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Editorial: NATO needs better bridges -- and bulwarks
Although the U.S. and its allies agreed recently to put Ukraine on an “irreversible path” to NATO membership, there’s no avoiding the obvious: A Trump presidency could well render such pledges meaningless.
Former ...Read more
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Commentary: How Trump and Vance betray America's workers
It was a scene to behold: a union president delivering a booming, barn-burner speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee — “the first Teamster in our 121-year history” to address the Republican Party, ...Read more
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Editorial: Don't be fooled by Trump's and Republicans' abortion myths
Abortion opponents peddle various myths about the procedure to discredit it and demonize the people who provide or support it. Abortion is healthcare. The earlier it is available, the easier it is for people to make ...Read more
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Commentary: The Olympics promise to be socially responsible. How's that working out?
Olympic host cities make promises that are all but impossible to keep, and in recent years, the organizers’ wishful thinking about housing and neighborhood redevelopment has been one of the cruelest Olympic ...Read more
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David Fickling: Olympics host cities don't belong on a warming planet
What’s the biggest event at the Olympic Games?
There’s a good case that it’s not running, or swimming, or gymnastics, but the celebration of nationhood. The opening ceremony to the 2008 Beijing Games was the most-...Read more
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We Have One Healthy Party
Within minutes of President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 race, Sen. Tom Cotton leaped onto X to declare that "Joe Biden succumbed to a coup by Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, and Hollywood donors, ignoring millions of ...Read more
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Facing the Consequences of Presidents Choosing Their Successors
The astonishing political events of the last four weeks make plain, once again, how much of America's history depends on what voters have come to accept as the choice of one person: each presidential nominee's choice of a ...Read more
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Trump won't commit to debate until Harris formally nominated
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s campaign refused to commit to a debate with Kamala Harris after the Democratic candidate challenged the Republican nominee to show up to a previously scheduled face-off.
Trump spokesman ...Read more
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Judge Engoron won't step down from Donald Trump civil fraud case
NEW YORK — The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s civil fraud lawsuit on Thursday categorically rejected the former president’s request that he step down based on allegations he improperly discussed the case with a...Read more
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Harris, Trump take fresh aim at each other as presidential race enters post-Biden phase
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump entered a new phase of the presidential race on the morning after an Oval Office speech in which President Biden bowed out — each taking new aim at the other as ...Read more
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Florida District 10 congressional candidates debate immigration, abortion and other key issues
ORLANDO, Fla. — The candidates for Central Florida’s congressional District 10 argued about marijuana, immigration, abortion and other issues in a pitch to represent their party in November’s general election during ...Read more
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Harris says she'll debate Trump after Republican balked at host
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris said she would debate Donald Trump and accused her Republican opponent of trying to back out of a previously scheduled face-off in September.
“I am ready to debate Donald Trump,” the vice...Read more
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Pa. congressional candidates Susan Wild, Ryan Mackenzie agree to debate; dates and times unclear
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lehigh Valley area congressional candidates Susan Wild and Ryan Mackenzie both are willing to debate each other on key issues ahead of the November election, but the exact time, place and location of the...Read more
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Sheriff vows safety ahead of Trump's meeting with Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago
The day before former President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw on Thursday said the Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Secret Service will ...Read more
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Harris, Trump in dead heat in latest presidential race poll
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in the race for the White House, according to new nationwide polling.
The latest New York Times/Siena Poll, conducted after President Joe ...Read more
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Harris campaign roasts Trump as 'old and quite weird' after Fox News insults
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called in to Fox News Thursday, where he told supporters that presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is a “radical left, not very smart person” who’s part of a ...Read more
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Supreme Court immunity ruling has no effect on Donald Trump hush money conviction, Manhattan DA says
NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s conviction for falsifying records in a hush money scheme to hide claims that he cheated on his wife with Stormy Daniels from voters �...Read more
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Fact-checking Trump's claims about Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON — Now that the presidential race has turned to the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the candidates are emphasizing stark differences between each other.
Each is ...Read more
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Analysis: Messaging bills are loud, but do voters hear them?
WASHINGTON — The end of July is always a whirlwind of activity in Congress. It’s the last chance to pass bills and hold hearings before the August recess, so the calendar gets jam-packed. This week was no different, ...Read more
Faith and politics: Catholic groups spend to defeat Florida's abortion rights amendment
ORLANDO, Fla. — Catholic organizations are putting hundreds of thousands of dollars into fighting a Florida ballot initiative that would protect abortion rights, inserting the church into one of the most hotly contested ...Read more
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- Harris says she'll debate Trump after Republican balked at host
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- Harris, Trump take fresh aim at each other as presidential race enters post-Biden phase
- Florida District 10 congressional candidates debate immigration, abortion and other key issues
- Editorial: Don't be fooled by Trump's and Republicans' abortion myths