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Jennifer Rubin

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Democrats make a change and find their hope

Finally, a united party. Plus: Biden’s place in history. Five non-political book recommendations. Vice President Harris speaks at a campaign...

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Kamala Harris’s first important decision: Her running mate

Who’s her best bet for vice president? All the pros and cons. Vice President Harris and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro during a visit to the...

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A new day and many open questions

Biden makes a historic about-face. President Biden delivers an address on the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump from the...

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Why centrism might be our salvation

Opinion Why centrism might be our salvation Our democratic system is ailing, but the cure is lying right there in the middle of the road. ...

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Biden and his team reach the right decision

The president avoids a historic disaster. Biden aides Annie Tomasini and Jacob Spreyer make their way to Marine One outside the White House on...

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How a Harris presidential campaign would transform the race

If Biden drops out, the vice president can make the campaign about Trump’s radical plans. Vice President Harris boards Air Force Two as she...

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Democrats must not self-censor. But they also need a plan to win.

Democrats cannot let up on Trump. Plus, a role model for the nation. Former president Donald Trump in New York on May 31. (Julia Nikhinson/AP)...

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Vance spoils Republicans’ chance to hide abortion extremism

Trump has recently tried to present himself as more moderate on abortion restrictions, but Vance is as radical as they come. Republican vice...

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Serious coverage of political violence has never been more critical

The media should reembrace journalism’s mission of informing the citizenry about vital issues. President Biden addresses the nation from the...

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Reject violence and return to a campaign of ideas

President Biden lays out a progressive vision. Voters listen to President Biden speak at Renaissance High School in Detroit on Friday. (Sarah...

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Vive la France! It’s about democracy.

Time for Democrats to follow France’s lead and shift their campaign to the threat of autocracy. People celebrate during an election night...

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About time: Senators demand special counsel to investigate Clarence Thomas

For once, Attorney General Merrick Garland should act quickly. Justice Clarence Thomas on Oct. 7, 2022. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) ...

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Democrats have their work cut out for them

Readers ask about Biden, the courts and Britain. Plus: solid journalism and a legal development. Vice President Harris in New Orleans on...

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Biden says he is staying in. Now he needs a winning campaign.

Biden should understand that he made himself dispensable. Construction crews assemble fencing Saturday around the Walter E. Washington...

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What do Democrats do now?

One interview will not suffice to get President Biden out of the predicament he’s in. President Biden speaks at a rally in Madison, Wis.,...

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The Kamala Harris calculus: What do Democrats gain or lose?

A lot of commentators might have to eat crow. Vice President Harris speaks at the White House on June 10. (Michael A. McCoy for The Washington...

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Our democracy took a gut punch. Ball is in Biden’s court.

Here’s what Biden must do after the presidential immunity case. Plus: two strong dissents. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at George...

05.07.2024 10

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03.07.2024 10

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How can Biden recover from the debate? I answer your questions.

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The court serves up immunity. The threat of an autocratic presidency soars.

The election turns on fear of electing a king. The U.S. Supreme Court on July 1. (Drew Angerer/AFP/Getty Images) Listen 7 min ...

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Ketanji Brown Jackson saves J6 and Trump prosecutions — for now

This time, the center held. But there is no reason to be complacent. President Biden and Vice President Harris applaud as Judge Ketanji Brown...

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Even more radical than Supreme Court conservatives: The 5th Circuit

The MAGA-friendly Supreme Court is hardly the only problem with the post-Trump federal judiciary. Andrew Oldham, judge for the U.S. Court of...

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What the debate told us: Biden’s facts are no match for Trump’s lies

Trump can shamelessly lie when debate moderators don’t fact-check in real time. Former president Donald Trump and President Biden...

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Trump’s unqualified VP faves might mean a Palin redux for the GOP

Front-runners Doug Burgum and J.D. Vance are both spectacularly unqualified. A shortlist of Donald Trump's vice-presidential contenders...

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The Supreme Court is off the rails

I take your questions, look at good journalism and share part of a Supreme Court opinion. A woman standing in front of the Supreme Court on...

