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U.S. Viewpoints

Latest attack threatening President Trump reflects rising political violence in US

Latest attack threatening President Trump reflects rising political violence in US
The moral dimension of political polarization in the US, where each side views the other as immoral, helps fuel attacks like the one against Trump at the Washington Hilton.
Updated April 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM

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April 25, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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EDITORIAL: High pay for public executives hurts credibility

April 25, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Commentary: We need to stop confusing diplomacy with making ‘deals'
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Commentary: We need to stop confusing diplomacy with making ‘deals'

Updated April 26, 2026 at 11:47 AM
A global jet fuel crisis is closer than the world knows | Opinion
U.S. Viewpoints

A global jet fuel crisis is closer than the world knows | Opinion

Updated April 26, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Michael Hiltzik: Trump's Labor secretary departs, leaving scandal and vast disappointment in her wake
U.S. Viewpoints

Michael Hiltzik: Trump's Labor secretary departs, leaving scandal and vast disappointment in her wake

Updated April 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Noah Feldman: The shadow docket is John Roberts' disappointing legacy
U.S. Viewpoints

Noah Feldman: The shadow docket is John Roberts' disappointing legacy

Updated April 26, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Trump is erasing civil rights laws in ways Reagan couldn't
U.S. Viewpoints

Trump is erasing civil rights laws in ways Reagan couldn't

Updated April 25, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Allison Schrager: A wartime economy would be different this time
U.S. Viewpoints

Allison Schrager: A wartime economy would be different this time

Updated April 25, 2026 at 3:46 PM
On this issue, Ken Paxton is the clear progressive in Texas Senate race | Opinion
Opinion

On this issue, Ken Paxton is the clear progressive in Texas Senate race | Opinion

Updated April 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM
If DeSantis wants a spot in Trump’s Cabinet, he may have to pull a Rubio | Opinion
Opinion

If DeSantis wants a spot in Trump’s Cabinet, he may have to pull a Rubio | Opinion

Updated April 24, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Justice Department's effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face widespread judicial pushback
U.S. Viewpoints

Justice Department's effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face widespread judicial pushback

Updated April 24, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Commentary: Regulate the ‘Enhanced Games' as a medical experiment and a marketing stunt
U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: Regulate the ‘Enhanced Games' as a medical experiment and a marketing stunt

Updated April 24, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Editorial: Democracy must not be defined by gerrymandered districts
U.S. Viewpoints

Editorial: Democracy must not be defined by gerrymandered districts

April 24, 2026 at 9:29 AM
U.S. Viewpoints

EDITORIAL: Congress cultivates dysfunction with farm bill

Updated April 24, 2026 at 7:15 AM
‘Just war' has guided Catholic thinking on conflict for centuries – including criticism of Iran war
U.S. Viewpoints

‘Just war' has guided Catholic thinking on conflict for centuries – including criticism of Iran war

Updated April 24, 2026 at 6:25 AM
‘Affordable' Pittsburgh doesn't have enough affordable housing – here's why
U.S. Viewpoints

‘Affordable' Pittsburgh doesn't have enough affordable housing – here's why

Updated April 24, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Meloni and Trump's cooling relationship marks the failure of an EU-MAGA middle ground
U.S. Viewpoints

Meloni and Trump's cooling relationship marks the failure of an EU-MAGA middle ground

Updated April 24, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Commentary: Zionism is often used as a slur. We must reclaim the term
U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: Zionism is often used as a slur. We must reclaim the term

Updated April 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Mark Z. Barabak: He honked to support a 'No Kings' rally. A cop busted him
U.S. Viewpoints

Mark Z. Barabak: He honked to support a 'No Kings' rally. A cop busted him

Updated April 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Trudy Rubin: Trump's extended ceasefire shows his desperation to exit his failed Iran war - but he doesn't know how
U.S. Viewpoints

Trudy Rubin: Trump's extended ceasefire shows his desperation to exit his failed Iran war - but he doesn't know how

Updated April 24, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Editorial: The millionaire's tax will tempt many Illinoisans. Here's why it is a terrible idea as written
U.S. Viewpoints

Editorial: The millionaire's tax will tempt many Illinoisans. Here's why it is a terrible idea as written

Updated April 24, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Catherine Thorbecke: AI is coming for our aging parents, ready or not
U.S. Viewpoints

Catherine Thorbecke: AI is coming for our aging parents, ready or not

Updated April 24, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Mary Ellen Klas: Congress suddenly remembers it has ethics rules
incoming

Mary Ellen Klas: Congress suddenly remembers it has ethics rules

April 23, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Supreme Court's ‘shadow docket' brings hasty decisions with long-lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation
U.S. Viewpoints

Supreme Court's ‘shadow docket' brings hasty decisions with long-lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation

Updated April 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM

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