Elon Musk is right: the massive cash giveaway to the richest at the expense of the poorest that Senate Republicans passed this week is “utterly insane and destructive.”  

Average Americans, and soon enough many Republican politicians, will regret the budget bill President Trump and the far-right have cooked up if, as expected, the full Congress passes a final version of the bill into law before the July 4 holiday. The bill will sell out the future of hundreds of millio...

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This is a large country, and people in different states embrace different customs, cultural preferences and political beliefs. But for all our diversity, every person in every state needs to eat.

In recognition of this, America has long treated hunger as a national concern. Unfortunately, a little-understood provision in the budget reconciliation legislation speeding through Congress would change that. Within a few years of its passage, we would likely see a significant number...

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A news frenzy has emerged in recent weeks around Rahm Emanuel’s potential 2028 presidential run. To dispel with any suspense: I know Rahm well — and, no, I don’t know whether he will run.

I do know this: Any conventional wisdom diminishing his ability to compete is unwise. That’s because Emanuel can’t be easily discounted. He deserves more than just casual observation.

It’s not easy. As I’ve said in several interviews, he may be the best-known American political lead...

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Something much deeper than the price of eggs was at work when voters re-elected President Trump last year.

Most Americans were unhappy with the country's direction; they still are. Last month, 59 percent said they were dissatisfied with "the way things are going in the United States."

It's not just that people have very different opinions about the day's pressing issues. We lack a national vision or mission that transcends our differences. No one has articulated a co...

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