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Congress must rein in surveillance abuses
Congress will soon have the choice of either reining in government abuses of surveillance powers or perpetuating them.…
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The Trump-McConnell detente
That was some chaotic scene in the White House Rose Garden on Monday. After lunch with Senate Majority…
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In blocking abortion legislation, Democrats display cultural extremism
WASHINGTON – What would America’s abortion policy be if the number of months in the gestation of a…
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We’ll give Trump this: he’s politically fearless
There have been times in the past few months when we wondered whether President Donald Trump would complete…
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Drug industry swims in Washington’s swamp
Well, that was quick. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday morning that his pick to be drug czar, Rep.…
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Congress must salvage the census
Over the next few years, the government will determine how much political representation and federal money your state…
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Pence’s calm presence counters Trump’s bombast
If a metaphor could be used for this White House, it might be a two-sided coin with President…
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A dearth of virtue and the death of hypocrisy
WASHINGTON – Hypocrisy, one of the most damnable sins, has been rendered obsolete. When everybody’s a skunk, nobody…
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Trump is turning and turning in a widening gyre
WASHINGTON – With eyes wide open, Mike Pence eagerly auditioned for the role as Donald Trump’s poodle. Now…
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Silicon Valley must take stand against fake news
It has been more than a week since Las Vegas police stormed Stephen Paddock’s hotel room at Mandalay…
