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Bill Press, Opinion Contributor

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Press: Top psychologist says Trump likely to fall off mental cliff

A top psychologist says that Donald Trump will be “cognitively incapacitated” in less than four years. Maybe Nikki Haley was right in calling for...

02.04.2024 10

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Press: Ronna McDaniel hire shows the proud peacock has lost its colors

There couldn’t be a worse time for NBC to destroy its reputation for honesty and fairness. And there’s only one way to fix it: Fire Ronna McDaniel...

26.03.2024 5

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Press: Pence saved the country once, he might do so again

Pence is not the first to dump Trump. Even before Pence, what’s striking is how many leading Republicans who worked in the Trump White House had...

19.03.2024 6

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Press: Does telling the truth matter anymore? 

If we really want to “make America great again,” I suggest we start with expecting and demanding that our political leaders tell the truth. It...

12.03.2024 5

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Press: Mitch McConnell’s 17 years of wasted leadership

Regardless of party, McConnell might have been recognized as one of the most effective Senate leaders ever, if only in the end he’d been willing to...

05.03.2024 6

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Press: Dueling Republicans descend on Washington

There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, and the honor of those who dared stand up and oppose him will remain.

27.02.2024 1

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Press: Honor Navalny, pass the Ukraine aid bill 

Navalny’s courage should make Republicans opposed to Ukraine aid cower in shame.

20.02.2024 10

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Press: In keeping score of mental gaffes, Donald Trump is ahead

Is Biden starting to lose it? Or is he already too old for the job? These are fair questions. For Joe Biden, who is 81. But also for Donald Trump, who...

13.02.2024 4

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Press: Don’t stop with Mayorkas — impeach them all

The whole idea is ridiculous. It makes a mockery of the Constitution. And it dashes any hopes that Speaker Johnson would ever stand up to the most...

06.02.2024 20

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Press: Donald Trump is the perfect witness for the prosecution

If Independent voters and moderate, non-MAGA Republicans respond to him like the E. Jean Carroll jury did, Donald Trump and the Republican Party are...

30.01.2024 60

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Press: Nikki Haley sounds alarm — is Trump losing it? 

For too long, the media has largely ignored such gaffes, dismissing them as just “verbal confusions” or “Trump being Trump.”

23.01.2024 7

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Press: Replace bad decision in Atlanta with a good one  

Nathan Wade must resign as special prosecutor. Let Georgia stop having to defend Fani Willis and Nathan Wade — and get back to prosecuting Donald...

16.01.2024 10

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Press: Jan. 6 was no walk in the park  

Of course, it’s no secret why so many Republicans engage in such wild conspiracy theories about Jan. 6. It’s the only way they can justify their...

09.01.2024 2

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Press: It means what it says: Trump is not eligible

Banning Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot does not deprive the people from their right to vote. It simply affirms the United States...

02.01.2024 7

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Press: Impeach me now, tell me why later 

Republicans are on the impeachment warpath against Biden for only two reasons, both driven by Donald Trump. The first reason is pure revenge. The...

19.12.2023 20

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Press: No excuse for not funding war in Ukraine  

It’s time to tell the truth about the Senate impasse over Ukraine funding. It’s not about policy, it’s about politics. Republicans want...

12.12.2023 7

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Press: Gavin Newsom's master class for Democrats  

Newsom’s message to Democrats was clear: Joe Biden’s going to be the party’s nominee. He’s built up an incredible record of achievement. He...

05.12.2023 10

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Press: Donald Trump is the biggest loser in American politics   

“We are going to win so much, you may even get tired of winning,” presidential candidate Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters in April 2016....

28.11.2023 2

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Press: Nikki Haley is right: Our leaders need cognitive tests 

One of the advantages of being a politician or a political commentator is that you can change your mind on an issue and nobody holds it against you....

14.11.2023 6

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Press: Coming soon: The Bertie Bowman Senate Office Building 

If they’re being honest, most political reporters would admit that the best writing does not always appear on the political page of a newspaper....

07.11.2023 4

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Press: Beware! MAGA Mike wields his Bible 

At a press conference on Aug. 12, 1986, President Reagan said: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the...

31.10.2023 10

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Press: Republicans’ dilemma: Biden keeps thriving despite his age

The closer we get to 2024, the harder it is for Republicans to make the case for why they should regain political power. One by one, all the arguments...

24.10.2023 2

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Press: House Republicans should take a lesson from Willie Brown  

The House of Representatives is a mess. The silly infighting among Republicans over who’s going to be the next Speaker not only makes the House look...

17.10.2023 5

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Press: Dianne Feinstein: California’s greatest senator 

"Trailblazer." "Legend." "Inspiration." "Hero." "Political giant." "Pioneering American." Those are just a few of the superlatives used to describe...

03.10.2023 6

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Press: Give Menendez a fair trial; but take away his Senate seat

It’s hard to shock Washington. After all, this is the town that remembers then-Rep. William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson (D-La.) caught with $90,000...

26.09.2023 1

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Press: The very weak case against Hunter Biden

There’s been a lot of complaints lately about “selective prosecution,” mainly from former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and their other...

19.09.2023 40

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Press: The evidence is mounting: Cozying up to Trump is poison

Any other time, it would have been a big deal — when former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty of contempt of Congress. Not this...

12.09.2023 10

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