Comment & Opinion

Democratic Party revenge tour is on
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By JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
Nov 05, 2026
BOSTON (TNS) — Petty, vindictive Democrats celebrated their midterm blue wave by pledging to torture Donald Trump and potentially ride him out of the ...
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Will the Senate satisfy El-Sayed?
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By KAITLYN BUSS The Detroit News 
Nov 05, 2026
DETROIT (TNS) — Michigan elected Abdul El-Sayed to a six-year term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Don’t be surprised if he doesn’t finish it. El-Sayed...
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Your parents’ Republican Party isn’t coming back
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By JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Nov 05, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Donald Trump long ago promised Republicans that, with him as their leader, there'd be so many wins, they'd tire of winning. He didn...
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Trump finally does in himself — and his party
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CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Nov 04, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Ever since Donald Trump emerged on the political scene and started to say and do outrageous things, his opponents have wondered wha...
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Republicans bet on big government policies — and lost
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By JARED WHITLEY InsideSources.com 
Nov 04, 2026
After a big loss, there’s always plenty of finger-pointing. Well, get ready because I have eight fingers (and two thumbs) to point. Republicans who bo...
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Put principles before party loyalty
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 03, 2026
American politics has become a test of allegiance. Candidates must defend their party’s nominee, voters are told every election is an existential batt...
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When leaders disagree, ceremony plays an important role
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By STACY JARVIS The Fulcrum 
Nov 03, 2026
MANCHESTER, United Kingdon (TNS) — When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at the White House on Sept. 24, the U.S. welcomed him with an elaborate d...
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Police powers don’t eclipse Bill of Rights
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 02, 2026
The midterm elections have largely overshadowed the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent term, which began this month — and the justices missed a prime op...
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Congresswoman’s act of rare courage should be celebrated
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By NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
Nov 02, 2026
DETROIT (TNS) — Courage in politics is rare. When it shows itself, we should celebrate it. But most often, it's vilified. I thought that when Congress...
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The voters’ verdict must be respected
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Nov 02, 2026
The most important outcome in next week’s midterm elections may not be whether Democrats or Republicans come out on top. It may be whether both partie...
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Climate change suffers a rude collision with reality
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By J.T. YOUNG RealClearPolitics 
Nov 02, 2026
Democrats’ climate change agenda has taken a backseat to politics. Although this is clear in general, nowhere is it more so than on Democrats’ focus o...
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Democrats oblige as Omar seeks cover
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Oct 30, 2026
It’s never a good look when a member of Congress comes under federal investigation. It’s worse around election time. And when that member is Minnesota...
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How to lower costs in higher education
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 29, 2026
The soaring cost of higher education has been a problem for decades. Congressional Republicans have shown how to fix it. Last year, President Donald T...
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Fondness for books — reading and writing them
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Oct 29, 2026
I’m getting a little excited about something that will be coming soon in my life: a new book! No, not just one of many I buy or borrow, but another on...
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For the GOP, maybe Boomers aren’t that bad after all
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By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
Oct 29, 2026
Baby Boomers have spent years serving as America’s favorite generational scapegoat. Housing costs too much? Blame the Boomers. Washington borrowed too...
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The GOP only has itself to blame
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 29, 2026
As the Republican Party faces the very real potential of losing the U.S. House — and perhaps even the U.S. Senate — in the midterms, it should take a ...
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The political breakdown that dare not speak its name
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CLIVE CROOK Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 29, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — The most pressing policy question facing the U.S. — how to restore fiscal control — has been conspicuously absent in campaigning for ...
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