donald Trump is throwing sand in the gears of the U.S. economy

September 11, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

Democratic political consultant James Carville once said that if he were reincarnated, he'd want to come back as the bond market because "you can intimidate everybody." Donald Trump is not...

President Donald Trump, left, and John Bolton, then the president's national security adviser, attend a briefing in 2018 at the White House. Trump fired Bolton on Sept. 10, 2019, announcing in a tweet that he'd told him Monday night that "his services are no longer needed."

Column: Good riddance to John Bolton — an arrogant, reckless national security adviser

September 10, 2019 at 2:34 p.m.

It cannot be entirely a bad thing when a president gets rid of a national security adviser notorious for arrogance, bellicosity, contempt for allies and a thirst for unnecessary wars....

Column: Invitation to host the Taliban at Camp David was not a bad idea

September 9, 2019 at 10:29 a.m.

The infuriating fact about peace negotiations is that you have to do them with mortal enemies. It would be much easier and less morally troublesome to work out issues with...

Voters cast ballots at Buck Creek School in rural Jefferson County near Perry, Kansas, in 2016. In 2018, the state's voters installed a Democratic governor.

Column: Red state, blue state — does it really matter? Americans don’t know what they want.

September 6, 2019 at 2:53 p.m.

If you want to confirm the folly of liberal policies, Illinois is not a bad place to start. The total tax burden is the ninth-heaviest in the country. Its 2018...

A man writes a note among the flowers left outside the Prince Edward underground train station in Hong Kong on Sept. 4, 2019, for protesters who were injured during police arrests on Aug. 31.

Column: Will China crush the Hong Kong protests?

September 4, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

The mass protests in Hong Kong have been the most thrilling news of 2019: a daring, dramatic movement involving people asserting their fervent support for liberty, democracy and the rule...

A worker adjusts hoses during a hydraulic fracturing operation at a gas well in Colorado in 2014. The EPA plans to ease methane rules.

Column: Trump’s EPA keeps trashing the planet

August 30, 2019 at 3:55 p.m.

In the face of any serious and growing problem, three options are available. You can do more to solve it. You could do the same thing as you've been doing....

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