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Kelly Riddell

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Kelly Riddell is a former columnist and commentary writer for The Washington Times.

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President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Giant Center, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Hershey, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Fake news alert: Electors will not overturn Trump win

If you were to believe the mainstream media, you'd think there was a real chance that the Electoral College will vote against President-elect Donald Trump, denying him the White House. Let's be clear: There isn't.

December 16, 2016
President Barack Obama makes remarks before signing the 21st Century Cures Act, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Obama’s ‘tough talk’ against Russia means nothing

President Barack Obama vowed in an NPR interview on Thursday that the U.S. will respond to Russian cyberattacks that some in the intelligence community believe to have occurred to influence the U.S. presidential election.

December 16, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to supporters during a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Markets soar on the prospect of President Donald Trump

Since Donald Trump's surprising victory against Hillary Clinton on Nov. 8, the major indexes have risen at least 4.5 percent, with the small-caps Russell 2000 soaring more than 15 percent, according to CNBC.

December 13, 2016
Rex Tillerson (Associated Press)

Rex Tillerson pick, a Russian puppet?

If you were to read the mainstream media, you'd think Rex Tillerson, the CEO of ExxonMobil and President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, were a puppet of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

December 13, 2016
Illustration on Boeing's coming future under a Trump administration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The art of the Boeing deal

Consider President-elect Donald Trump's tweet threatening to cancel Boeing's contract for Air Force One the first a shot across the bow in an upcoming battle with the aerospace company.

December 8, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, accompanied by her husband former President Bill Clinton, right, and her daughter Chelsea Clinton, center, speaks in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, where she conceded her defeat to Republican Donald Trump after the hard-fought presidential election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Bill Clinton or Donald Trump: Who said it?

For all those who believe Donald Trump's rhetoric is divisive, racist or inflammatory, really much of what he says comes from Bill Clinton's old playbook.

December 5, 2016
Hillary Clinton addresses the Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds celebration at the Newseum in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Hillary Clinton, a suburban folk hero?

The New York Times has officially lost it. On Saturday, it tweeted a picture of Hillary Clinton in a grocery store with two other shoppers, and captioned it: "Some Americans have found a new folk hero in a familiar face: Hillary Clinton, comfortably dressed in suburban retiree."

December 5, 2016