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Peter Laffin

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Vic Mellor’s Cuba work complicates his ‘Rhode Island First’ campaign

Vic Mellor’s Cuba work complicates his ‘Rhode Island First’ campaign

The Republican congressional candidate has close ties to Cuba, but says he’s merely seeking future business opportunities.

31.08.2026 1

Boston Globe

Peter Laffin

Golden age or dark age? Trump and Vance are selling both

Golden age or dark age? Trump and Vance are selling both

Republicans are caught between a golden age and a dark age as they head into the midterm elections. Does America have the “greatest economy in our...

29.08.2026 7

Washington Examiner

Peter Laffin

Whatever happened to the New England Democrat?

Senate races in Maine and New Hampshire suggest the region’s Democrats are moving left even as prominent Republicans stake out the political center.

03.06.2026 30

Boston Globe

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Bob Woodson, rest in peace

20.05.2026 10

Washington Examiner

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Pulp fiction at the Pentagon

17.04.2026 10

Washington Examiner

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He can build aircraft engines. Massachusetts won’t let him install a toilet.

Massachusetts’ ban on DIY plumbing serves no clear public good; lawmakers should scrap it.

14.04.2026 30

Boston Globe

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Palm Sunday in Nigeria: An inconvenient massacre

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts,...

03.04.2026 30

Washington Examiner

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What the New York Times can’t bring itself to say about Mamdani’s wife

Does it matter what the spouses of politicians think about hot-button issues? Not really, if you ask me. The New York Times disagrees.  California...

07.03.2026 20

Washington Examiner

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Marco’s moment: It’s time to take a 2028 Rubio run seriously

February’s Munich Security Conference delivered not one, but two major developments. Beto 2.0: the comical portrayal of 'moderate' James...

06.03.2026 60

Washington Examiner

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Will the GOP deliver on the SAVE Act — or let it die?

Passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act would stand as the Trump administration’s most consequential domestic policy achievement of...

26.02.2026 20

Washington Examiner

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Homeland insecurity: Meltdown in Minnesota

25.01.2026 30

Washington Examiner

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The officer and the activist: A perfect storm in Minnesota

16.01.2026 20

Washington Examiner

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It’s time for NFL to retire the racist ‘Rooney Rule’

09.01.2026 20

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What will the US and Israel do about the Iran protests?

07.01.2026 20

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Intelligence, power, and moral clarity: Trump’s Venezuela masterstroke

07.01.2026 20

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Why is Trump yelling at us? End of year address utterly lacked human touch

18.12.2025 40

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Democrats blame guns, not evil, for Bondi Beach and Brown University shootings

15.12.2025 30

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How Bucks County Democrats won in critical Pennsylvania county 

07.11.2025 30

Washington Examiner

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Cheney, Pelosi, and Mamdani — the American saga continues

07.11.2025 20

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Cuomo’s a crook. Mamdani’s a clear and present danger

01.11.2025 20

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Democrats’ Mamdani wing is ascendant. Conservatives need a counterstrategy

20.10.2025 20

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I reported on terrorists at the northern border. Then the threats came

20.10.2025 30

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What will a Mayor Mamdani mean for education? 

20.10.2025 20

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‘No Kings’ is the dumbest protest of the Trump era

20.10.2025 20

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No Kings is not ‘what democracy looks like’ in the founders’ republic

20.10.2025 20

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The Left is silent about the ceasefire because it wanted Israel to lose

17.10.2025 20

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Trump’s abortion pill approval shatters his and Vance’s pro-life facade

09.10.2025 30

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The Supreme Court can stop the blue-state war on pregnancy centers

04.10.2025 30

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The National Defense Strategy must continue to prioritize China

04.10.2025 40

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Trump’s unconstitutional forever war against the cartels

04.10.2025 30

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New York City Democrats think cracking down on public sex is homophobic

04.10.2025 30

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The GOP must reject Stephen Miller’s holy war rhetoric

04.10.2025 40

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Trump delivers unprecedented peace and stability

01.10.2025 20

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Joy Reid doesn’t fear fascism. She fears freedom

01.10.2025 30

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Obamacare is a massive failure, the GOP shouldn’t bail it out

01.10.2025 30

Washington Examiner

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Democrats willfully ignore the political fundamentals of the shutdown

01.10.2025 20

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An autocratic Turkey does not deserve US military aid

23.09.2025 30

Washington Examiner

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The Left’s long march through the institutions culminates in the Latino Museum

23.09.2025 20

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Free speech hypocrisy accelerates the national divorce 

23.09.2025 30

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ABC’s Jonathan Karl insists Kirk’s assassination ‘wasn’t political’

21.09.2025 30

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America’s bold defense push signals global comeback

20.09.2025 40

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Buttigieg is right: Democrats’ obsession with identity politics cost them in 2024

20.09.2025 30

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Kimmel cancelation isn’t ‘cancel culture,’ it’s consequence culture.

18.09.2025 40

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God, family, life, and freedom were Charlie Kirk’s message

13.09.2025 30

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Disastrous test scores show schools need to get back to basics

13.09.2025 30

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Is Trump Big Tech’s protector or prosecutor?

13.09.2025 30

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Free trade is the only way to prosperity

13.09.2025 30

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After Kirk’s death, scales fall from America’s eyes

13.09.2025 40

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Charlie Kirk was murdered for winning the war of public persuasion

11.09.2025 30

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MSNBC must fire Matthew Dowd immediately

11.09.2025 30

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