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Column: For many Black women, Kamala Harris' defeat felt like a betrayal. Now what?
The day Joe Biden faced reality, stepped aside and cleared the way for Kamala Harris to replace him atop the Democratic ticket, Teja Smith…
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Column: The latest evidence that putting RFK Jr. in charge of public health would be a disaster
Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. Suddenly, her arms and legs became weak, and…
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Column: The U.S. economy is doing very well. But don't give too much credit to Biden — or Trump
One of Donald Trump’s closing campaign arguments was that he would deliver a new “golden age” for America. This week, he announced that…
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Column: Kash Patel, Trump's FBI pick, would turn the agency into the Federal Bureau of Retribution
WASHINGTON — Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee as the next director of the FBI, has big plans. He has called for the…
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Column: This is why Donald Trump just doubled down on mass deportation of millions of immigrants
A chilling scene in the new movie “Wicked” sums up what’s wrong with President-elect Donald Trump’s view of immigrants. The two witches,…
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Column: California produced a female House speaker and vice president. So why are women losing ground?
When California lawmakers convened in Sacramento for a special session this month, they marked a milestone. For the first time ever, women…
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Column: The headlines said Amnesty International accused Israel of genocide. Here’s what they missed
In a shocking development last week, Amnesty International effectively exonerated Israel of genocide. This was easy to miss, and not just…
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Column: Trump hoped his Cabinet picks could escape serious vetting. He was so wrong
WASHINGTON — In a normal presidential transition, the president-elect spends weeks carefully considering candidates for the most important…
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Column: The backlash on the backlash against the Hunter Biden pardon
Days later I’m still seething that President Biden gave a “full and unconditional” pardon to his troublesome surviving son. And yet,…
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Column: President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter is understandable. It's also unforgivable
It came as a surprise that President Biden unconditionally pardoned his son Hunter, a convicted felon, after repeatedly vowing that he…
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Column: Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence czar? The Trump Cabinet pick most likely to fail
WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, is a woman of strong…
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Column: In Trump she trusts. Here's one supporter's hopes for a second term
On the night of Nov. 5, Teresa Sasse and her husband, Scott, had dinner in front of the TV as they settled in to watch the election…
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Column: Trump lied incessantly and still won. Should others do the same?
Donald Trump said violent crime was exploding across the U.S. It wasn’t. He said Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were “eating the…
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Column: She's won twice in Trump country. What can this Democrat teach her party?
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has a blunt message for fellow Democrats as they wail and wonder how they’ll make their way back from the…
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Column: Trump's worst Cabinet picks aren't just unqualified, they're part of a bigger power grab
WASHINGTON — At first glance, President-elect Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard…