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Democrats' desperation is getting weird. Just look at Gavin Newsom.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tried just about everything in recent months to rise to the top of the Democratic 2028 presidential contenders. ...

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Ingrid Jacques

Vance has been tasked with persuading you to like Trump's budget bill

President Donald Trump spent more than five months touting what he called his "One Big Beautiful Bill," a federal budget loaded with permanent tax...

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Chris Brennan 

Cannabis can heal folks like me, an ex-NFL player – if the law changes

President Donald Trump said the federal government is “looking at” reclassifying cannabis, but that it’s still too "early” to decide. He...

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Ricky Williams 

Amanda Knox is controlling her narrative. I want this for all women.

For years, Amanda Knox has been trying to reclaim the narrative that has defined her for nearly two decades. Thanks to a new television series,...

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Sara Pequeño 

Trump says he's going to get rid of mail-in voting. He can't do that.

President Donald Trump has launched a new flurry of attacks against his old enemy: mail-in voting. He said on Aug. 18 that he was planning an...

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Dace Potas 

Here's what Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get so, so right

Love them or hate them, it was hard to avoid the news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. On Aug. 13, Swift made her first-ever podcast appearance on...

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Kristin Brey 

School 'books bans'? Give me a break. Let parents decide for students.

I homeschooled my four kids for six years before I enrolled them in Texas public schools so I could work full time. What I gained in time, money...

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Nicole Russell

I led FEMA in Hurricane Katrina. Here's why we failed to act quickly.

Hurricane Katrina roared ashore in late August 2005, doing more than physically devastating New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast. Katrina also...

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Michael Brown

How were American presidents educated? That varies in surprising ways.

As students across the USA ready their books and lunch boxes and wrap up summer vacations, it is hard to imagine that America’s presidents once had...

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Stewart D. Mclaurin 

Newsom has decided to fight Trump where it hurts: On social media

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom seems to be having fun poking at Republicans and President Donald Trump. He’s also making a good point....

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Sara Pequeño 

Noem: Trump has delivered on his promise to secure the border

History has immortalized Babe Ruth's “called shot” in the 1932 World Series. The New York Yankees legend extended his arm toward the centerfield...

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Kristi Noem

More accessible youth sports helps all of our kids

At the rinks where our 10-year-old son plays hockey, we’re greeted with signs warning us not to threaten, taunt or shout obscenities at players,...

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Holly Painter And Emily Beam 

Killing Social Security is unpopular. We still have to do it.

"A government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth,” Ronald Reagan once quipped, and nowhere is that better...

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Dace Potas 

Is Trump's push for school choice the future of education? Tell us.

This is a conversation that comes up among fellow parents – one that's apparently happening across the United States: Should we keep our kids in...

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Joel Burgess 

Trump is hugely unpopular. So what are Democrats still afraid of?

While the top issues for most Americans are high prices, inflation and health care, our increasingly unpopular president is laser-focused on things...

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Rex Huppke

I interviewed Trump's chatbot. It called him a liar.

A pair of new national polls gave Donald Trump the kind of data no president wants to see. Just 31% of Americans find Trump trustworthy, a new low...

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Chris Brennan 

Democrats bully nuns to pay for abortions. Who are the true fascists?

The Little Sisters of the Poor are back in the news. In case you’ve forgotten who they are and why they matter, let’s briefly review what...

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Ingrid Jacques

MSNBC has a new name, but it will still shovel the same nonsense

When I saw that MSNBC is changing its name to MS NOW, which stands for My Source News Opinion World, I had to chuckle. The new acronym is the...

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Nicole Russell

Stop idolizing influencers. They never owed you anything.

If you’ve spent any amount of time on the internet, you’ve probably heard this one before: Internet couple attracts an audience. Internet couple...

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Drew Atkins