Opinion
Comment: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will be hard sell to public
Republicans now must explain its cuts to health coverage, SNAP and clean energy credits and additional debt.
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Comment: GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill extreme on immigration, too
Currently, $18,000 is spent for every undocumented immigrant. The bill increases that five-fold.
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Comment: Term limits in Congress would only make it weaker
Limiting terms would result in a younger Congress, but would transfer power to lobbyists and staffers.
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Comment: Federal agencies notch a win from Supreme Court
The decision, with 3 conservatives joining the 3 liberals, affirms Congress’ delegation to agencies.
Opinion
Comment: Justice Department’s Bove unfit for appellate court
The former Trump attorney’s record of animosity toward the courts disqualifies him as a 3rd Circuit judge.
Opinion
Comment: Does it matter if U.S. strike on Iran was lawful?
In international and domestic law, the question may never get a clear verdict. The bigger question: Was it…
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Comment: What RFK Jr. gets wrong on vaccine safety
Hundreds of studies on vaccines and their safety fact-check the HHS secretary’s false claims.
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Comment: Frequency of heat waves should have us in a cold sweat
The U.S. is unprepared for heat waves’ effects and is going the wrong way on the climate crisis…
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Comment: Your 6 cents will make sense to keep county moving
A 6-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase will fund road projects and maintenance and keep our economy strong.
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Comment: Bill in Congress can boost kidney donations, save lives
Support from Rep. DelBene and others can help win passage of a $10,000 tax credit for kidney donors.
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Comment: Not that he’ll get it, but Trump deserves Nobel
Trump acted decisively, frustrated a nuclear threat and persauded two ancient enemies to halt hostilities.
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Comment: For democracy’s sake, take ‘fight’ out of our discourse
The political violence we see across America has its roots in thinking of the other side as enemies.
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Comment: Cuts to Medicaid will hurt nearly half of U.S. kids
Between work requirements for parents and lost funding for rural hospitals, access will decline.
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Comment: Amid success, Trump can’t assume one-and-done in Iran
A tough road remains with a broader refocus on global nuclear non-proliferation and inspections.
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Comment: Assault on abortion access quieter; just as dangerous
Along with threats to Planned Parenthood, access to medication abortion is increasingly threatened.
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Comment: AI ‘cannibals’ eating into $20 billion music market
AI-produced songs are taking money from the artists it feeds from. A new detection tool could help.
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Comment: Trump isn’t first president to treat press badly
It doesn’t excuse excluding the AP from the Oval Office, but presidential cold shoulders are nothing new.
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Comment: Immigration crackdown has economic fallout for all
Undocumented workers are a major source of labor in many fields. Replacing them won’t be easy; or cheap.
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Comment: MAGA coalition may not survive U.S. attack on Iran
Split over Trump’s campaign promise of no ‘forever wars,’ his supporters are attacking each other.
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Comment: ‘Lone wolf’ myth makes it harder to confront extremism
Connected by social media, violent extremists often are inspired and encouraged by others.