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How do you solve a problem like the Clintons?

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the America Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Monday, March 23, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)…

Glenn Beck leaving the Republican Party

This is a RUSH transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” March 24, 2015. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! O’REILLY: “Factor Follow up…

Rand Paul presidential bid announcement expected April 7

Kentucky senator Rand Paul will announce April 7 whether he will run for the White House, but reportedly already has campaign stops lined up immediately after his declaration. A source close to the Republican senator confirmed the date, first reported…

School Reform: Congress has stopped looking out for America’s kids

Editor’s note: The following column first appeared in The Hill newspaper and on TheHill.com. Last week President Obama invited a small group of journalists, including me, to talk with him at the White House. The conversation was off-the-record. But speaking…

At CPAC, Jeb Bush does his best to reestablish conservative credentials

Feb. 27, 2015: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. (AP) Potential 2016 White House candidate Gov. Jeb Bush made the most of his opportunities this week to assure attendees at…

Mitch McConnell: A beaten man presiding over a broken Senate

Editor’s note: The following op-ed originally appeared in The Hill newspaper and on TheHill.com. After a terrible, bone-breaking accident and two eye surgeries, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the former Senate Majority Leader, is scheduled to be back on Capitol Hill…

Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio 2016 showdown would force Miami powerbrokers to take sides

Miami – Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio grew up, politically, in the same power circles in Miami. The two men share many of the same Republican donors and friends who helped them ascend South Florida’s…

Walker’s moment? Wisconsin governor builds on 2016 buzz, staffs up political operation

FILE: Jan. 24, 2015: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker at the Freedom Summit in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP) Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is having a moment. The two-term governor has in recent days emerged from a crowded field of potential 2016…

Romney says he’d communicate better in potential 2016 White House run

Jan. 19, 2015: Former Massachusetts governor at 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney delivers as speech in Indian Wells, Calif. (Photo courtesy Mark Cieslikowski) INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – While he’s “seriously considering” another presidential run, Mitt Romney provided some new…

The Real State of Our Union: More entitlements, taxes and unemployment

In his State of the Union address, President Obama will propose much he knows the Republican-controlled Congress will not enact, but his real agenda is to set the table for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Once again, the president will…