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Commentary: Learning to listen in the classroom -- A journey in bridging political divides
We’ve all witnessed it. The Thanksgiving table and other family gatherings turned terribly wrong. “Don’t talk about politics.” Maybe our parents told us that.
Somewhere along the way, we’ve lost the ability to ...Read more
Editorial: Florida Sunshine laws are dimming. Here's how to find brighter days ahead
Welcome to Florida. Where Sunshine needs lobbyists and lawyers, and the state motto could just as well be “nothing to see here.” Where elected officials shamelessly reject attempts to let the people who voted for them ...Read more
Joe Battenfeld: Michelle Wu defends Boston, goes on attack against Trump and 'bullies'
Mayor Michelle Wu launched her long-delayed re-election campaign kickoff in a State of the City speech that opponent Josh Kraft could not compete against, taking a strong swipe at President Donald Trump and Republican “...Read more
Commentary: Devaluing truth makes America weak
Truth matters. You wouldn’t know that from watching the president address Congress earlier this month. The assault on truth since January has been breathtaking.
The removal of data from government websites, the ...Read more
Commentary: What made America great in the Gilded Age
“We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913. That's when we were a tariff country,” said President Donald Trump recently, and he’s not wrong. But tariffs aren’t the whole story. The genius of the Gilded Age was ...Read more
Commentary: Trump 2.0 -- Navigating the new political landscape
With Trump’s return to the White House, we once again bear daily witness to a spectacle that could be described as entertaining, were it only a TV series. But Trump’s unprecedented assault on our democratic norms and ...Read more
Editorial: California voters want drug treatment for offenders. Will Democrats obey Prop. 36?
The California Legislature — particularly its Democrats — will face a political litmus test next week that will reveal how serious they are about respecting the will of voters who overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 ...Read more
Trump Loves Free Speech, As Long As It's His
President Donald Trump and the GOP have called themselves the party of free speech. But since taking office, the president has been tightening up his definition of freedom like a hangman’s noose.
We could hear it in the...Read more
Bay State AG Andrea Campbell to Trump administration: 'Bring it on'
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has a message in response to threats from within the Trump administration to bring “hell” to Boston in pursuit of the president’s mass deportation plans.
“Bring it ...Read more
Local governments where Trump spends many weekends seek federal reimbursement for security costs
President Donald Trump did something unusual this weekend: he didn’t visit his Mar-a-Lago Club, something he’s done most weekends since returning to the presidency.
That gave a break to local law enforcement, which ...Read more
Trump consistently frames policy around 'fairness,' trading on American frustration
In a sit-down interview with Fox News last month, President Trump and his billionaire "efficiency" adviser Elon Musk framed new tariffs on foreign trading partners as a simple matter of fairness.
"I said, 'Here's what we'...Read more
Emboldened Trump signals long court fight to expand power
President Donald Trump has ramped up his fight with the judiciary as he racks up losses in court over his administration’s efforts to reshape the U.S. government and its approach on everything from immigration to federal...Read more
Carney calls April election in Canada, seeking mandate to face down Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called an election for April 28, with polls showing a close contest between his Liberal Party and the Conservatives as the country faces a trade war and taunts about its sovereignty from...Read more
Commentary: DOGE just might usher in new era of big government
The Department of Government Efficiency’s path of destruction through the federal government leaves little doubt that Elon Musk and his hand-selected staff have no idea what the federal agencies are intended to do for ...Read more
Canada's election hinges on who can fix an economy under US threat
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to plunge Canada into an election campaign on Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war sharpens the focus on fixing long-standing problems that have hindered the Canadian ...Read more
Hundreds rally against Trump, Musk in Westwood
LOS ANGELES — When Jesse Ugalde, who served in the Vietnam War, entered a Department of Veterans Affairs building Friday, he noticed a difference.
“Already, people are leaving,” Ugalde, 74, who relies on the VA for ...Read more
Trump's makeover of US diplomacy leaves many allies at a loss
Before President Donald Trump took office for a second time, European officials thought they had him figured out. He was transactional, they said, a man motivated by a good deal.
Some bragged they knew how to do business...Read more
Trump strips security clearance from political foes, including Tish James, Alvin Bragg
President Donald Trump has revoked security clearances and access to classified information from a slew of his political opponents, including New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.
“I have...Read more
Pentagon launches probe including polygraphs after Musk visit
The Pentagon has initiated an investigation incorporating polygraph tests to hunt down leakers after Elon Musk called for the prosecution of any Defense Department officials spreading “maliciously false information” ...Read more
Trump plans his tariff 'liberation day' with more targeted push
President Donald Trump’s coming wave of tariffs is poised to be more targeted than the barrage he has occasionally threatened, aides and allies say, a potential relief for markets gripped by anxiety about an all-out ...Read more
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- Trump consistently frames policy around 'fairness,' trading on American frustration
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- Local governments where Trump spends many weekends seek federal reimbursement for security costs
- Carney calls April election in Canada, seeking mandate to face down Trump
- Pentagon launches probe including polygraphs after Musk visit
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