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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.

 

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.

 

Burke: Borrowing from The Bard on the path before us

Shakespearean lines, from comedy or tragedy, fit the moment when there’s something rotten.

 

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.

Schwab: Democratic Party was caught between caving and caring

Those who ended the shutdown ended the challenge but restored vital benefits, because Democrats care.

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.

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 him personally.

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 down.

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.

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.

Welch: Taking the initiative for parents and fair play

Two proposed state ballot measures would strengthen parents’ rights and protect girls’ sports.

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.

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 lives.

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.

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.

Stephens: Why do dumb ideas — from left and right — persist?

A little reflection on past failures ought to be enough to have us keep searching for solutions.

Burke: If you ever need a TAVR, thank medicine and Medicare

Nothing short of a medical marvel, the procedure replaces a heart valve and proves the value of Medicare.

Kristof: Once again, world has failed to stop Darfur atrocities

The U.S. doesn’t have to send troops. It can demand the U.A.E stop supplying one side in Sudan’s civil war.

Schwab: Trump lives the life of a flexible dog, because he can

With a pliant Congress and Court, the president finds every impulse easily bent to his whims.

Schrager: Can America afford to reopen the goverment?

A deal in Congress that restores health care subsidies would add $350 billion over a decade to the debt.