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Trump appears to prefer menacing his foes over clearing his name

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MAGA justices already gave Trump de facto immunity — and disgraced the court

All Trump ever wanted was a delay. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Virginia Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas in 2023....

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A closer look at Harris shows how effective she’s become

As the election nears, the vice president is connecting policy to lived experience. Vice President Harris speaks in Washington on June 17....

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What voters need to hear from Biden at the debate

President Biden needs to explain these seven facts to undecided and uneducated voters. President Biden steps off Marine One in Los Angeles on...

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What voters need to hear from Biden at the debate

President Biden needs to explain these seven facts to undecided and uneducated voters. President Biden steps off Marine One in Los Angeles on...

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Biden lambasted the Supreme Court. Now he should support court reform.

He should make court reform a key campaign issue. President Biden at a fundraiser in Los Angeles last week. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) ...

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Our European allies have every reason to fear Trump’s return

The Western alliance wouldn’t survive another Trump term. President Biden at the White House on March 11, 2022. (Demetrius Freeman/The...

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No, the Supreme Court has not become reasonable. It did not ‘save’ mifepristone.

Its ruling on mifepristone is nothing to celebrate. Packets of Mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions, at a New Mexico clinic in...

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The Hunter Biden and Trump trials were a litmus test. Only the Bidens passed.

The president’s family rallied in support of one of their own. Trump family members were conspicuously absent. President Biden hugs his son...

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We get more clarity on the Israel-Hamas war

You cannot be pro-America and pro-Trump. Wreckage from the Israeli bombardment of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. (Eyad...

14.06.2024 60

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In calling out Trump, Harris finds her mission

No one is better equipped to take down felon Donald Trump than the vice president. Vice President Harris at a campaign event in Elkins Park,...

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Trump is out for revenge

Some in the media are taking his threats seriously for a change. Former president Donald Trump arrives at a Manhattan criminal court ahead of...

12.06.2024 10

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The ‘double haters’ misnomer: Biden’s secret weapon

A two-thirds majority of this cohort of voters thinks a felon has no place running for president. A ship “transports” an inflatable Donald...

11.06.2024 10

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MAGA Republicans tip their hand: They’re after contraception, too

There is no doubt that the GOP is waging war on women. A news conference on the Right to Contraception Act on Capitol Hill in D.C. on June 5....

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For presidents, it’s not age but judgment that matters

A derided Wall Street Journal article about Biden “slipping” warrants a reset of 2024 coverage. President Biden and first lady Jill Biden...

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How to cover an abnormal presidential race

Could the media coverage adhere closer to reality? Hard questions must be asked. Then-Vice President Joe Biden and former Ohio governor Ted...

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The Biden immigration order exposes MAGA hypocrisy

The executive order likely won’t survive legal scrutiny, but politically, it’s already doing its job. President Biden talks with the U.S....

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What gets considered in sentencing? I answer your questions.

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The best argument to lock up Trump: Merchan must protect the judiciary

Trump has relentlessly smeared witnesses, jurors and the judge. Incarceration is the only just punishment. Former president Donald Trump waits...

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Democrats must defend Trump’s guilty verdict against MAGA jury denial

The danger of delegitimizing jury verdicts is real. Former president Donald Trump at a news conference at Trump Tower in New York on Friday,...

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Five ways to respond to Alito’s contemptuous letter

The latest Supreme Court controversy makes clear that it’s past time to rein in this institution. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr....

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Don’t assume everyone is paying attention to the election

Pollsters and pundits are relying on disengaged voters to guide their crystal ball predictions. Former president Donald Trump speaks at the...

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The verdict is in: Trump is guilty on all counts

Trump is now a convicted felon. How can he possibly be president? Former president Donald Trump returns to the courtroom on Thursday in New...

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The latest mass killing of civilians brings Israel to an inflection point

With condemnation growing after horrific deaths in Rafah, new pressure could push Netanyahu toward ending the war. A woman with a child as...

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