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Editorial cartoons for Monday, Oct. 6

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, Oct. 6

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), right, arrives to join Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) at a news conference on Capitol Hill after the House passed a stopgap bill to keep federal funding flowing past a Sept. 30 deadline on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. The House narrowly passed the bill on Friday, but the measure appears dead on arrival in the Senate, where Democrats have vowed to block it. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
Editorial: Democrats point to problem deeper than the shutdown

Two state Democrats say they are holding out to force talks on a looming health care crisis.

Comment: Supreme Court term likely to be a momentous one

After signaling an expansion of Trump’s powers earlier, the court majority could make those official.

Comment: Hegseth gives a masterclass in poor leadership

Focusing on appearance, rather than a changing battlefield, Hegseth fakes it in front of skilled leaders.

Where are the officials who serve constituents?

I was just wondering why while the MAGA type politicians get further… Continue reading

ICE arrests based on race, language are un-American

ICE raids are a common feature of American life. So, what if… Continue reading

Jan. 6 Capitol riot doesn’t count as “political violence”?

Political violence No mention of Jan. 6 Capitol riot? Isn’t it macabre… Continue reading

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, Oct. 5

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

Signage outside the Capitol Hill visitors center notifies the public of its closure due to the government shutdown in Washington, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. The first government shutdown in nearly six years left federal agencies in flux and many of their employees in a state of confusion on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, as they received last-minute and conflicting instructions from managers. (Alex Kent/The New York Times)
Comment: How long can this go on and who gets the blame?

Neither side appears willing to budge yet; that may change as more Americans feel the pain.

Roberts: Ignoring scientific fact won’t change climate physics

In favoring cherry-picked pseudo science over peer-reviewed consensus, Trump amplifies the climate crisis.

Everett School Board: Jackson Laurence works for students

We urge you to vote to return Anna Marie Jackson Laurence to… Continue reading

Is this Trump’s coup plan?

So Donald Trump will put armed troops into city after city whose… Continue reading

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