Stone-walling of Garland nomination dereliction of duty

As President Barack Obama's second and final term winds down, commentators consider each decision, each foreign trip and each utterance, along with the unfolding presidential campaign, in terms of what it all means in terms of his legacy. The Senate Republican leadership's legacy, as the congressional session winds down, is already clear.

Duterte has a dirty mouth, but he didn’t really insult Obama

Yonden Lhatoo takes a closer look at the Filipino leader's spat with the US president, and argues that Rodrigo Duterte is not exactly calling people nasty names The Philippines' notoriously foul-mouthed president bit off more than he could chew this week when he insulted his American counterpart. But did Rodrigo Duterte really hurl abuse at Barack Obama and his mother? His exact words were: "You must be respectful.

Plenty of reason to vote even if presidential candidates are a

Depending on which political prognosticators you listen to, Latinos won't show up at the polls this November either because the presidential candidates aren't palatable or because Latinos just don't vote. Both of these scenarios are plausible and neither is good for democracy in a country where Hispanics represent a steadily increasing percentage of the population.

Hillary’s keeps bad company on immigration issue

Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, is the wrong person to judge others by the company they keep - especially on the immigration issue, where her hands are far from clean. Just look at some of her closest associates.

Will anti-semitism go unchecked at UC?

As the school year begins, one thing is certain: There will be anti-Semitic outbursts and incidents at campuses of the University of California. We know this because of a long history of such episodes at campuses like Berkeley, Irvine and UCLA, where Jewish students have been subjected to everything from physical obstruction and attempted intimidation to questions by Palestinian students and their sympathizers about whether their faith allows Jews elected to student government posts to make objective decisions.

Juan Williams: GOP leaders must pick a poison on shutdown

When the House and Senate get back to work tomorrow, the GOP majorities on both sides of Capitol Hill will be up against a September 30 deadline to pass a spending bill to keep the federal government open. That means funding the military, keeping Social Security checks going out and assuring global investors that the world's leading economic power is not about to grind to a halt.

Our Views: A bipartisan stand on Louisiana recovery

Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard points out the water height while talking about the flood damage to the Livingston Parish Detention Center Wednesday August 31, 2016. In a deeply partisan presidential campaign season, a natural disaster has reminded Louisiana residents that in times of crisis, petty party politics should have no place in relief and recovery.

Conservative View: Jennifer Rubin – Clinton continues to eat…

While Donald Trump sends millions of Americans fleeing the GOP, Hillary Clinton scoops up more endorsements of the type Republican nominees usually enjoy. The Clinton camp announced endorsements from two retired four-star generals, Bob Sennewald and David Maddox .

Your View: Benghazi email proves Hillary granted access to State Department

There have been many events recently reported in the news that shows the “pay for play” game played by Hillary Clinton and her minions at the State Department with those who were outside of our government. There appears that there were 154 people/organizations outside of the United States that had access to Hillary during her tenure as Secretary of State, where 85 of them contributed heavily to her Clinton foundation in the amount of $156 million dollars.

Millennial View: Catherine Rampell – A new idea to close the gender wage gap might backfire

Like a lot of policies intended to help women and minorities, barring employers from asking job applicants about their salary histories sounds like a good idea. This proposal has proved popular among liberals, and legislation is set to be introduced in the House by three Democrats this week.