Commentary

In the late '40s, the United States had just won a world war and was facing not the widely predicted resumption of the Depression of the 1930s but the surging postwar prosperity that is still fondly remembered by many. (iStock photo)

Hillary Clinton’s economics: Suddenly it’s 1947

Michael Barone · July 15, 2015 8:59 pm

"In addition, persons under the age of 16 and persons who have a physical and/or mental impairment are unable to give consent," the policy reads.Â At first glance, this appears to indicate that a student in a wheelchair would not be able to ever consent to sexual activity simply because of his or her physical handicap.(Photo by Edward Linsmier/Getty Images)

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University policy suggests disabled people can’t consent to sex

Ashe Schow · July 15, 2015 8:12 pm

Â In this March 2, 2015 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington. (AP Photo)Â

Beltway Confidential

AIPAC to Congress: Reject the Iran deal

Philip Klein · July 15, 2015 8:12 pm

Key Obamacare appointee Marilyn Tavenner has passed back through the revolving door. (Getty Images file)

Beltway Confidential

Great healthcare cashout: Medicare Chief to insurance lobby

Timothy P. Carney · July 15, 2015 8:00 pm

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, to discuss a synopsis of the House Republican budget proposal as he announces the plan. The plan includes a boost in defense spending but cuts in the Medicaid program for the poor, food stamps and health care subsidies. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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House budget chairman says it’s immoral not to reform entitlements

Jason Russell · July 15, 2015 7:42 pm

Donald Trump is now the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president, according to the polls. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

The Donald is ahead in the polls. So were Bachmann, Thompson and Jackson at this point

Daniel Allott · July 15, 2015 5:48 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., joined by from left, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wy., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas., speaks to media after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Cruz and Cuccinelli call on McConnell to block Ex-Im votes

Timothy P. Carney · July 15, 2015 4:54 pm

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) speak to members of the media after the weekly Republican Policy Luncheon July 14, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans spoke on various topics including the Iran talks deal. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A six-step plan to a better Iran deal

Annie Fixler · July 15, 2015 4:01 am

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, 2nd right, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, left, talk to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (Carlos Barria, Pool Photo via AP)

National Security

The Iran nuclear talks: Failure was not an option

Daniel Brumberg · July 15, 2015 4:01 am

PresidentÂ Obama negotiated a lousy deal, and Americans are going to be stuck with the consequences long after he leaves office. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

Kill the Iran deal

Washington Examiner · July 15, 2015 4:01 am

Iran's president Hassan Rouhani addresses the nation in a televised speech minutes after a landmark nuclear agreement was announced in Vienna, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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What Iranian Americans are saying about the nuclear deal

Emily Leayman · July 14, 2015 10:00 pm

RandÂ Paul prefers keeping "the interim agreement in place," suggesting he would be open to continuing negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo)Â

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Rand Paul opposes Iran deal

W. James Antle III · July 14, 2015 9:32 pm