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I have been an admirer of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem ever since she first showed up on my radar after her election in 2019. She has established a solid record as a conservative with ambitious policy goals that have served her state very well and she's an excellent communicator. She's been well up on my list of potential Trump veepstakes picks because she brings a lot to the table. But all of that came crashing down for me yesterday evening when The Guardian published a review of her upcoming book, "No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with...

Even after Philadelphia, the momentum of the race to the White House points in Trump’s direction. After what even critics said was a highly effective Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton appears to have emerged as . . . the underdog. Conventional wisdom has long held that Mrs. Clinton will capture the White House in November, regardless of the challenges her candidacy faces. With three months to go, that calculus looks shaky. The 2016 election is trending toward Donald Trump. Mr. Trump is surging as well in swing states, where he is now slightly ahead, within the margin of error, or...

First Lady Michelle Obama is just like ordinary mothers, really. Not only does she make impromptu, unstaged trips to Target to shop for grocery and cleaning products, but she even takes the White House dog to Petco. Why you may even see her ordering her morning cup of Joe in Starbucks.