Mercedes Schlapp

Republicans’ 2018 fortunes may be decided this fall

The pressure is on, and the battle is about to begin in the halls of Congress.

August 24, 2017

Charlottesville shows need to hit the pause button before things spin out of control

Emotions are high following the violent protests in Charlottesville. An innocent life was lost when an individual affiliated with the neo-Nazi movement killed Heather Heyer.

August 17, 2017

Biggest threat to Donald Trump’s agenda comes from fellow Republicans

Reaching the 200-day mark of his presidency, Donald Trump is getting resistance not just from the Democrats and their enablers in the liberal media, but from members of his own party who refuse to give the president a major legislative victory.

August 10, 2017

Immigration reform is demonized by liberals

Liberals are launching a campaign to demonize and delegitimize one of President Trump's key policy initiatives for purely partisan ends.

August 3, 2017

Voters would be worse off with Democrats’ wan ‘better deal’

Try as they might, Democrats can't even break through Trump fever.

July 27, 2017

Republican senators must embrace boldness to win health care fight

What's missing in the Senate these days is boldness, the kind needed to take action on health care — repealing Obamacare, stabilizing the individual insurance markets, and giving states greater flexibility to shape their own healthcare systems.

July 20, 2017

Baby Charlie Gard’s plight a test of compassion for us all

Baby Charlie Gard's death sentence could be issued any day now following the hearing in London, his fate now in the hands of the English court.

July 13, 2017

Medicaid is not the answer to our health care system woes

Has Medicaid become the gold standard for our health care system? For Democrats and moderate Republicans, the government-run program is becoming their favored solution for those lacking health insurance.

June 29, 2017

Obamacare repeal has its best chance now with GOP plan

To do nothing on health care is not an option, and time is not on the GOP's side, with less than 45 days left on the legislative calendar and six years of talking about Obamacare repeal and replace.

June 22, 2017

Shooting exposes the deep anger at the heart of the culture

The shooting of a senior GOP congressional leader, Hill staffers and Capitol police officers is a sober reminder of how deeply anger and division have penetrated our politics and our culture. We are forgetting the basics, failing to foster civility and respect for one another in America. Both political parties need to take inventory on how to restore civility in our nation and calm the political tension.

June 15, 2017

A disgruntled employee fails to make the case against his old boss

During Thursday's showdown Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, fired FBI Director James B. Comey came across as less as a fearless crusader for the truth and more as a disgruntled employee upset with the boss who unceremoniously let him go.

June 8, 2017

What Trump got right in his decision to nix Paris

Note to liberals: The world will not end because of President Trump's decision to exit the Paris climate accord.

June 1, 2017

‘Deep state’ leakers undercut country in their zeal to hurt a president

The leakers of classified intelligence information are chipping away at our democratic institutions. It's becoming a dangerous game where those who are feeding sensitive information to the media are also creating distrust within our intelligence agencies and damaging relationships with our allies abroad.

May 25, 2017