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Guest Commentary: Defrocked, McCarrick still won’t confess
Disgraced ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick was defrocked in February and ordered by Pope Francis to live a "life of prayer and penance." It seems the message did not get through. McCarrick,...

Thiessen: Democrats just got rolled; they can blame Barack Obama
Along with Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, Democrats can put the blame for the shutdown squarely on the man who could have legalized the "Dreamers" when he had the chance:...

Thiessen: Democrats were wrong to go public with Trump’s language
If it's true that Donald Trump said vulgar things about Haiti and various African nations, that's terrible. But what's worse is Democrats outing Trump for saying it.

Thiessen: Trump’s nuclear-button tweet was a stroke of “stable genius”
Donald Trump's tweets about North Korea are not only entirely rational but also strategically smart. Let's hope his critics keep questioning his sanity, because it can only help convince Kim...

Thiessen: The 10 worst things Trump has done in his first year in office
I recently offered my list of the 10 best things President Donald Trump has done in his first year in office. Here are the 10 worst.

Thiessen: The 10 best things Trump has done in his first year in office
President Donald Trump's record of achievement suggests that he has the potential to become one of the most consequential conservative presidents in modern American history.

Thiessen: Congratulations, Steve Bannon, you just elected a Democrat in Alabama
Steve Bannon and his alt-right movement have helped accomplish something no one in a quarter-century has been able to do: get a Democrat elected in the state of Alabama.

Thiessen: Yes, the Clintons should be investigated
Any impartial investigation of Russia's efforts to meddle in our democratic process needs to include a full inquiry of the Russian money flowing into Clinton world.

Thiessen: The Republican case for making sure Roy Moore drops out
Conservatives should be outraged at Roy Moore for his loathsome conduct. They should also be outraged Steve Bannon, the man who helped put Moore on the ballot.

Thiessen: Schumer and Pelosi should give Trump his wall, on one condition
Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi should tell Donald Trump that they would be open building the border wall if he would agree to legalize not just the "dreamers" but also...