Marc A. Thiessen

Trump isn’t the biggest threat to the Constitution. Democrats are.

May 31, 2019 at 9:20 p.m.

Who is the biggest threat to our constitutional order? It is not President Trump. Ever since Donald Trump took office, Democrats have been telling us he is an authoritarian who...

President Donald Trump, left, with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as Trump arrives to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress in Washington on Feb. 28, 2017.

Chief Justice Roberts is wrong. We do have Obama judges and Trump judges

May 31, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

For someone trying to demonstrate that the judiciary is not political, getting into a political fight with the president sure is a funny way to do it. After President Donald...

Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., left, will face pressure to approve President Trump's Supreme Court nominee as he campaigns for re-election.

Vulnerable Democrats need GOP unity on Kavanaugh

May 31, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

It is difficult to imagine any Republican senator opposing President Donald Trump's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court of Brett Kavanaugh, a judge with impeccable credentials, strong intellect and sterling...

Democratic lawmakers, from left, Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D.; Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y.; Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, D-Texas; and Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez, D-Texas, congratulate one another after blocking Miguel Estrada's nomination for an appeals court judgeship in 2003.

Democrats are powerless to block Trump’s Supreme Court nominee — and have no one to blame but themselves

August 18, 2019 at 8:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump prepares to announce his replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Democrats are desperate to block the president’s nominee — but are powerless...

In this March 31, 2012, photo, the U.S. Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington, D.C.

Congrats, Trump voters. With Kennedy’s retirement, you’ve been vindicated.

May 31, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

For those conservatives who voted for Donald Trump because of the U.S. Supreme Court, congratulations: You’ve been vindicated. Had Hillary Clinton won the 2016 election, she would have replaced the...

Hillary Clinton campaigns for president at the Old State Capitol in Springfield in 2016.

But her emails? You’re dang right her emails.

May 31, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

When the Justice Department inspector general’s report revealed that former FBI Director James Comey had used a personal email account to conduct official business, Hillary Clinton claimed vindication. “But my...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., flanked by Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., left, and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, talk to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 12, 2018.

On North Korea, Dems too whiny to give Trump more latitude and less attitude

May 31, 2019 at 9:19 p.m.

Well, that didn’t take long. President Donald Trump had barely departed Singapore when Democrats in Washington unleashed scathing attacks over his meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. “What...

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio holds a town hall meeting at the Laconia VFW in Laconia, N.H., Monday, Nov. 30, 2015.

How Marco Rubio is quietly killing Obamacare

August 21, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

There's a Cuban American first-term senator running for president who has done more than any Republican to stop the Affordable Care Act. No, I'm not talking about Ted Cruz, R-Texas....

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