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Tennessee governor sets Dec. 2 special election for Rep. Mark Green's seat
WASHINGTON — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has set a Dec. 2 special election to succeed former Republican Rep. Mark E. Green ... Read More
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Criminalization or support? Trump's executive order on homelessness gets mixed reaction
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump purporting to protect Americans from “endemic vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, and violent attacks” attributed to homelessness has left local ...Read more
Trump won't rule out pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell amid Epstein investigation
President Donald Trump Friday refused to rule out pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell as the sex-trafficking accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein met for a second day with a top Justice Department official behind closed doors.
As he ...Read more
South Park creators offer cheeky 'apology' for episode mocking Trump
The creators of South Park are giving a cheeky “apology” for the popular cartoon show’s season premier that mocked President Donald Trump.
“We’re terribly sorry,” Trey Parker said with a grin late Thursday as ...Read more
House, Senate panels differ on future of hate crime grants
WASHINGTON — House and Senate appropriators are divided in their fiscal 2026 spending bills on whether to zero out funding for grants authorized under two laws focused on addressing hate crimes.
The Trump administration...Read more
Commentary: Beware, leaders -- AI is the ultimate yes-man
I grew up watching the tennis greats of yesteryear with my dad, but have only returned to the sport recently thanks to another family superfan, my wife. So perhaps it’s understandable that to my adult eyes, it seemed ...Read more
Editorial: Slots at Chicago O'Hare airport? A tacky choice
Pop quiz: How many U.S. airports have slot machines operating among the departure and arrival gates?
The answer is two: Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas and Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Reno. Those ...Read more
Stephen Mihm: Summer camps are returning to their elitist roots
“What are we going to do with the kids this summer?”
More than halfway through July, some iteration of that question continues to be raised in homes across the nation as harried parents scramble to keep their kids ...Read more
Editorial: Why did DeSantis veto a common-sense ethics law?
It can make you dizzy, trying to figure out what is going on inside Gov. Ron DeSantis’ head, particularly when it comes to ethics laws meant to hold Florida’s leaders accountable and in balance.
Throughout his tenure,...Read more
Steve Lopez: I took a week off to escape the steady hum of grim news. It didn't go as planned
LOS ANGELES — I took a week of vacation to relax, clear my head and stop obsessing over depressing news.
I hear frequently from people who say that, for their peace of mind, they're tuning out the news altogether, so I ...Read more
Commentary: Rethink sanctions. They're killing as many people as war does
Broad economic sanctions, most of which are imposed by the U.S. government, kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people each year — disproportionately children. This week the Lancet Global Health journal published an ...Read more
Commentary: 'I'm an American before I am a Republican' -- Rep. Don Bacon reflects on his tenure
As a self-proclaimed "Reagan conservative," Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon proposes a return to normalcy.
Amidst a retirement announcement, voting in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and dealing with criticism both ...Read more
Commentary: America's truckers need a place to park -- before it's too late
Every day, more than 3.5 million professional truck drivers keep America’s economy on the move. They haul more than 73% of the nation’s freight, ensuring that food reaches our shelves, medicine arrives at hospitals and...Read more
Editorial: NIH budget cuts are a setback for American science
White House budgets, generally speaking, aren’t serious governing documents. Even so, they’re a declaration of national priorities — and by that measure, the latest blueprint is deeply troubling. What sort of ...Read more
Jackie Calmes: Trump finds a new way to taint the office of the presidency
Donald Trump has now thoroughly sullied the office of the presidency.
I'm not talking about the Oval Office, with its new, gaudy gilt trappings that seem to spread by the day, as if the famously nocturnal president ...Read more
Old, Small Joys
A guy I know, another writer, read one of my columns not long ago, and had a little advice.
"You shouldn't say how old you are," he said, giving me the worried/wisdom look.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because editors are gonna ...Read more
Are Ex-Presidents a Help or Hindrance?
For a generation, Americans have had a historically large number of ex-presidents around, a possible source of counsel from one of only 45 people who have exercised the broad powers conferred by Article II of the ...Read more
Trump's homelessness crackdown direction draws pushback and some nods in California's Orange County
Orange County officials and front-line workers are responding with a mix of concern and selective support to President Donald Trump's new executive order targeting homelessness, a sweeping directive that leans heavily on ...Read more
Trump throws his support behind RNC Chair Michael Whatley for NC Senate seat
President Donald Trump has picked the candidate he’s supporting to fill North Carolina’s open Senate seat in the 2026 election: Michael Whatley.
Whatley is a North Carolina native who served as head of the state’s ...Read more
The RNC chairman is stepping down. Trump wants a Florida Republican to step in
Amid news that the chairman of the Republican National Committee is stepping down, President Donald Trump on Thursday encouraged Republicans around the country to rally behind a Florida lawmaker as his replacement.
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Trump endorses Rogers for Senate in Michigan
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat ― the day after another potential contender for the GOP nomination bowed out.
"From the U.S. ...Read more
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