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The Senate report on CIA torture is still secret, and no officials who created it have been held accountable.
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Many elementary school teachers are anxious about teaching math, and studies show their students learn less from them. Math should be taught by specialists starting in kindergarten.
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Gordon Sondland obliterated any lingering doubts about Trump as an anti-corruption crusader.
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The Democratic debate in Atlanta has tough competition for the nation’s attention. But winnowing the candidate field is vitally important.
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President Trump promised to ban flavored electronic cigarettes. We should have known better.
Enter the Fray
At Tuesday’s impeachment hearing, the GOP floated the nasty idea that witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman might have divided loyalties.
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The death of a California woman two years after being wounded in the Las Vegas massacre reminds us of the other victims of gun violence — survivors.
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Responding to Nancy Pelosi, Trump tweeted that he will “strongly consider” testifying in the House impeachment inquiry. Translation: Nope.
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Trump demeaned the former ambassador to Ukraine as she testified in an impeachment hearing.
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Political operative Roger Stone’s defense has much in common with the argument some Republicans are making against impeachment.
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No, no, no, no. This whole Democratic nomination fight is going in the wrong direction. We should be seeing more candidates dropping out, not jumping in.
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Sondland says many Trump administration officials were in the Ukraine ‘loop.’
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Many elementary school teachers are anxious about teaching math, and studies show their students learn less from them. Math should be taught by specialists starting in kindergarten.
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Devin Nunes, a co-sponsor of the Stop Frivolous Lawsuits Act, seems to have discovered a new fundraising tool: frivolous lawsuits.
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Closing the San Onofre nuclear plant didn’t end its threat since nuclear waste is stored at the facility, which sits on an erosion-prone bluff.
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The Senate report on CIA torture is still secret, and no officials who created it have been held accountable.
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President Trump is not alone in mistrusting the State Department: Presidents have often resented the advice offered by foreign service professionals.
J. became gravely ill from measles, because herd immunity against this disease is weakening.
Kavanaugh isn’t going to disappear from public view. It’s important that truth tellers such as Blasey Ford don’t disappear either.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ win was bad for Trump. But it was good for conservatives.
The parents of today’s ‘Dreamers’ wanted a better life for their children, just like my grandpa when he left Mexico for Texas in 1945.
Facial recognition surveillance, powered by artificial intelligence, is being used — or misused — in cities worldwide.
California has nine national parks — the most of any state. It also has the most polluted national parks in the country. We need to change that
Many young black voters refused to vote in 2016, reflecting exactly the messages and memes spread by Russian bots on social media.
A former US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, is insulted on Twitter by President Trump because she dares to speak truth to power.
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All presidential elections are uniquely consequential, but a good case can be made that the next one is the most important of our lives. The time has come to undo the great mistake of 2016 and drive Trump out of office at the ballot box.
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Republicans argued that impeachment witnesses refused to let Trump set foreign policy. But falling in line to serve Trump’s political interests isn’t part of the job.
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While other Trump administration figures look to the courts for guidance, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney just said no to a House subpoena.
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The Supreme Court allows a long-odds lawsuit to proceed against Remington Arms over use of its Bushmaster rifle in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
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Rep. Adam B. Schiff is acting more like a prosecutor than a congressman.
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I used to think she represented exactly what I liked least about Los Angeles. Now I see her self-made persona as an admirable emblem of the city.
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What I don’t understand about U.S. school shootings is: Who is the enemy?
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A free tuition ride only makes it harder for colleges to pay for what kids need — small classes, good advisors and easy access to required classes.
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Any meaningful discussion to cut healthcare costs has been thrown aside by a political debate over a totally unrealistic plan.
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Asylum officers are trained to determine which claims are valid. Forcing them to make immigrants wait in Mexico is immoral.
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Stillbirth is a potential outcome of a pregnancy where the mother uses certain drugs. A murder charge seems entirely appropriate.
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The 80 active officers in California with criminal convictions represent a tiny percentage of the state’s 79,000 cops.
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Trump did not have to tell anyone explicitly, “Bribe Ukraine,” but it’s clear his underlings carried out his corrupt wishes.
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Living near homeless encampments can feel like a nightmare. So let’s get people housed faster.
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Trump’s new push for transparency at hospitals is legally suspect and only half baked.
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Allowing the Board of Supervisors to impeach the sheriff would show that sheriffs are no longer invulnerable to oversight and accountability.
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Trump should explain his words and actions about Ukraine.
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