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Nicole Russell

Nicole Russell

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Drone fears soar – rightly so. We can't trust Biden's government.

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Trump is Time's Person of the Year. Even media must bow down to him.

12.12.2024 10

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Macron, Zelenskyy embrace Trump as Biden's power fades

12.12.2024 8

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Biden's legacy is even worse than Trump's first term as president

10.12.2024 50

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Daniel Penny is a hero who acted to protect others

10.12.2024 10

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America is outgrowing the left. These red states are on the rise.

When I first saw the Electoral College map after the election last month, with 31 states in bright red and only 19 states in blue, I thought, "This is...

02.12.2024 10

USA TODAY

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Gaetz is gone. Thank the Senate GOP for protecting sanity.

That sound you hear is an entire swath of Republicans (and Democrats) sighing with relief. President-elect Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet...

22.11.2024 30

USA TODAY

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I'm betting on Musk and DOGE to save us from economic disaster

Progressives have suddenly found themselves lost in the political wilderness, caught in a self-inflicted trap of anger and fear. From the sound of...

21.11.2024 9

USA TODAY

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With Gaetz, RFK Jr. is Trump finally unraveling the D.C. deep state?

Is President-elect Donald Trump unraveling the so-called deep state, or is he nominating unqualified loyalists to serve in his Cabinet? It's a...

15.11.2024 8

USA TODAY

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Opinion: Progressives call voters stupid. But they're the losers.

Progressives have responded in extraordinary ways since Donald Trump secured a whopping 312 Electoral College votes to win the presidency for a second...

14.11.2024 70

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Opinion: Can Trump govern like an adult? For our sake, I hope so.

I've given birth to four babies. It might sound strange, but electing a president is a lot like having a baby for the first time. For nine months...

13.11.2024 10

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Opinion: Men stood up for Trump. Now, he must reward their loyalty.

Are men really necessary? Based on last week's election results and exit polling, the answer is a resounding yes. America needs a Republican duo like...

11.11.2024 10

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Opinion: I voted for Trump. Your insults won't change my mind.

There's one problem with Donald Trump winning reelection: Now we, the nearly 73 million Americans who voted for the Republican presidential nominee,...

08.11.2024 10

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A baker’s nightmare comes to an end

08.11.2024 10

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Opinion: Voters sent a clear message with Trump win. Will left listen?

Donald Trump has been elected president again, this time by a wide margin. Americans have strongly rebuked Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, President...

07.11.2024 20

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Opinion: On Election Day, Americans need to ask the barbecue question

We will soon know (I hope) who America has elected as the next president. When the election results are clear, a large portion of Americans will be...

05.11.2024 5

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Opinion: Cruz will keep Texas red despite Democrats' liberal fantasies

Something about Texas makes Democrats believe it will turn blue every election, despite so much evidence to the contrary. Maybe Texas is the object of...

03.11.2024 10

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Opinion: I dislike Trump, but I'm voting for him. Blame the economy.

I'm a Republican, but I don't like Donald Trump. I also don't identify with MAGA Republicans, especially the cult-like following the former president...

31.10.2024 6

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Opinion: Why 'Shark Tank' star Mark Cuban is all in for Kamala Harris

Mark Cuban might make a good president someday, but he hasn't ventured far into politics. At least, until this year. The part owner of the NBA Dallas...

29.10.2024 50

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Opinion: Why was Harris in Texas? To lie about abortion – again.

Nothing says joy like an abortion, am I right? If you cringed reading that, take it up with Vice President Kamala Harris. On Friday, just 11 days from...

27.10.2024 30

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Opinion: God is not a Republican. And Trump is not America's savior.

The Republican Party has long coveted the evangelical Christian voting bloc. Donald Trump does, especially. The influence of Christianity has declined...

25.10.2024 3

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Opinion: Why young men are flocking to Trump over Harris

Women in America have made significant gains toward gender parity, more so than women in many other countries. But when it comes to this presidential...

23.10.2024 10

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Opinion: Harris' attempt to win over Black men is sign of desperation

In a desperate bid for votes that Kamala Harris should already have secured, the vice president is pandering to a surprising audience: Black men. Less...

17.10.2024 30

USA TODAY

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Opinion: Democrats should easily defeat Trump. They can't.

If Democrats aren't panicking yet, they might want to start. The Kamala Harris honeymoon is over, and the glow has dissipated. In six of the seven...

15.10.2024 60

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Opinion: Americans are suffering and VP Harris is chugging beer on TV

You've no doubt heard the phrase, "Nero fiddled while Rome burned." America isn't exactly burning, but millions of our fellow citizens are suffering...

11.10.2024 40

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Opinion: FEMA isn't ready for Milton after botched Helene response

In western North Carolina, thousands of Americans continue to suffer in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Nearly two weeks after the storm hit, many...

