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Stewart D. Mclaurin 

Sports or academics? Vanderbilt shows why it's not either/or.

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Daniel Diermeier 

DoorDash offers SNAP stopgap, but only Congress can solve this crisis

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Max Rettig

Congress' report makes it clear: Democrats lied to us about Biden

After reading the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's Oct. 28 report on President Joe Biden's cognitive decline and his inner...

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Nicole Russell

Dems talked tough, but seem ready to end their shutdown shenanigans

As Democrats refuse to reopen the government, they are clearly trying to get under Republicans’ skin, while looking like “fighters” to their...

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Ingrid Jacques

LA mayor: Trump occupied my city. It was just the first step.

The commander in chief of the mightiest military in the world did something a United States president should rarely do: Unleash the machinery of...

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Karen Bass

I need SNAP to survive. We are people, not political pawns.

In the year 2025, I find it very discouraging, to say the least, that in the wealthiest country in the world, a very large percentage of Americans...

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Testing on dogs is no longer 'necessary.' Stop forcing them to suffer.

In 2013, my life was changed by adopting a former lab dog, a floppy-eared beagle named Hammy, who spent his first several years in a research...

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Melanie D.g. Kaplan 

Trump's push to get rid of filibuster is more dangerous than you think

Late on Oct. 30, President Donald Trump called for Republicans to end the government shutdown by eliminating the filibuster.  “BECAUSE OF THE FACT...

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Dace Potas 

Trump's drug boat strikes are smart policy – but unconstitutional

President Donald Trump is ramping up his campaign against suspected Venezuelan drug boats. To date, the U.S. military has reported destroying about...

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Dace Potas 

Republicans control the government. They could fund SNAP if they wanted.

We’re 30 days into the government shutdown, and congressional Republicans don’t seem to care enough about their constituents to compromise and put...

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Sara Pequeño 

My husband has Alzheimer's. The disease is affecting me, too.

On a crisp golden fall afternoon ‒ right before Vermont turned into stick season ‒ we were tootling around Morrisville. My husband, Charlie, was...

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Heidi Levitt 

Want to fix America's gambling problem? Pay players by the bet.

With the shocking news about NBA Hall of Fame player and rising star coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former National...

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Ian H. Marcus Amelkin 

Do you prefer to 'fall back' or 'spring forward'? Take our poll.

Probably one of the weirdest things that we do as a people is agree that twice a year, the time is just going to randomly change. We're either...

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Louie Villalobos 

RFK Jr. just made a fool of himself, Trump and Texas on Tylenol claim

Little more than a month after making specious claims that there’s a link between Tylenol use and autism, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert...

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Rex Huppke

Newsom thinks he can be president? Not with his border policies.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom finally admitted to what has been extremely obvious for some time: The Democrat wants to be president and is giving “...

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Ingrid Jacques

Texas targeting Tylenol is all about AG Paxton's personal gain

Although I am not a native Texan, I do love living here. The Texas economy is booming, and its emphasis on liberty and family values is important...

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Nicole Russell

Judge really had to tell Border Patrol not to tear-gas children

CHICAGO — If you’d like a gauge of how far basic human decency has fallen under the Trump administration, consider this quote from a federal judge...

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Rex Huppke

Vance's anti-immigrant neighbors stance isn't as subtle as he thinks

Vice President JD Vance has added a flatly segregationist twist to his broadly unlikable personality, arguing that it’s “totally reasonable and...

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Rex Huppke

Mamdani hasn't won election yet. As Cuomo closes in, don't post – vote.

Elections are underway in New York City, and the mayor’s race is shaping up to be a close call between Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and former...

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Sara Pequeño 

Americans are on the verge of losing SNAP. Our 'leaders' are failing.

I love America, and I think President Donald Trump has been an efficient, effective leader, making incredible changes at warp speed. But that...

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Nicole Russell

Should we end SNAP for good? Take our poll.

It's Day 28, and we're finally getting down to the part of the government shutdown where we'll find out if Democrats or Republicans will flinch in...

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Louie Villalobos 

Does Trump care about 42 million losing SNAP? What a rude question.

As 42 million Americans who struggle to put food on the table prepare to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, I have one...

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Rex Huppke

Trey Reed and the racist incident that hit too close to home

When I read about the death of Trey Reed, a Black man found hanging in Mississippi, I became upset. I did not immediately believe the early reports...

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Jeff Bennett