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Collin Levy, a writer in Hong Kong, was a speechwriter for US president George W. Bush.

Theyll be an opportunity for the democrats to invoke closure, we will see where that ends. itll be really up to them how the process to confirm judge gorsuch goes forward. paul: joining the panel this week wall street journal panelist and deputy editor dan, washington columnist kim and editorial board member collin levy. only two democratic senators say theyll vote for gorsuch, and most of the rest of the democrats not all declared but the vote count against him is mounting. whats the democratic...

Announced that it is gearing up to prosecute coordination between candidates and outside groups, a move that senior editorial page writer collin levy says should worry republicans in particular and the super pac that support them. so collin, why is this important, this announcement and why did they do it now? >> well i think you hit it right on the head, they did it now because the election is heating up. look, paul, this is scary because illegal coordination happens when a campaign is directly ...

A stunning defeat for big labor when volkswagen workers in tennessee rejected a bid by united autoworkers to represent their plant. the vote was seen as their best chance to bolster its sagging membership. collin levy joins our panel with more. this came as a surprise to a lot of people, maybe even including the union itself which i was told had already prepared one speech, a victory speech. and instead they had to give a defeat remark. so why did the union lose when it had even management at le...

A stunning defeat for big laborers last week. the vote was seen as the uaws best chance to make inroads in the south. "wall street journal" senior editor collin levy joins our panel. i think this came as a surprise. i heard they only had one speech prepared, a victory speech and instead they had to give a defeat speech. why did they lose when they had management at least formally neutral and arguably even on its side. >> right. paul, the union lost because the union is its own worst enemy. thats...

After the city council passed a bill that would require a large retailers to pay workers at least $12.50 higher 50% than d.c.s current minimum wage. last weeks vote was the latest development in an ongoing development over walmarts expansion into urban areas. encountered fierce resistance in new york, los angeles, chicago and other big cities. we are back with jason riley, collin levy and steve moore. steve, whats it again -- what does the city council have against walmart? >> you want to unders...

Evidence suggesting that the targeting went beyond tea party groups and involved more than a few rogue employees in the tax agencys cincinnati office. collin levy has been following the story for us. he joins me, along with dna henninger and washington columnist kim stossel. collin, you wrote this week about a case of a pro-israel group that seemed to have been targeted after -- right around the time that the administration was pursuing some policies that that group opposed. >> right, paul. we r...

Power that it has and the reach that it has in all of our lives. >> welcome to the journal editorial report. im paul gigot. that was president obama this week reacting to just one of the controversies swirling around his administration. news that the internal revenue service targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny in the 2012 election season. the latest scandal has revived partisan behavior and reinforced many peoples fears about government who run amuck. joining the panel this week is...

Lifted limits on spending by corporations, unions and nonprofit groups in political campaigns. at the time, the n.r.a.s wayne lappiere call it a defeat that wanted to carve out free speech for themselves and deny it to the rest of us. how times have changed. senior editorial page writer collin levy joins us with more. what does this act do? >> its geared at tamping back the free speech that businesses and corporations got with the citizens united decision in january. and, you know, it targets pa...

Theyll be an opportunity for the democrats to invoke closure, we will see where that ends. itll be really up to them how the process to confirm judge gorsuch goes forward. paul: joining the panel this week wall street journal panelist and deputy editor dan, washington columnist kim and editorial board member collin levy. only two democratic senators say theyll vote for gorsuch, and most of the rest of the democrats not all declared but the vote count against him is mounting. whats the democratic...