Congresswoman: House Republicans Should Stand Up to Elon Musk | Opinion
One month into President Donald Trump‘s second term, only one person in the country has achieved as much attention as the president himself: Elon Musk. But there is an important distinction between the two men. I’m a Democrat who was elected on the same night as Donald Trump, in a district and a state that […]
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Donald Trump Is No Andrew Jackson—Or Even Richard Nixon | Opinion
Do past mistakes justify new ones? Some supporters of President Donald Trump‘s Administration are pointing to historical illegalities to justify the current ones. They should consider the “two wrongs fallacy” that reminds us that two wrongs don’t make a right. Indeed, Americans have historically rejected lawless behavior and, indeed, so have the law breakers some […]
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Canada Will Stand Firm Despite Trump’s Disastrous Tariffs | Opinion
Tariffs on. Tariffs off. Tariffs on. Tariffs off. Just a day after President Donald Trump imposed long-awaited tariffs on Canada, his administration swiftly granted exemptions for the auto industry until April 2 and effectively removed goods shipped under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement—amounting to 38 percent of Canadian exports—from the tariff list until next month. Last week […]
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Rep. Biggs: Trump Address to Congress Nothing Less Than Epic | Opinion
Donald Trump delivered an epic joint address last night. It was great. One for the ages. His speech was inspirational, aspirational, hopeful, visionary, patriotic, and reminded the world what the United States of America is like when people who truly love our country and countrymen lead it. Trump spoke of free speech and a restoration […]
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On Israel, the International Criminal Court Is Wrong on the Law—and the Facts | Opinion
On Thursday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) took the extraordinary and deeply flawed step of issuing arrest warrants for both the leaders of Hamas, a designated terrorist organization, and the leaders of Israel, a democratic state engaged in self-defense against those very same terrorists. This decision is not just morally indefensible, it was wrong on […]
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To President-Elect Donald Trump: The Paris Climate Deal Is Good for Business | Opinion
As President-elect Donald Trump‘s transition team prepares executive orders to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, scientists confirm that 2024 is not only the hottest year on record but the first year to exceed the Paris agreement threshold, a global pledge by 195 nations to work to keep warming under 1.5 degrees. Withdrawing from the […]
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Journalism’s Bleak Future—Trump Is Obsessed With Destroying the Media | Opinion
Re-electing Donald Trump—a 34-time convicted felon who incited an insurrection—has, unsurprisingly, had immediate negative effects. There has been “chaos” in the Senate, global concern for the climate, and expressions of fear among foreign leaders, just to name a few. Another troubling issue Trump brings is his penchant for attacking reporters and news outlets. To quote […]
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Trump’s War on the D.C. Establishment Requires This Exact Cabinet to Fight | Opinion
When President-elect Donald Trump was first elected president in 2016, he talked about “draining the swamp” and fundamentally changing Washington. Trump’s administration could count many successes, especially on the economy and trade, and in curbing illegal immigration before the COVID-19 pandemic derailed him. Yet the D.C. establishment and its army of federal bureaucrats survived more […]
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Democrats Shouldn’t Make a Sharp Right Turn. It Won’t Help | Opinion
As Democrats sort through the wreckage of their 2024 catastrophe, they would do well to take some time to reflect on the path forward rather than jumping to knee-jerk conclusions, especially since higher-quality election data about the scale of losses with groups like Black and Latino voters will soon be coming from researchers, including gold-standard […]
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Democrats Should Become Liberals | Opinion
Here we are now, aghast and uncertain, with the body politic outstretched upon the autopsy table. It’s rightful to fear that Donald Trump‘s re-ascendance into the Oval Office, with practically unchecked power granted to him by his party and the Supreme Court, is the death knell for democratic values. Hopefully, though, it will also signal […]
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