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Opinion: Putin has the upper hand in meeting with Trump on Ukraine

Once again, a willfully blind President Donald Trump is walking into a trap set by Russian leader Vladimir Putin -- by agreeing to meet him for a summit in Alaska on Aug. 15.

By Trudy Rubin / The Philadelphia Inquirer August 13, 2025

File phhoto/Alex Brandon/The Associated Press / A demonstrator in Lafayette Square near the White House carries a sign depicting Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump during a protest on the day of a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington.

Opinion: Why Trump always wants a crisis

How did the president try to justify the "public safety emergency" he used to deploy the National Guard to Washington and seize control of its local police force?

By Jamelle Bouie / The New York Times August 13, 2025

Photo/Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press / Vehicles with law enforcement agents from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection as well as Metropolitan Police drive along Kennedy Street NW in the early morning of Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Petworth neighborhood of Washington.

Opinion: Welcome to American politics without norms

President Donald Trump wants new congressional maps in Texas — now.

By Matt K. Lewis / The Los Angeles Times (TNS) August 12, 2025

Photo/Rich Pedroncelli/The Associated Press / Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, discusses the push to schedule a special election to redraw California's Congressional voting districts during a news conference in Sacramento, California, on Friday Aug. 8, 2025.

Opinion: Putin is about to outplay Trump again in Alaska

Ukrainian and European leaders are worried President Donald Trump will get played for a second time when he meets his Russian counterpart in Alaska on Friday — and they're right to be nervous.

By Marc Champion / Bloomberg Opinion (TNS) August 12, 2025

Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko/The Associated Press / A traditional Russian wooden doll called Matryoshka depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.

Opinion: The rise of enemy politics

In an era increasingly defined by transactional politics, the rhetoric of ultimatum has become one of President Donald Trump's favorite tools.

By David L. Nevins / Tribune Content Agency August 11, 2025

Opinion: Trump chips away at reality to mold his authoritarian America fantasy

President Donald Trump's first term began with a laughable lie about inauguration crowd size and ended 30,573 falsehoods later with a violent insurrection fueled by his Big Lie about the stolen election.

By The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board (TNS) August 11, 2025

Photo/Alex Brandon/The Associated Press / President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.

Opinion: The DOJ’s push to collect your data is a fishing expedition

With his approval rating sinking lower and lower, and facing the prospect of losing control of the House to Democrats, President Donald Trump is engaged in an unprecedented attempt to manipulate the midterm elections.

By Mary Ellen Klas / Bloomberg Opinion (TNS) August 10, 2025

File photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press / Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Arlington, Va.

Opinion: What would Hamilton say about Trump and today’s America?

Recently, my living room transformed into a Broadway stage.

By David Lopez-Herrera / Tribune Content Agency August 9, 2025

Opinion: Cory Mills should be at least as famous as George Santos

In a less depraved time, anyone who followed politics would know about the ugly abuse allegations facing the Florida congressman Cory Mills, and the scandal would be a big problem for the Republican Party.

By Michelle Goldberg August 8, 2025

Photo/Stefan Jeremiah/The Associated Press / Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, attends a news conference across the street from the Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in New York.

Opinion: Trump tries to rig the 2026 elections

In both 2016 and 2020, Donald Trump contended — without any tangible evidence — that his Democratic opponents rigged the elections against him.

By Carl P. Leubsdorf / The Dallas Morning News (TNS) August 6, 2025

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