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Dear McConnell: Are you happy now?

by Linda Blackford Dear Sen. McConnell, Are you happy now? Or are you and Liz Cheney making plans to head for the border with hopes that the Canadians will accept political refugees? On Sunday on the Truth Social platform, Trump promoted posts calling for “televised military ...

No taxes on tips?

Donald Trump stormed through Las Vegas recently, holding an outdoor rally Sunday at Sunset Park. To nobody’s surprise, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, who narrowly lost Nevada in both 2016 and 2020, went looking for votes from hospitality workers. “For those hotel ...

Sizing up Trump’s potential VP picks

by Carl P. Leubsdorf News of Donald Trump’s conviction had barely hit the television screens and the internet sites when Sen. Marco Rubio took to social media to denounce it. “The verdict in New York is a complete travesty that makes a mockery of our system of justice,” the ...

Hey, Trump defenders: Knock it off

by Bill Lueders The reaction among Republicans to the news that Donald Trump was convicted in New York of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records was fast and furious. House Speaker Mike Johnson declared it a “shameful day in American history.” Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance ...

Project 2025 a threat to democracy

by Steve Corbin There are a multitude of issues that voters must assess when deciding between President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and the independent presidential candidates before casting their ballots in the fall. Logically, the importance of each issue differs between ...

Facts, not politics, convicted Trump

Let’s start with the indisputable facts. In 2018, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pled guilty to multiple charges, including campaign finance violations directly related to the $130,000 in “hush money” he paid adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet that she ...