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Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 10, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 10, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 10, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 8, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 8, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 8, 2026

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Byron York: Why Kamala Harris will not be the Dems’ 2028 nominee

Byron York: Why Kamala Harris will not be the Dems’ 2028 nominee

Is former Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s unsuccessful nominee in 2024, running for president again? There are conflicting...

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Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 7, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 7, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 7, 2026

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Steve Roberts: Subpoenas and judges

Steve Roberts: Subpoenas and judges

Two of the most tangible effects of the midterm elections can be summed up in two words: subpoenas and judges. When Democrats take control of Congress...

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Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 6, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 6, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 6, 2026

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Cal Thomas: A wipeout for Republicans

Cal Thomas: A wipeout for Republicans

In 2010, President Obama described those midterm elections as a “shellacking” for Democrats, who lost 60 seats in the House. Then, as now, the...

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Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 5, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 5, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 5, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: November 4, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: November 4, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: November 4, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 3, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 3, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: Nov. 3, 2026

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Cartoonist’s take: Oct. 27, 2026

“Inflation whale drags Trump polls down” by Christopher Weyant, via Cagle Cartoons.

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 26, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 26, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 25, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 25, 2026

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Steven Roberts: Cheater-in-chief

At the “Trumpapalooza” convention in Dallas last month, the president urged his followers to “cheat like hell” in this fall’s election, now...

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 24, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 24, 2026

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Byron York: Inside Trump’s job approval crisis

It’s been said many times that a president’s job approval rating is one of the most important predictors of how his party will perform in midterm...

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Cartoonist’ Take: October 23, 2026

Cartoonist’ Take: October 23, 2026

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Elwood Watson: Thoughts and prayers, on repeat

Another school year, another mass shooting. As I write this, there have been at least 326 mass shootings in 2026. The latest involved a 16-year-old...

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 22, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 22, 2026

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Cal Thomas: Why is Paris and much of France burning?

Watching the riots throughout France (the BBC laughably called them “mostly peaceful” while showing cities in flames, and U.S. media disagreed on...

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 21, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 21, 2026

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Tom Purcell: How social media and AI changed bullying

Technology has enabled a new breed of bullying, and it’s nastier than ever. Bullying transformation In 1972, when I was 10, Franky Leper busted my...

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 20, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 20, 2026

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Kathyrn Jean Lopez: A priority adjustment is needed in abortion discussion

“I refuse to let my new granddaughter have to fight for the rights generations have fought for and won, rights that she should be guaranteed.” So...

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Christine Flowers: Hard to support either Senate candidate in Texas

Like most Pennsylvanians, I haven’t been paying much attention to the Senate race in Texas. Texas is as red as they come, so very few Republicans...

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 19, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 19, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 18, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 18, 2026

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Steven Roberts: Even hit shows get canceled

“President Trump has been saying, ‘Vote as if I was on the ballot,’ and that’s exactly what I’m going to do — not vote,” Brandon...

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Reader’s View: Trump’s Syracuse rally put New York’s choice in focus

I was proud to take the stage with President Donald J. Trump in Syracuse as he told thousands of New Yorkers what’s at stake on November 3rd. The...

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 17, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 17, 2026

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Byron York: The high cost of Abdul El-Sayed

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, expresses irritation when he is asked about his association with Hasan Piker, the...

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 16, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 15, 2026

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Peter Funt: Are you ready for some… more injuries?

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Danny Tyree: Could you write a ‘tell all’ memoir?

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 13, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 12, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 11, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 11, 2026

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Steven Roberts: Reality remains undefeated

“When leaders neglect lived experience, the message collapses,” wrote former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in The New York Times....

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Reader’s View: Together, the first all-women ticket will be elected in NY

By Hon. Joanne Dittes Yepsen Regardless of party, New Yorkers care deeply about leaving a better state for the next generation – securing a...

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Ask the attorney: Forgot the prenup? It’s not too late to protect your assets with a postnup

By Nancy C. Nissen, Esq. A prenuptial agreement is a contract signed by a couple before the marriage ceremony occurs. So, while you cannot sign a...

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 10, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 10, 2026

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Byron York: The Senate seat most likely to flip

When strategists on both sides look at the 2026 Senate map, the state at the top of the list of those most likely to switch parties is North Carolina,...

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 9, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 9, 2026

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Elwood Watson: The Cornell 7 and the continued failure of universities across the country

The sordid issue of rape has reared its sadistic presence again in the wake of the Cornell 7 assaults. Seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity at the...

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 8, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 8, 2026

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 7, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 7, 2026

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Christine Flowers: Josh Shapiro and the pro-life movement

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is one of those men who pride themselves on supporting women. That is a good thing. My father was my biggest booster...

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Dick Polman: The MAGA Senate needs to drown in a blue wave

It’s easy to imagine how James Madison would’ve felt about a MAGA Missouri meathead like Eric Schmitt. As the prime architect of our Constitution,...

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Cartoonist’s Take: October 6, 2026

Cartoonist’s Take: October 6, 2026

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