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Harrop: Democrats’ battles over age ignore age of electorate

Party leaders should be careful with criticisms over age; they still have to appeal to older voters.

Saunders: Saudi visit puts Trump’s foreign policy on display

Like it or not, embracing the Saudis and who they are makes more sense than driving them elsewhere.

Schwab: Taken for a ride by the high plane grifter

A 747 from Qatari royals. Cyrpto-kleptocracy. And trade ‘deals’ that shift with Trump’s whims.

Goldberg: Is RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement suffering irony deficiency

His pick for surgeon general is faltering because she isn’t attacking vaccines earnestly enough.

Douthat: What Catholics and the world need from Pope Leo

Rather than a return to Catholic cultural wars, Leo can tackle basics issues of faith and humanity.

Harrop: Lack of SALT deal could doom GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

A handful of Republicans, concerned for their seats, want a tax deduction key to high-tax blue states

Welch: Local elections work best when voters prepare for task

With ballots set, now’s the time to study issues and ask candidates where they stand and what they’ll do.

Goldberg: Can Hakeem Jeffries and Democrats break through?

Struggling in the polls themselves, the Democrats’ leader says the focus is on comparisons with Republicans.

Saunders: Trump’s charm offensive won’t win over Canadians

As long as his tariffs remain in place, being polite to the prime minister won’t impress Canadians.

Klein: Trump’s pick of Vance signaled values of his second term

Selecting Vance as his vice president cued all that what mattered now was not just loyalty but sycophancy.

Schwab: Trump isn’t a lawyer, but plays president on TV

Unsure if he has to abide by the Constitution, Trump’s next gig could be prison warden or movie director.

Burke: ‘Big One’ will hit one day; today’s the day to prepare

Could be weeks. Could be years. But a massive quake will hit the Northwest. Plan and prepare now.

French: From Day 1, impunity for friends, fear for critics

Trump telegraphed his intent by pardoning the Jan. 6 rioters and yanking security from a former ally.

Dowd: The day that Trump’s world collided with reality

Not that he’d say so, but Trump blinked when the markets reacted poorly to his tariff plan.

Stephens: Oval Office debacle not what Ukraine nor U.S. needed

A dressing-down of Ukraine’s president by Trump and Vance put a peace deal further out of reach.

Brroks: Signalgate explains a lot about why it’s come to this

The carelessness that added a journalist to a sensitive group chat is shared throughout the White House.

Harrop: Democrats should heed Canada’s win against Trump

The Liberal Party and its leader, Mark Carney, played to identity politics: Canadian identity.

Schwab: Pronatalism and the birth of a nationalism

The Trumpian push for more births seems contradictory to its lack of concern for women and children.

Kristof: What a nation loses when anyone is ‘disappeared’

Members of my family disappeared in Nazi and Soviet control. A survivor, my father found himself in the U.S.

Comment: Trump faithful need to take a chill pill

The president is struggling because his most ardent supporters have overestimated threats to the U.S.

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