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Trump's Life's Work Culminates in Confronting Communist China

Trump's Life's Work Culminates in Confronting Communist China

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on most of his planned country-specific "reciprocal" tariffs—with the...

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Josh Hammer

Watch Out for Physical Sabotage by Chinese Spies in the U.S. | Opinion

Watch Out for Physical Sabotage by Chinese Spies in the U.S. | Opinion

For decades, China's cyber espionage centered on stealing intellectual property from the United States to bolster its own military and economy. But...

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Ian Mitch

Why Cuts to USAID and the CDC Mean More Sickness in the U.S. | Opinion

Why Cuts to USAID and the CDC Mean More Sickness in the U.S. | Opinion

In 2009, I spent nine months working with Doctors Without Borders in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I traded my job as a physician in London and...

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Pavithra Natarajan

Maryland's Commerce Secretary: Why Diversity Is a Strength | Opinion

Maryland's Commerce Secretary: Why Diversity Is a Strength | Opinion

In my more than four decades of service in the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, the most effective national security teams that...

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Harry Coker Jr

Huckabee Shows the Danger of Mixing Theology and Politics | Opinion

Huckabee Shows the Danger of Mixing Theology and Politics | Opinion

Mike Huckabee, speaking at his Senate confirmation hearing last month for the ambassadorship to Israel, stressed that he would "carry out the...

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Fares Abraham

Trump's Tumultuous Tariffs | Opinion

Trump's Tumultuous Tariffs | Opinion

President Donald Trump's insane self-immolation tariff regime that he announced on April 2 at least temporarily met its waterloo when he paused...

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David Faris

President of Kenya: For Africa, All-Inclusive Dialogue Is Needed | Opinion

President of Kenya: For Africa, All-Inclusive Dialogue Is Needed | Opinion

As the conflict in Sudan enters its third year, we must grasp its impact on the people of Sudan, neighboring states—including Kenya—and the broader...

thursday 10

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William Ruto

DOGE Layoffs Will Cause Permanent Damage | Opinion

DOGE Layoffs Will Cause Permanent Damage | Opinion

Every day brings new stories of DOGE and the Trump administration dealing damage to the federal government—damage that will likely be permanent....

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Surjeet Ahluwalia

Americans Need to Come to Their Senses: All Five of Them | Opinion

Americans Need to Come to Their Senses: All Five of Them | Opinion

The far left and the far right can seem senseless sometimes. That doesn't mean they're stupid. It means they stopped using their five senses to...

thursday 3

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Thomas G. Moukawsher 

Former Air Force Secretary: You Should Be Alarmed by Gen. Haugh's Removal

Former Air Force Secretary: You Should Be Alarmed by Gen. Haugh's Removal

You may have missed it amid a flurry of news about President Donald Trump's disastrous "Liberation Day," which sent stock markets into a tailspin...

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Frank Kendall

Attacking law firms attacks what makes America great | Opinion

Attacking law firms attacks what makes America great | Opinion

"The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom," said the great fictional lawyer Atticus Finch, hero of the beloved...

thursday 3

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Bryan Sullivan

No, Mr. President, Executive Orders Are Not Royal Decrees | Opinion

No, Mr. President, Executive Orders Are Not Royal Decrees | Opinion

President Donald Trump's promise to be a "dictator on day one" was not an empty threat. The beginning of his second term has been marked by the...

09.04.2025 2

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Trevor Potter

It's Time To Bring Health Care Systems Into the Digital Age | Opinion

It's Time To Bring Health Care Systems Into the Digital Age | Opinion

If Donald Trump and Elon Musk want a bold win for Americans, they should champion the creation of a PayPal for health care administration. The...

09.04.2025 9

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David Scheinker

Markets Tumbled and Trump Trembled | Analysis

Markets Tumbled and Trump Trembled | Analysis

It's fair to say that President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" didn't live up to its name—at least around the rest of the globe. Maybe the label...

09.04.2025 5

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Jason Fields

Trump Is Risking Failure in Yemen | Opinion

Trump Is Risking Failure in Yemen | Opinion

On January 22, the third day of the Trump administration's second term, President Donald Trump re-designated the Houthis a foreign terrorist...

09.04.2025 10

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Daniel R. Depetris

Former Surgeon General: Health Is a Shared Priority | Opinion

Former Surgeon General: Health Is a Shared Priority | Opinion

Recent job and funding cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the current administration have sparked widespread...

