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JEFF JACOBY When has Bill Weld ever been politically or ideologically reliable?  Renée Graham Voting is power, and that’s why white men like McConnell have connived for centuries to hoard that right.  A growing movement of older Americans bristles at the notion that gray hair is a deficit.  The governor attended a prayer service at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center at the request of a senior imam.  Booker, the former mayor of Newark, is the latest to enter the Democratic primary field.  Does that mean Marty Walsh does not believe in the future of the team?  A growing moveme

JEFF JACOBY When has Bill Weld ever been politically or ideologically reliable?  Renée Graham Voting is power, and that’s why white men like McConnell have connived for centuries to hoard that right.  A growing movement of older Americans bristles at the notion that gray hair is a deficit.  The governor attended a prayer service at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center at the request of a senior imam.  Booker, the former mayor of Newark, is the latest to enter the Democratic primary field.  Does that mean Marty Walsh does not believe in the future of the team?  A growing moveme

JEFF JACOBY When has Bill Weld ever been politically or ideologically reliable?  Renée Graham Voting is power, and that’s why white men like McConnell have connived for centuries to hoard that right.  A growing movement of older Americans bristles at the notion that gray hair is a deficit.  The governor attended a prayer service at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center at the request of a senior imam.  Booker, the former mayor of Newark, is the latest to enter the Democratic primary field.  Does that mean Marty Walsh does not believe in the future of the team?  A growing moveme

Speaker MORE (D-Calif.) said Thursday that while Democrats are adamantly opposed to extending the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, they're open to new fencing and other barriers as part of ongoing talks to prevent another government shutdown. “There's not going to be any wall money in the legislation,” Pelosi said during her weekly press briefing in the Capitol. “However, if they have some suggestions about certain localities where technology, some infrastructure [is appropriate] ...

Tech companies are increasingly bullish on building a "smart wall," which would incorporate new technologies to beef up security on the southern border. Many firms see a potential windfall with both Democrats and Republicans floating the idea of tech improvements as an alternative to President Trump's call for a steel barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border. Democrats have said they would back as much as $5.7 billion for a smart wall.

Senate Republicans joined Democrats in offering a direct rebuke Thursday of the administration’s Syria policy, marking the first time during the new Congress that the GOP caucus has formally broken with MORE. Senators voted 68-23 to end debate on an amendment that warns Trump against drawing down troops in Syria and Afghanistan. Senators still need to hold a second vote to add the amendment to the foreign policy bill, which will likely take place next week. The vote is the latest sign of fracture between congressional Republicans and Trump on foreign policy.

Republicans are urging MORE to step back, for now, from the negotiations to prevent a second partial government shutdown. The president is offering a running, real-time commentary about the conference committee tasked with breaking the months-long stalemate between the White House and congressional Democrats, frustrating lawmakers who worry Trump is complicating already difficult talks. In a tweet on Thursday, Trump warned that Republicans on the panel might be “wasting their time.” He later added during a rollercoaster White House appearance before reporters that he

Sen. MORE (D-N.J.) on Thursday began calling members of Congress informing them he is running for president and is quietly making overtures to members for support, three congressional sources told The Hill. "Yes, he is reaching out to members for their support,” said a former Democratic aide with direct knowledge of Booker’s intentions.

During an interview with SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Daily, Ernst said Root’s killing is the “prime example” of illegal aliens quite literally getting away with alleged murder. Root’s accused killer, an illegal alien from Honduras who was shipped into the country by the Obama administration, was released from custody and is likely to have fled the U.S. without being prosecuted. “Sarah was a bright young woman,” Ernst continued.

During an interview with SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Daily, Ernst said Root’s killing is the “prime example” of illegal aliens quite literally getting away with alleged murder. Root’s accused killer, an illegal alien from Honduras who was shipped into the country by the Obama administration, was released from custody and is likely to have fled the U.S. without being prosecuted. “Sarah was a bright young woman,” Ernst continued.