He’s much too feet-on-the ground and politically savvy to find any leadership qualities in Donald Trump — and he’s probably no follower of Sen. Mitch McConnell, either. So what’s up with our governor heading for a constitutional crisis with ...
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If it’s true that Donald Trump pursues voter fraud — not to stop it but to prove he won the popular vote in 2016 — we have hit a high on the lunacy scale. More likely? It’s just more ...
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CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. – People, including me, struggle to define this American utopia, this place of humanistic reflection and civil discourse. Usually the conversation ends with hands thrown up and the universal cop-out: “You have to be there.” It’s true, ...
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Finally. From Day 1 of the Donald Trump regime, Americans have known their president violates the so-called emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution. He’s forbidden from leveraging the financial benefits of his vast holdings. He could hardly avoid breaking this ...
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By now, many current problems in our country and the world are laid at the feet of President Trump. (Rightly so, I think.) Bailing out of the Paris climate accord. Making our NATO partnership seemingly less secure. Russia’s invasion ...
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As various U.S. senators seek to amend the House-passed American Health Care Act, Maryland Democrats and others see the best opportunity yet to link Gov. Larry Hogan with President Donald Trump. Unless they succeed, the party’s hopes for unseating ...
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Chris Simms seemed to be sneaking glances at the shiny red, good-as-new Mazda, as if looking too closely might waken him from a dream. The 2004 model car with a wide, gold-colored ribbon on the hood would, Simms said, change ...
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We may have a constitutional crisis on our hands with the firing of James Comey as head of the FBI. Comey reportedly had just asked for more help with his investigation of possible collusion between President Trump’s associates and the ...
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In case you wondered why the General Assembly wanted to get a handle on drug prices: Price hike for the asthma drug albuterol: from $11 to $434 in six months, 4,014 percent; Price hike for naloxone, the overdose-stopping drug: from ...
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The still-new mayor of Baltimore, Catherine Pugh, made no news, offering a rundown of her extensive public service resume and listing some of her priorities, none of this particularly new or dramatic. She got a standing ovation. A number of ...
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