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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

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Only Minnesota can bring justice for Alex Pretti and Renee Good now

If there are going to be credible investigations in these cases, they are going to have to be conducted by state prosecutors, and they are going to...

13.03.2026 4

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

The US doesn’t need another quack in charge of public health policy

Casey Means is unsuited, unqualified and unlicensed. She has no business being surgeon general of the United States.

27.02.2026 10

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

Where are all the ‘Don’t tread on me’ Americans?

There’s a reason for what we are seeing in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the U.S. It’s the result of the Trump administration’s belief that...

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Live updates: ICE faces scrutiny over Minnesota shootings; Trump touts rural health agenda

It's a quiet day on Capitol Hill, but the fight over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is escalating after two officer-involved shootings in...

16.01.2026 10

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

Greenland, Venezuela, Minnesota, oh my — 2026 is already off to a terrible start

This is getting ridiculous. 

16.01.2026 10

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

New year, new Epstein transparency law, and Trump is already breaking it

Many of us have spent the last two weeks largely checked out and concentrating on happier things than the intimate details of Jeffrey Epstein’s...

02.01.2026 10

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Shutdown sellouts: Democrats don’t seem to understand the stakes for America

Is allowing Republicans to ruin Thanksgiving for millions of American families a fair trade for Democratic control of the House? Are we willing to...

14.11.2025 10

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A 10 percent tariff just for running a TV ad? That’s low even for Trump. 

Two weeks ago, did anyone have “tear down part of the White House” or “punish Canada for quoting Ronald Reagan” on their bingo card? 

31.10.2025 20

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

Some free advice for Democrats: Stop saving Republicans from themselves 

Elections do have consequences. It’s time for Democrats to stop shielding voters from them.

03.10.2025 20

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

Trumpworld’s Epstein deniers are trolling the American people 

The American press needs to grow a spine and recognize that there is a difference between taking sides in an argument and refusing to let people get...

19.09.2025 8

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

Trump’s mental decline is undeniable — so what now? 

hemselves, that there is a problem, just as Biden’s supporters did for him.    Donald Trump is showing all the signs of suffering from dementia....

01.08.2025 40

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Complaining isn't enough: Democrats must take the lead on asylum reform

Reforming the asylum system will be viewed by many progressives as selling out. But Democrats should look on this not as a surrender, but as a...

20.06.2025 10

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Trump doesn’t understand business — his tariff tantrums make that clear 

He’s already got six bankruptcies to his credit. Unless Walmart wants to be No.7, it should not be taking business advice from the president. 

23.05.2025 8

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What is Trump even doing any more? 

Everyone can see that Grandpa Trump has become a menace, but no one is doing anything to limit the damage, much less to take his car keys away....

09.05.2025 10

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

Democrats, forget about politics and focus on the people 

Whether or not they vote to shut down the government today, Democrats have proven one thing: They are really bad at messaging. 

14.03.2025 10

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

Why Trump’s strategy of negotiation through intimidation is a losing one

Trump thinks he can slap a “for sale” sign on everything from Ukraine to Gaza. But some things aren't about property values. They’re just about...

28.02.2025 10

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Democrats need a new message: 'Blame Republicans' 

Democrats have one simple message to deliver: Republicans are responsible for everything that happens from now on. All the unintended consequences,...

14.02.2025 4

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

Don’t worry about Trump’s birthright citizenship order — it’s not going anywhere 

This effort to end birthright citizenship is just Trump tossing red meat to MAGA. None of it is going to actually happen.

23.01.2025 8

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

A monument to failure: Jack Smith's report and what might have been

Trump escaped being tried by a jury but posterity will judge him guilty nonetheless. 

17.01.2025 6

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

New year, new playbook: No more bipartisan favors for the GOP 

Hakeem Jeffries is not the leader Democrats are looking for. 

03.01.2025 7

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor

Can the American news media survive Donald Trump’s fear-based regime?  

Trump is making it clear to everyone that he will take retribution on his enemies and nothing will get in his way — not logic, not evidence, not...

27.12.2024 8

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Chris Truax, Opinion Contributor