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Tragic irony in the Rotunda

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump won the whole Monopoly game. He never went directly to jail and always passed go. Timid Merrick Garland, the attorney general, was no match and didn’t even buy a railroad. The Big Tech money boys were literally behind Trump, in obsequious unity as he was sworn in ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2025. There are 343 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, declared a nationwide constitutional right to abortion. On this ...

The second time around

WASHINGTON — According to the Frank Sinatra song, “Love is lovelier, the second time around.” We’ll see how that works out in the second coming of Donald. J. Trump, now p resident of the United States for a second time, following a four-year “intermission.” The two terms will be a ...

Why I remain hopeful about America

BERKELEY — So many people I know -- including, I suspect, many of you -- are despairing over Trump’s second regime. I share your fears about what’s to come. Yet I remain hopeful about the future of America. Here’s why. Trump hoodwinked average working Americans into believing ...

Do US adults support Trump’s agenda? Here’s what an AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump will start implementing a far-reaching agenda when he takes office for the second time on Monday, but a poll finds that despite his claims of an “unprecedented and powerful mandate,” the incoming Republican president lacks broad support for some of his top ...

The only path leading out of our inflation quagmire

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s premature victory lap over inflation reveals a worrisome misunderstanding of the predicament we still find ourselves in. Unprecedented government spending and debt, combined with mounting fears that the debt can’t (or won’t) be repaid, played a ...