Opinion · 117th Congress
When it’s staring you in the face, it just might be the truth
America is melting, sweltering, bleeding and burning. And leaders are hedging, dissembling and putting it off on our kids and grandkids.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Voters already believe we’re in recession
Simply put, weasel words don’t work. Neither does bad economic policy, no matter how many complicit economists you dig up.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Don’t let the Electoral Count Act rewrite go down for the count
Either the bill passes this year or else the 2024 election will be conducted under the same murky rules that Trump tried so hard to exploit.
Congress · 117th Congress
‘I’m not going to meet with MBS’: Biden serves a rare presidential double fault in Saudi Arabia
President Joe Biden pulled a rare double in Saudi Arabia, breaking not one but two campaign promises.
Opinion · 117th Congress
How do you make a 10-year-old disappear? It’s easier than it should be
I prayed for that child, raped and impregnated, who had to leave her home state for an abortion. Then, I prayed for America.
Congress · 117th Congress
To ‘get Trump,’ Jan. 6 committee would need to start connecting some dots — directly to him
The select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has yet to directly link far-right attackers to Donald Trump.
Opinion · 117th Congress
What it means to be ‘surprised’ by the massacre in Highland Park
Recent mass shootings have exposed an empathy gap in America. No place is safe, but every place should be.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Joe Biden’s presidency is out of gas
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Rage, rage against the octogenarian steel cage match
Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump for president likely won’t happen in the 2024 contest, poetry and pyrotechnics aside.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Fight club: As Democrats urge Biden to show some moxie, AOC’s ‘vigor’ offers an example
As Democrats urge President Biden to fight, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offers an example with what one strategist calls her "vigor."
Congress · 117th Congress
Trump, the MAGA Jan. 6 battlefield and open questions on what’s next
Donald Trump wanted to be the MAGA commander, leading his troops up Capitol Hill on Jan. 6. A former aide’s testimony could be “devastating.”
Opinion · 117th Congress
A Fourth of July tribute to those who love a country that won’t protect them
Shouldn’t the election workers who keep the wheels of democracy grinding expect more than FBI advice to move out of their own homes?
Opinion · 117th Congress
These 4 questions will haunt Democrats this summer
Even if Joe Biden manages to pull off a stunning political recovery, Nancy Pelosi and Democrats in Congress need some answers.
Opinion · 117th Congress
These days, the Supreme Court shapes the election returns
The political reverberations from the court overturning Roe v. Wade will take weeks to sort out. But it could be Democrats’ salvation.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Trump sent his supporters to the Capitol. They are still fighting ‘like hell’ and following his example
More than any other national figure, Donald Trump has unleashed politically motivated intimidation — and violence — by the far right.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Recession or no recession: Who’s a voter to believe?
President Joe Biden and his team seem at a loss — just months ago, he boldly asserted that inflation was going to be ‘transitory.’
Opinion · 117th Congress
What hate did to Birmingham
The modern-day descendants of racist cowards of the past seem to be gaining ground, Mary C. Curtis writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Egad! It’s a guide to the 2022 midterms
As President Joe Biden’s approval rating continues to dip, that spells trouble for Democrats. But the key to the midterms may be EGAD.
Opinion · 117th Congress
When will Congress call domestic terrorism by its name?
The son of a Buffalo shooting victim got to the heart of the matter in Washington this week, challenging lawmakers to stop white supremacy.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden unites country, but it’s not what you think
Americans have reached a staggering level of dissatisfaction not only with President Joe Biden, but with government as a whole.