Opinion
Comment: White House could break Congress with more recissions
By demanding party-line votes to nullify already approved spending how will another budget get passed?
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Comment: Despite Trump’s threats, he knows he can’t fire Powell
But it’s not any law that is saving the Fed chair’s neck; it’s Trump’s fear of how markets…
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Comment: Democrats posied to fight GOP gerrymanders with own
If Texas attempts to redraw maps to favor Republicans, Democrats in blue states will play that game.
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Comment: Stopping the ‘100 deadliest days’ for teen drivers
Improving access to training programs and graduated licensing can make driving safer for youths.
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Comment: Efforts in this Washington offer hope for civic health
Several state and local efforts are championing civil discourse. And they’re seeking your help.
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Comment: RFK Jr.’s mRNA vaccine decision most terrifying yet
The HHS secretary used falsehoods to justify ending research funding for breakthrough vaccine tech.
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Eco-nomics: Facing similar flood threat, two counties respond
A look at Kerr County, Texas, and Snohomish County shows the value of planning for climate resiliency.
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Comment: Congress is surrendering its last vestige of power
In bending to the president’s will, Congress may be writing its insignificance in stone.
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Comment: A nation divided should practice Lincoln’s empathy
Elected officials and the public should emulate Lincoln’s commitment to compassion and grace.
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Comment: We can coexist with wolves, bears; we choose to kill them
We overstate the danger and predation and don’t recognize the value they have for ecosystems.
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Comment: U.S. can survive Trump’s tariffs; they’re still insane
Dismantling the global trading order is to cast away American power.
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Comment: No Trump name should appear above the Kennedy Center
Melania Trump is no patron of the arts. And Donald Trump has acted against Kennedy’s vision.
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Comment: We need a better plan to reform Social Security
The Trump administration is on to something with its ‘baby accounts,’ but it must go bigger.
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Comment: Attack on transgender kids isn’t just cruel; it’s a threat
Dismantling health care for transgender kids for their “protection,” could be repeated for other care.
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Comment: Dehumanizing, starving Gazans was strategy all along
A Palestinian in the U.K. relates the attacks on family and friends clinging to their humanity.
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Comment: Gabbard’s intel trove disproves her Obama ‘treason’ claim
While the intelligence director conflates two findings, the documents clearly show what Russia did.
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Comment: Trump has only himself to blame for Epstein mess
Trump played up this and other conspiracies when it suited him. Now, his denials only feed suspicion.
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Comment: Paris climate accord moves on without United States
The effort to confront the climate crisis is being led by other countries, including China.
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Comment: Court decision cements secrecy in state’s labor talks
A recent state Supreme Court decision allows talks and details to remain closed off from taxpayers.
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Comment: Don’t use Head Start to get to undocumented parents
Denying Head Start access over immigration status uses innocent children to solve an adult problem.