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MAGA's meltdown over Somali memes shows all they have is hate

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Sara Pequeño 

I wouldn't trust RFK Jr. with a Band-Aid. Don't let him change vaccines.

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I'm a dual citizen. My senator wants to take my passport away.

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Joe Baur

End Obamacare subsidies. Fund the patient instead.

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Ge Bai And Paula Muto 

When did doctors become villains in our society for trying to help?

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Dr. Morgan Goheen 

Demanding Trump follow the law isn't defending drug traffickers

I’ve written two recent columns expressing concerns about the Trump administration’s actions in the campaign against suspected drug boats, one...

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Dace Potas 

Why does TSA still exist? I'm asking for millions of travelers.

It's December. That means it's time to head home for the holidays. After purchasing an expensive plane ticket, you pack your bags and arrive at the...

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Nicole Russell

2026 World Cup: The US isn't ready for some (international) football

In the summer of 2026, the United States (along with Canada and Mexico) will host the largest World Cup in history – 48 teams, 104 matches, drawing...

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Santiago Vidal Calvo

The White House pretends cruelty is a form of truth-telling

I overheard two grown men laughing the other day about President Donald Trump’s outburst at the expense of a female reporter he called “piggy.”...

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Ray Watford 

US immigration must focus on the right kind of immigrants

In the wake of the November shooting of two National Guard members, President Donald Trump took aim at legal immigration and asylum practices with...

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Dace Potas 

Former Air Force secretary: Trump's unlawful orders aren't hypothetical

Six Democratic legislators, all with strong national security experience and credentials, recently took the extraordinary step of sending a video...

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Frank Kendall

Americans have enough stuff. Give a gift that can't be bought.

Now that the Thanksgiving turkey leftovers have been polished off and most of us realize that Christmas is less than a month away, the retail...

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Cameron Smith

Sure, now news media cares about the president's age

News flash: President Donald Trump, 79, is old.  We know it. He knows it.  Trump is the oldest president ever to be elected, and he will turn the...

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Ingrid Jacques

Hegseth is literally just making stuff up at this point

Hello! I’m Warrior First Class Rex Huppke, head of public relations for Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s Warrior-Focused Department of Warrior...

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Rex Huppke

Team Trump claimed pipe bombs were 'inside job.' But they're in charge now.

Here we go again. Something terrible happened in America, and now agitators on both ends of our political spectrum are oh so eager to blame the...

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Chris Brennan 

We want to hear from you: Do you trust vaccines? Why or why not?

Have you been paying attention to what the Trump administration is doing to vaccines? It's been a lot, honestly. But don't worry. I'm not here...

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Louie Villalobos 

Doctors don't want CDC to change vaccine schedule. We need the opposite.

A major change is looming for the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule. As a neonatologist who cares for critically ill newborns and infants, I am...

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Dr. Valencia P. Walker 

University of Oklahoma student got the grade she deserved

For all their yelling about participation trophies and people receiving accolades they don’t deserve, conservatives will get all up in arms over a...

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Sara Pequeño 

Vance misses the point. Don't accept slurs as 'boys being boys.'

In recent weeks, leaked text messages involving violent, racist, sexist, antisemitic, homophobic or demeaning language have made national news and...

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Hannah Estifanos 

I worked for Big Pharma. I know why we got the message wrong.

A year ago, I was one of the top spokespeople for the pharmaceutical industry as the chief public affairs officer for the Biotechnology Innovation...

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Rich Masters 

Raccoon raids liquor store, gets drunk. Is Trump to blame? Obviously.

By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about the raccoon who ransacked a Virginia liquor store and was found passed out drunk in the bathroom, another...

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Rex Huppke