Bad Judgment from Scott and Rubio
Two estimable conservative senators have treated an appeals-court nominee unjustly.
The Latest
Junk the Auto Tariffs
We hope Congress marshals something beyond symbolic opposition to the tariffs.
The Mouth That Toured
Angela Merkel and Theresa May are our allies, unlike the cynical brute whom Trump met with in Helsinki and refuses to criticize in public.
A Worthy Pick
President Trump’s new nominee for the Supreme Court is a whip-smart legal conservative.
Don’t Abolish ICE
We would be happy to discuss ways to reform ICE and make it a more effective tool of internal enforcement. That is not the conversation Democrats want to have.
Against the Trump Trade Bill
It is hard to imagine Congress passing a bill that completely cedes the authority to impose tariffs to the president.
China’s Debt-Trap Diplomacy
China is attempting to turn countries into satellite states via the strategic construction of infrastructure.
Good Riddance, Justice Kennedy
Again and again, Kennedy made rulings that aggrandized the power of the Court and of himself as its swing justice.
SCOTUS Stands Up for Public-Sector Workers
Government employees who do not wish to be associated with public-sector unions will no longer be compelled to fund them.
The Supreme Court Gets the ‘Travel Ban’ Case Right
The judiciary’s role is not to police political bombast or substitute its judgment for that of the voters and the political branches.