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White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham listens as President Donald Trump talks to reporters at the White House in 2019.

Column: Disaffected Trump aide shows why his second term would be worse

October 1, 2021 at 4:11 p.m.

Amid the many grifters, misfits, bunglers, liars and toadies who served President Donald Trump, heroes are hard to find. But even in this loathsome group, a few people did eventually...

President Donald Trump views wildfire damage with then-California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in Paradise, Calif. on Nov. 17, 2018. Later as governor Newsom said, "So when you ask, 'are we going to rely on the federal government, or are we gonna rely on ourselves,' we're going to rely disproportionately on ourselves."

Column: Federalism is good for conservative states — and for liberal ones

September 29, 2021 at 3:22 p.m.

Donald Trump's presidency was the era when liberals learned to love federalism. From California to Massachusetts, governors and legislatures in blue states decided that resistance to dictates from Washington was...

Live4Lali Director of Harm Reduction and Outreach Services Ana Gossman, left, shows a man how to administer the overdose drug naloxone to drug users he might encounter at the new Live4Lali van, a harm reduction organization that provides clean needles, naloxone for overdoses and other clean items for drug users, March 4, 2020, in North Chicago.

Column: Biden invests in the ‘harm reduction’ approach to prevent overdose deaths

September 24, 2021 at 4:40 p.m.

A deadly plague continues to rage across America, and neither vaccines nor face masks nor herd immunity can stop it. The epidemic of drug overdose deaths has taken more lives...

Soldier Field before the Chicago Fire play the FC Cincinnati on June 23, 2021.

Column: When cities line up for stadium deals, they get sacked

September 22, 2021 at 4:26 p.m.

Like many sports franchises whose owners want to augment their already immense riches, the Chicago Bears are pondering a relocation. After a full century of playing in the city, the...

Delegate Martha Mugler, D-Hampton, second from right, and Delegate Danica Roem, D-Prince William, right, walk past a group of demonstrators as they head to the House of Delegates inside the Virginia state Capitol in Richmond on March 2, 2020.

Column: Neither Democrats nor Republicans want to cede power over redistricting. Democracy is the biggest loser.

September 17, 2021 at 4:22 p.m.

It's a redistricting year in the blue state of Illinois, which means that Republicans are getting less consideration than a missionary on the Las Vegas Strip. Democrats have been winning...

A bicyclist rides past tents of homeless people along the bike path in Venice, California, on April 16, 2021.

Column: Gavin Newsom averted a recall. But California remains mired in massive problems.

September 15, 2021 at 1:38 p.m.

Having won a smashing victory in his recall battle, California Gov. Gavin Newsom can bask in his rout of the Republicans who dreamed of unseating him. But he may also...

A man following the mask mandate waits for a bus in the Near North neighborhood Aug. 22, 2021, in Chicago.

Column: The unity that followed 9/11 came easy. The demands of the pandemic brought out our worst.

September 8, 2021 at 2:49 p.m.

The 21st century in America has so far been bracketed by two terrible mass-casualty events. The first — the 9/11 attacks, 20 years ago this week. The second — the...

A "Bans Off Our Bodies" protest at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Sept. 1, 2021.

Column: Giving birth is now mandatory in the state of Texas

September 3, 2021 at 2:39 p.m.

For nearly half a century, Americans have lived in a country in which safe, legal abortions were generally accessible to those needing them. The constitutional protection established in the Supreme...

U.S. Marines, standing on a wall, guard the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 22, 2021.

Column: Biden did the right thing in Afghanistan, not the easy one, unlike his predecessors

September 1, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.

If Joe Biden were a typical politician, his choice on Afghanistan would have been easy. Political wisdom says you should never accept consequences today that you can postpone until after...

Column: Forgotten lessons led to tragedy in Afghanistan

August 25, 2021 at 5:07 p.m.

The spectacle of Americans and their local allies rushing desperately to evacuate from Kabul brought to mind similar scenes from Saigon in 1975. The repetition suggested that Americans and their...

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