09.04.2025 30

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Jerome Adams

Talking to Iran Is the Right Way to Go. Here's Why | Opinion

Talking to Iran Is the Right Way to Go. Here's Why | Opinion

"This constant drum beat of conflict is what strikes me, which is not helpful and not useful," the head of U.S. Central Command said of a...

09.04.2025 1

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Paul Eaton

Please Stop Demonizing Palestinians | Opinion

Please Stop Demonizing Palestinians | Opinion

When I was 9 years old, I learned that my maternal grandparents were Palestinian refugees. I was visiting them in Lebanon, where they had...

09.04.2025 4

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George Farah

Executions Compromise Our Humanity—Even of Violent Criminals | Opinion

Executions Compromise Our Humanity—Even of Violent Criminals | Opinion

Janet Acosta was an innocent woman taking her lunch break from her job at the Miami Herald. She was reading a book in her car, and, within a short...

09.04.2025 6

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Karen Conti

Potentially Fatal Start to RFK Jr.'s Leadership at HHS | Opinion

Potentially Fatal Start to RFK Jr.'s Leadership at HHS | Opinion

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wasted no time in launching into an agenda that was widely reported on even before...

08.04.2025 30

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Timothy Holtz And Teri Mills

Trump's Tariffs—a Constitutional Crisis Disguised as Trade Policy | Opinion

Trump's Tariffs—a Constitutional Crisis Disguised as Trade Policy | Opinion

President Donald Trump's sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs have sent global markets into their steepest decline since the pandemic, with economic...

08.04.2025 3

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Nicholas Creel

To Beat DOGE, Democrats Must Learn From DOGE | Opinion

To Beat DOGE, Democrats Must Learn From DOGE | Opinion

It's Lent, so I have a hard confession to make: Elon Musk's chaotic governing style might hold valuable lessons for Democrats as we attempt our own...

08.04.2025 1

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Christopher Hale

Trump's Tariffs and DOGE Will Set Off a Crime Wave | Opinion

Trump's Tariffs and DOGE Will Set Off a Crime Wave | Opinion

Donald Trump's "law and order" brand has always been a political charade. Now, as his reckless tariffs rattle markets and the stock market tumbles,...

08.04.2025 5

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Amy Fettig

Improving the Global Health Workforce Is a Bipartisan Imperative | Opinion

Improving the Global Health Workforce Is a Bipartisan Imperative | Opinion

We rely on trusted doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and their colleagues to care for us when we are sick. The same is true in communities worldwide....

08.04.2025 6

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Vanessa Kerry Rabih Torbay

We Have a Moral Imperative To Reclaim America From Extremists | Opinion

We Have a Moral Imperative To Reclaim America From Extremists | Opinion

The United States is the wealthiest, most powerful country the world has ever seen. And we've always had a moral tug-of-war between those who want...

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William J. Barber Ii And Tope Folarin

Democratic Rep.: Beijing Wants Their Legal Playbook Back | Opinion

Democratic Rep.: Beijing Wants Their Legal Playbook Back | Opinion

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." As William Shakespeare once wrote, this is Step One in the authoritarian playbook....

08.04.2025 3

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Raja Krishnamoorthi

To Become King, Trump Needs Only to Cross the Constitution | Opinion

To Become King, Trump Needs Only to Cross the Constitution | Opinion

When President Donald Trump told NBC News he was "not joking" about a third term, he wasn't floating a trial balloon; he was announcing the next...

07.04.2025 10

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Alexis Coe

Silence Is Not a Strategy When It Comes to Sustainability | Opinion

Silence Is Not a Strategy When It Comes to Sustainability | Opinion

The ground has shifted under the feet of business leaders as sustainability has become a political fault line, causing many to lose their footing....

07.04.2025 1

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Lindsay Hooper

Government Action To Protect Kids Online Is Long Overdue | Opinion

Government Action To Protect Kids Online Is Long Overdue | Opinion

Congress convened a hearing late last month to discuss the harms kids face online and what lawmakers can do to better protect them. On Wednesday,...

07.04.2025 1

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Jared Hayden And Michael Toscano

Trump's Tariffs: The Art of the Deal? Not Exactly | Opinion

Trump's Tariffs: The Art of the Deal? Not Exactly | Opinion

President Donald Trump's new tariff campaign, imposing heavy taxes on imports from both friendly and unfriendly U.S. trading partners, might have...

07.04.2025 1

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William F Shughart Ii