09.10.2024 6

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Opinion: One year later, America has not learned the lesson of Oct. 7

We were supposed to learn a lesson about the dangers of antisemitism and the depths of evil it can drive from the terror inflicted on Oct. 7, 2023....

07.10.2024 7

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Opinion: Can we dump Trump and run Vance for president?

I didn't like Donald Trump's choice for vice president when I first saw that he had chosen Ohio Sen. JD Vance. In July, during the Republican National...

02.10.2024 20

USA TODAY

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Opinion: Abbott's policies improved the border. Harris wants the credit.

Guess where Vice President Kamala Harris decided to show up Friday for the first time in three years? At the southern border. While on the...

01.10.2024 8

USA TODAY

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Opinion: Is NY Mayor Adams a foreign agent? I'm not shocked.

Everywhere we look these days, politics is a mess. In North Carolina, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson has been accused of posting...

29.09.2024 10

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Opinion: Harris panders to middle class. Voters see through the vibes.

If Democrats are the party of the working class, they sure have a weird way of showing it. On Wednesday, while speaking at the Economic Club of...

27.09.2024 10

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Opinion: Trump hawking $100 coins is his latest campaign embarrassment

Donald Trump should be ahead in the polls now instead of in a neck-and-neck dog fight. Yet, even as he runs for the presidency, Trumps seems to be...

25.09.2024 40

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OPINION: Harris can't stop lying about Trump and Project 2025

One of the dumbest things Kamala Harris' presidential campaign repeats often is that she is ready to "turn the page." It's a terrible slogan and an...

22.09.2024 30

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OPINION: Why is parenting so stressful? How I learned to cope.

It didn't really matter where I took my four children, who are roughly two years apart in age. The comments from strangers were the same. On Capitol...

19.09.2024 30

USA TODAY

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Would-be assassins try to silence Trump. It only makes him stronger.

Former President Donald Trump has survived two assassination attempts in a little more than nine weeks. Both attempts on the Republican presidential...

17.09.2024 20

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Will Cruz lose? Close Senate race surprises in deep red Texas.

The 2024 election is the year of the "vibes" candidates, and I'm not talking about just the presidential election and Vice President Kamala Harris....

15.09.2024 50

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Identity crisis: California keeps parents in the dark about their children’s gender confusion

13.09.2024 10

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Voters deserve better than what we saw in Harris-Trump debate

If a presidential debate is an opportunity to showcase the best man or woman the United States has to offer for the most important job in the world,...

11.09.2024 10

USA TODAY

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Who is the real Kamala Harris? Voters deserve answers.

You may have heard Maya Angelou's powerful saying, "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Sometimes, when other people...

10.09.2024 10

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Voters get simplicity. Trump's Fox town hall shows he can win on it.

Picture a lone boxer in the ring punching the air to bursts of applause from the crowd. Every now and then, the referee comes over to wipe the boxer's...

05.09.2024 5

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Hamas kills 6 more hostages. Why is Biden blaming Netanyahu?

The 2023 film "Irena's Vow" tells the true story of Polish nurse Irena Gut Opdyke, who became the housekeeper for a German army major in World War II....

04.09.2024 10

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Biden abandoned Afghanistan. Harris should be held accountable.

It's hard to believe that in 2024, millions of women aren't allowed to attend school past age 12, to bare their faces on the street or even to speak...

29.08.2024 8

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Biden White House censored your Facebook feed. Will Harris stop it?

It turns out that Republicans' concerns about the Biden administration's efforts to censor the news and information Americans see are well-founded. In...

28.08.2024 50

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Trump faces a self-absorbed, clueless opponent in this election: himself

If Sun Tzu is right, that in the midst of chaos there also is opportunity, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is creating chaos effortlessly...

26.08.2024 100

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Justice system fails sex trafficking victim who killed her abuser

Picture this: A Black girl says a white man sexually abused and trafficked her, starting when she was only 16 years old. Police arrest the man,...

22.08.2024 20

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Harris' policies are dangerous. DNC wants you too distracted to notice.

The Democratic Party reminds me of that scene in "The Wizard of Oz" when Dorothy and her friends finally reach the Emerald City only to see that "the...

19.08.2024 10

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Harris' economic plan is a blast from a failed socialist past

I know you learned in school that socialism doesn't work. Apparently, Kamala Harris didn't. But what do you know? You iPhone-carrying,...

16.08.2024 6

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What 'It Ends With Us' gets wrong about abuse in relationships

This column contains spoilers about the movie "It Ends with Us." If you are a victim of domestic violence, The National Domestic Violence...

15.08.2024 40

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Harris steals Trump's tax cut promise. Will she leave him a tip?

Lean in close, and I'll tell you a secret: Kamala Harris' best idea is actually Donald Trump's. As a Republican who can't stand Trump, I'm loath to...

13.08.2024 50

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How Big Tech met its match with Texas' controversial attorney general

Depending on how you look at him, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is either a hero or a villain. In Texas, he's both. But in the fight against Big...

11.08.2024 8

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