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AOC got candid about egg freezing. Fertility clinics should, too.

When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, began sharing her egg freezing process, she gave voice to questions I hear from patients every day –...

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Dr. Joshua U. Klein

Politicians want to be TikTok stars. We deserve actual lawmakers.

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Ingrid Jacques

Why the media can't stop harping on Natalie Harp

Natalie Harp has been in the news so much that I assumed she must have committed a crime, done something unethical or botched her job as one of...

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Nicole Russell

There's only one way Democrats keep this momentum in the midterms

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Sara Pequeño

The lights are still out in Gary. It's not an isolated incident.

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Kofi Mframa

Trump's irresponsible Canada trade war might seal GOP's fate

With the midterm elections looming and Americans plagued by the cost of virtually everything, President Donald Trump decided it’s a great time for a...

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Rex Huppke

Socialism might sound nice, but is it isn't free – and won't work

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We polled voters. Even Republicans want government help with housing.

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Steven Kull

Social progress is important. Relitigating 'Woke 1.0' isn't.

Once again, Democrats are playing into Republican talking points. It almost seems like they'd rather incite fights among factions of their own...

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Sara Pequeño

There's a pattern in young athlete deaths. We can break it.

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Almeta Cooper And Dr. Lisa Patel

Europe's tech taxes are robbing American companies – and you

Europe may have failed to produce homegrown rivals to America’s leading technology companies, but it has become exceptionally proficient at...

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Steve Forbes

Trump's desperate beef import plan proves his tariffs failed

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Rex Huppke

Full control, zero discipline: The GOP's $40 trillion problem

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Ingrid Jacques

Trump and Mamdani have one very bad idea in common

A recent CBS News poll found that 75% of Democrats, 62% of independents and 54% of Republicans support price controls, or government-imposed limits on...

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Dace Potas

Horse-drawn carriages don't make sense in cities. Make them history.

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Nina Jackel

I hate remote work – for good reason

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Kyla Lawrence

Threats against judges are up. Now DHS is turning them into targets.

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Gregory J. Wallance

IndyCar DC race is latest example of presidents' love of horsepower

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Stewart D. McLaurin

Ossoff stole the GOP's bit, and Republicans took the bait

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Rex Huppke

The most consequential Florida election wasn't the Senate primary

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Sara Pequeño

Manual transmissions will always have my heart

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Ingrid Jacques

Why these two GOP candidates for governor are worth celebrating

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Ingrid Jacques

I'm a former surgeon general. Here are 5 things RFK Jr. should do.

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Dr. Jerome Adams

They opposed shooting bears. Florida spied on them because of it.

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Joe Murphy

Another DSA insurgent just humiliated the Democratic establishment

Watching the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) right now is like watching a scene from "Alien vs. Predator":...

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Nicole Russell

Democratic socialist's FL win is more than surprising. It's a lesson.

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Chris Brennan

Partner, not provider: Latina women can rewrite the rules on marriage

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Judy Pino

DSA candidates won primaries. Will they win the midterms? Tell us.

I knew democratic socialists were having a moment. But a recent win in Florida makes me think it might be longer than that. In that state's Aug....

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Joel Burgess

The beavers are biting back. I welcome our new overlords.

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Rex Huppke

I'm not so sure Jackie the bald eagle is dead

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Rex Huppke And Drew Atkins

We're not talking enough about a major outcome of the Iran war

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Aviva Klompas

Most Americans oppose data centers. Their concerns are misplaced.

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Dace Potas

Why Hayden Panettiere's death hits so hard

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Sara Pequeño

Florida may elect a Black governor. Here's why you don't hear about him.

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Ingrid Jacques

Trump's vaccine policy will kill kids – slowly and painfully

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Andrew Koppelman

Trump uses the same 'woke' tactics the right rails against

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Kofi Mframa

Trump promised a Golden Age but delivered a gilded deficit

If I woke up in 2026 from a 20-year cryogenic freeze and someone handed me the numbers on our economy and asked which party was running things,...

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Nicole Russell

Will Trump administration's conflict-riddled reality show ever air?

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Chris Brennan

The DSA platform isn't socialism. It's far more sinister.

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James D. Zirin

Trump's decline is leading to disaster – for all of us

I’m no military strategist, but it seems unwise that our flailing, 80-year-old president is threatening to “bomb the s---” out of our Middle...

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Rex Huppke

We did the math on troop deployments. Trump called us a 'SCAM.'

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Chandler Hall And Nick Wilson

New Yorkers are asking Mamdani for help – and he's helping. Oh no!

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Sara Pequeño

America's loudest socialists are living lives of luxury

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Dace Potas

Florida housing law gets 'affordable' all wrong. Guess who it helps?

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Blake Fontenay

GOP has nothing left but bigotry and lies. Rinse and repeat.

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Rex Huppke

Michigan thinks freshmen can't handle bad grades

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Ingrid Jacques

I deserve to die with dignity. I have to leave the US to do it.

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Rusty Martin

I voted for El-Sayed. His win made me see how fractured we are.

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Nikki Sapiro Vinckier

A perfectly pure political party is just a very opinionated book club

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Gary Stark

Leavitt's leaving. Save $200K and let Trump lie for himself.

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Rex Huppke