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Welch: State shouldn’t ease sentences for child sex predators
An advisory panel recommends legislation that would reduce sentences for those caught in predator stings.
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Goldberg: A quiet march toward regime change in Venezuela
The Trump administration has less of a case for action against Maduro than it had for war in…
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Comment: Two ideas that could encourage housing construction
Give all residents of cities that build housing a rebate and ramp up construction of modular homes.
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Douthat: Trump’s numbers down again; a rebound isn’t certain
None of Trump’s policies can deliver a quick fix that will impress Americans concerned for their future.
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Brooks: We’ve given politics over to chasing conspiracies
Meanwhile, both parties look to capitalize, while ignoring the core problems and coming challenges.
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Schwab: Release the files? Sure; Trump has nothing to hide.
The man’s an open book. And scandals that would destroy others’ political lives are a MAGA selling point.
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Stephens: U.S. has good reason to overthrow Venezuela’s Maduro
There are risks in a military action, especially a half-hearted one that leaves him in power.
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Burke: Borrowing from The Bard on the path before us
Shakespearean lines, from comedy or tragedy, fit the moment when there’s something rotten.
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Saunders: Shutdown is over; recriminations for Democrats aren’t
Except for a handful of heroes, the Democrats need to explain why they put so many through this.
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Schwab: Democratic Party was caught between caving and caring
Those who ended the shutdown ended the challenge but restored vital benefits, because Democrats care.
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Stephens: Antisemitism on right is nothing new; nor tolerable
William F. Buckley tried to beat it back twice. More conservatives need to step up to shut it…
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Harrop: It’s not votes or GOP support Trump seeks; it’s profit
Not even a year into his second term, Trump now is motivated by what others can do for…
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Brooks: A theory as to how Trump and others see themselves
A look at what’s behind the thinking of authoritarians and how they use that to order their worlds.
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Welch: Taking the initiative for parents and fair play
Two proposed state ballot measures would strengthen parents’ rights and protect girls’ sports.
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Saunders: Trump has himself to blame for Newsom’s Prop. 50 win
The president’s thirst for more GOP House seats sparked a backlash that Newsom can ride to 2028.
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French: The podcast that surrendered the GOP to its fate
Actually, it’s the ideological split following Tucker Carlson’s interview of Nick Fuentes that sealed it.
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Klein: Democrats had the upper hand. Why did they give in now?
Trump has a higher tolerance for others’ pain than Democrats do. And they made their point with voters.
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Kristof: Trump’s cuts to aid killing more Christians than Jihadis do
At Trump’s insistence, the U.S. has plans to invade Nigeria. A restoration of aid would save far more…
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Schwab: Trump continues course blithely as voters begin to rouse
Against a backdrop of Democratic election wins, Trump continued with the same old, same old.
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Bouie: Election shows Trump as albatross around GOP’s neck
Voters are telling Trump and Republicans that they’ve baldy misread the mandate of the 2024 election.