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Penn corrects course. But can Trump's defense of women's sports stand?

President Donald Trump has been on quite the winning streak. That includes major wins in the liberal bastion of American academia.  Not bad for a...

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Ingrid Jacques

I'm proud to be an American. And you should be, too.

It's America's 249th birthday, and here's what I want for a gift: I want the people who live in the United States and hate it to leave. That sounds...

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Nicole Russell

Paramount gave in on Trump's tantrum of a lawsuit. It's a payoff.

The Columbia Broadcasting System, known as CBS, has long been one of America's most admired media brands, from Edward R. Murrow's radio reports...

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Chris Brennan 

July Fourth fills shelters with lost, scared pets. You can help.

Fear of fireworks is one of the most common challenges faced by dog owners. Animals will often display visible signs of anxiety − like shaking,...

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Edwin Sayres 

We misunderstand sex trafficking. Diddy was acquitted because of it.

On July 2, a New York jury cleared Sean “Diddy” Combs of federal sex trafficking, convicting him only on two Mann Act counts for transporting...

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Beck Sullivan 

Patriotism once united Americans. Now, even it divides us.

Most Americans consider themselves patriotic, but fewer and fewer people agree on what that means. A recent national survey of 2,500 adults found...

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Ben Jenkins And Katie Rice 

MAGA's Epstein obsession isn't going away. Will Musk use it against Trump?

Donald Trump and Elon Musk may have found their own personal "forever war," now that the world's most powerful man and the world's richest man have...

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Chris Brennan 

Democrats' left turn should alarm anyone who values democracy

The Democratic Party is in the doldrums.  For the past decade, it’s been so obsessed with trying to take down Donald Trump that it’s overlooked...

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Ingrid Jacques

Air taxis are coming to a city near you. They could harm your health.

Electric air taxis are coming soon to a city near you, with companies promising quick and quiet travel. In April, Archer Aviation unveiled its...

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Douglas Yeung

Trump vowed to drain the swamp. Alligator Alcatraz may destroy it.

A watery wilderness lies between Naples and Miami, a serene Florida landscape of ancient cypress trees, rare orchids and elusive species like the...

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Eve Samples And Jessica Namath 

Your dog wants us to ban fireworks. Do you agree? Take our poll.

It’s not even the Fourth of July, and already I’ve had my fill of fireworks. My neighborhood began setting them off in late June, creating the...

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Janessa Hilliard 

Diddy verdict shows the dangers of misapplying the law

This column discusses sex trafficking. If you or someone you know is in danger or in an unsafe situation, the National Human Trafficking Hotline...

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Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco

Trump promised an American resurgence. It's already here.

Picture this: It's 2045 in America. Stock markets are setting record highs, the economy is adding jobs, workers' salaries are increasing and tax...

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Nicole Russell

Firefighters risk their lives for us. Idaho slaying is unfathomable.

There is something particularly nauseating about a creeper who would set a brush fire then start shooting at the first responders who rush to the...

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Laurie Roberts

The Senate just made Trump's big, ugly bill even worse

On Tuesday, July 1, the Senate passed its version of President Donald Trump’s ironically named One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill is anything but...

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Dace Potas 

Trump travel ban targeting Haiti, Cuba is discrimination. Period.

The images emerging from California – raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement spiraling into chaos, immigrant families fleeing their homes and...

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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick 

As economists, we're confident Trump tax bill will spur strong growth

The Senate is debating an extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and passage of additional policies such as no tax on tips and overtime and...

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Kevin Hassett And Stephen Miran 

Tillis' announcement signals troubling political shift under Trump

We’re more than a year out from midterm elections, and my home state’s legislative slate is already getting a shake-up. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North...

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Sara Pequeño 

He almost died in seconds. His accident says everything about farmers.

It happened so quick – the tractor’s hose snagged Nathan Brickl’s ankle and the next thing he knew it was yanking him down the bank. He slid 30...

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Brian Reisinger

I became a lifeguard after retirement. Here's what I learned.

A little over two years ago, in a fit of what I now see was post-retirement mania, I did something that had been kicking around my head for a while:...

30.06.2025 10

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Nancy Derringer 

Stop saying 'climate change.' Talk about this instead.

In the United States, the words “climate change” are starting to lose their power. Not because the crisis isn’t real, it is, but because the...

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Adam Met

Impeach Trump. His Iran stunt went too far.

It's been more than a week since the United States entered the conflict between Iran and Israel on June 21, dropping more than a dozen 30,000-pound...

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Forum 

She posted a MAGA hat selfie. It rightly cost her business.

What happens when a torta shop becomes ground zero for a political explosion? It costs them business. In a deeply divided America, where a post can...

30.06.2025 1

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Elvia Díaz

I won't let Trump rip my country out from under me

As America enters the patriotism-heavy week of the Fourth of July with an unpopular president behaving in myriad un-American ways, it’s worth...

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Rex Huppke

Are you proud to be an American? Tell us.

It seems you can't go anywhere the week of the Fourth of July without coming face-to-face with the Stars and Stripes. Independence Day always...

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Janessa Hilliard 

I'm Oppenheimer's grandson. Don't ignore the lessons of Iran.

I'm Oppenheimer's grandson. Don't ignore the lessons of Iran.

The war in Iran has been terrifying. It pushed the threat of nuclear weapons back to the forefront of global consciousness. And yet – somehow –...

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Charles Oppenheimer

Supreme Court clears path to opt kids out of lessons about Trump

Supreme Court clears path to opt kids out of lessons about Trump

I have a deeply held religious conviction that, by divine precept, lying, bullying and paying $130,000 in hush money to an adult film star are all...

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Rex Huppke

Surprise! Trump's awful agenda is making him unpopular with Americans.

Surprise! Trump's awful agenda is making him unpopular with Americans.

Correction & clarification: This opinion column has updated poll percentages on trade. Anyone who saw Donald Trump rally his supporters for...

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Chris Brennan 

I used to want ranked choice voting. NYC election changed my mind.

I used to want ranked choice voting. NYC election changed my mind.

In one of my first published columns ever, I advocated for ranked choice voting, which was at the time a lesser-known alternative way to conduct...

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Dace Potas