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Immigrant farm, restaurant workers aren’t only necessary workers

So the wannabe king has decided that maybe they’ll reevaluate deporting farm workers and hotel employees that are…

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Goldberg: Trump’s bullying has only reawakened the resistance

More and more, Trump’s attempts to assert his strength appear to have backfired on him.

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Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, June 18

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, June 17

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Glacier Peak, elevation 10,541 feet, in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest in Snohomish County, Washington. (Caleb Hutton / The Herald) 2019

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Editorial: Sell-off of public lands a ruinous budget solution

The proposal in the Senate won’t aid affordable housing and would limit recreational opportunities.

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Harrop: Trump’s exception for immigrants shows its hypocrisy

In excusing those in agriculture and hospitality, he makes the need for broader reforms clear.

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Comment: Companies ditching Pride based on vibes, not facts

With the LGBTQ community much of their customer base, some pride in past stances makes sense.

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French: Trump’s support relies on theory more than its practice

There’s a significant number who back Trump’s goals but are less supportive of his methods on many issues.

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Comment: Trump retreats to his safe space on immigration

As he struggles elsewhere, Trump turns to what had been a popular issue, but even that may be…

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Goldberg: Like the right, the left needs to think globally

Conservatives have an international pact; progressives risk further loses without a similar network.

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Kristof: Restraint best course of action for Trump with Iran

Israel may have set back Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but it comes with the risk of escalating tensions.

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Comment: Trump’s cuts to NASA would destory decades of science

The deep cuts will shut off probes and telescopes, end climate monitoring and cede the future to China.

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We need informed voters to make good choices

I read a recent letter to the editor and love the idea that voters should be required to…

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We sense something is wrong because it is

So many aspects of human “intelligence” are just what intuitively seem to work and afterwards, generally, our minds…

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, June 16

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Comment: Netanyahu’s gamble risks quicker path to Iranian bomb

Israel’s bombs can’t reach Iran’s deepest nuclear facilities. It may have only emboldened Iran to press on.

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, June 15

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown, speaks with reporters during a press conference in Seattle, on April 4, 2025. Brown has filed a lawsuit accusing the Adams County sheriff of sharing inmate information with federal immigration agents in defiance of a state law meant to limit collaboration between state law enforcement officers and federal immigration agencies. (Jordan Gale/The New York Times)

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Comment: The reach and reason of sanctuary policies

They can’t protect people from ICE raids but local governments aren’t required to assist the agency.

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Church leader was calling for a religious riot

I was stunned by a recent letter praising pastor Ross Johnston and comparing his actions in Seattle to…

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Holocaust was rolled out slowly, too

The Holocaust didn’t happen overnight. Eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion and staging mass deportations are two of the…