Eugene Robinson: Only one way to constrain this administration: Vote
Last week it was Russia, Russia, Russia. This week began with a bombastic, all-caps screed about Iran - and, of course, more wailing about the purported "Mueller Witch Hunt."
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There’s trouble in Arizona
The polarization of politics has become so bad that some liberal Democrats in Arizona are criticizing one of their party's candidates for the U.S. Senate for refusing to join calls to eliminate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. And, some far-left complainers say, U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is wrong to support increased penalties for illegal immigrants caught repeatedly by ICE.
Where are the Republican patriots?
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
Don McKee: Kemp and Abrams: Race looks very tight
The Georgia governor's race between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacy Abrams looks very tight.
Trump’s appeal? He hates the right people
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Polling could be missing reality, again
Donald John Trump Meadows threatens to force a vote on Rosenstein impeachment Republican feels 'victimized' by Twitter 'shadow banning' GOP senators surprised to attend Trump's tariffs announcement MORE had almost no chance of being elected president. The entire pundit-polling-news establishment was wrong, and the expectation was that these institutions would recalibrate their coverage to reflect a true picture of the country.
Alternative Fact of the Week: FISA ‘scam’ turns out not so scammy
Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign, speaks at a news conference in Moscow on April 12, 2016. Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign, speaks at a news conference in Moscow on April 12, 2016.
Star Parker: Senate should pass the First Step Act
It is rare these days in Washington to see bipartisan support for anything, let alone for a major issue with far reaching implications for the nation. This is why the bipartisan passage in the House, 360-59, of the First Step Act to reform our federal prisons is such big news.
The Democratic Party doesn’t need unifying, factions are fine
It is an assumption about the nature of political parties that they must have a direction, and that direction must speak for most candidates and politicians within the party family. But why? Why can't there be factions, as there most assuredly are in the Democratic Party ? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is going to run in November as a Democratic Socialist regardless of what direction, if any, the Democratic Party takes in the months ahead.
Inaccuracy clouds abortion debate
I would like to thank you for printing Raynard Corrow's letter in the July 14 issue of The Sun. Your paper has provided me with an opportunity to help close a door on an inaccurate and belligerent claim that unfortunately dominates the abortion rights narrative.
Ross Ramsey: Texas Democratic candidates find friendly donors in hostile congressional districts
Democratic challengers outraised Republican congressional incumbents in seven races in Texas during the second quarter of the year. But in most of those races - including the statewide contest for U.S. Senate - recent election history favors the Republicans.
Leonard Pitts: On the question of God, condescension gets old
As relayed on Twitter by the activist Brittany Packnett, the unnamed woman certainly had good reason to seek help, divine or otherwise. She was one of the people held hostage by a gunman last week in an L.A. Trader Joe's.
The hypocrisy of the Democratic Russia hawks
With his interference in the 2016 election, Russian President Vladimir Putin achieved something that none of his murderous Soviet predecessors were able to accomplish: He has turned Democrats into Russia hawks. A few months after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ronald Reagan addressed the 1992 Republican National Convention and said: "I heard those speakers at that other convention saying 'we won the Cold War' - and I couldn't help wondering, just who exactly do they mean by 'we'?" He had a point.
Farmers need USDA help
Farmers need USDA help $12 billion will help deal with consequences of a trade war not of our making, writes Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2LopLKP $12 billion package will help farmers and ranchers deal with the consequences of a trade war not of our making: Opposing view The Agriculture Department on Tuesday announced a $12 billion package to help farmers and ranchers deal with the consequences of a trade war not of our making.
USDA: President Trump stands by American farmers
USDA: President Trump stands by American farmers Instead of retaliatory tariffs, the correct Chinese response would be to stop their bad behavior: Opposing view Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2uPeJ7l In the Olympics, if opposing athletes continuously broke the rules while the officials let them get away with it, American fans would want our coaches to raise a fuss. That's what has been happening in the arena of international trade, and President Donald Trump is rightly calling out our competitors for unfair play.
Farm handout signals damage of Trump tariffs
Farm handout signals damage of Trump tariffs Republicans outraged at Trump's trade policies should do something instead of just lobbing words: Our view Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2v3Y1jF When the Trump administration announced Tuesday that it would spend $12 billion to aid farmers harmed by its trade polices, the outrage was palpable. Lawmakers of both parties called it welfare, a bailout and other derogatory terms.
Justice unlikely in the reopening of the Emmett Till case — Timothy Tyson
This was because an A.P. reporter recently learned of Department of Justice plans to reopen the 1955 Emmett Till lynching case. Federal officials say the decision was spurred by revelations in my book, "The Blood of Emmett Till," published a year and a half ago.
Kavanaugh is the right pick for Supreme Court
When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy - who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan - announced he was going to step down from the court, there was a lot of discussion about what kind of person should replace him.
EDITORIAL: Media suffer selective Klan Outrage Syndrome
The New York Times and other elements of the Democratic Party want to mire Colorado State Treasurer Walker Stapleton in nonsensical noise about the Ku Klux Klan. The article explains how Stapleton's great-grandfather, former five-term Denver Mayor Benjamin Stapleton, was a Klansman.
Jay Ambrose: The danger of Trump … and others
President Donald Trump traveled abroad and you almost wanted him to stay there because he put himself first and America last. His playing footsie with a murderous tyrant known as Vladimir Putin was the worst of it, and it's no excuse that too many on the left are up to something as bad or worse.