Exclusive Interview: Ben Carson on Draining the Swamp, Fighting Poverty, and Kanye West

April 30, 2018
Good morning from Washington, which survived the second straight White House Correspondents' Association dinner that President Trump ditched so he could speak to real people in the heartland. Katrina Trinko supplies a sense of why he made the right choice, and also examines a hot new book on Hillary Clinton. Ben Carson goes on camera with Genevieve Wood to talk about his approach to poverty. Plus: Justin Bogie and Fred Bartels on House conservatives' budget overhaul, Richard Lim on what another dealmaker could teach the president, Philippe Reines on his feud with a Hillary biographer, and your letters.
Feature Exclusive Interview: Ben Carson on Draining the Swamp, Fighting Poverty, and Kanye West "It really is fairly racist for you to think that a black person has to think a certain way," says Carson, addressing the Kanye West controversy. Read the Transcript or Watch the Video
Commentary 3 Revelations From New York Times Reporter's Book on Hillary Clinton A new book suggests Clinton herself and her campaign were sexist, including preferring male reporters to female reporters--and says the New York Times held a story to not affect a Democratic primary. Read More
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Commentary RSC Budget Plan Would Fundamentally Shift the Budget Course In light of the recent budget-busting deal and projections of trillion-dollar deficits returning, the plan sends a strong message: A truly conservative budget is the answer to the unsustainable budget course the nation is on. Read More
Commentary What Trump Can Learn From the Master of the Greatest Deal in American History Today is the 215th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. In the words of historian Henry Adams, the purchase was "next in historical importance to the Declaration of Independence and the adoption of the Constitution." Read More
Commentary I Apologize to Amy Chozick, but Her Error-Filled Clinton Book Provides Window Into New York Times Former Clinton aide Philippe Reines addresses the accusation in a new book that he made a sexually crass comment to a New York Times reporter. Read More
Commentary We Hear You: Going 'Bold' on Welfare Reform, Learning About Guns, and Other Good Ideas "This is probably the most thought-out piece I have read in years. Bravo to Ms. James for bringing reason and the importance of family to the forefront of our country's primary needs," writes Timothy Farner. Read More
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