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President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower health care costs on Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida.

Clarence Page: In State of Disunion, Joe Biden wrestles with rowdy Republicans

February 10, 2023 at 6:14 p.m.

Sometimes, amid the theatrics and showboating of partisan politics, a real policy issue breaks out. That seemed to happen with President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday, when...

Constituents from the district of New York U.S. Rep. George Santos demonstrate during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023. The Democratic representatives from New York and some of Santos constituents are backing a petition calling on Santos to resign from Congress.

Clarence Page: Is George Santos another frustrated millennial?

February 7, 2023 at 5:55 p.m.

In today's social media age, chock-full of internet-fueled celebrities, U.S. Rep. George Santos really stands out. That's partly because the first-term New York Republican has gotten as far as he...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks after being sworn in to his second term at an inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol in Tallahassee on Jan. 3, 2023.

Clarence Page: College Board AP course tests our racial politics, too

February 3, 2023 at 5:50 p.m.

Sometimes people who want to show you how clever they are only end up exposing their own ignorance. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stumbled into that hole in a news conference...

Ameena Matthews yells with other activists on Jan. 30, 2023, in Chicago's Federal Plaza to protest the killing of Tyre Nichols. Nichols died after he was beaten by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, on Jan. 7.

Clarence Page: Police brutality is not always white-on-Black

January 31, 2023 at 6:09 p.m.

Was anyone not shocked by the sickening video of Tyre Nichols' fatal beating by Memphis police? Yes, observed D.L. Hughley while guest-hosting "The Daily Show": "Black people." "The only people...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer arrive at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 25, 2023, to talk about the Republican bill called the Fair Tax Act.

Clarence Page: How a GOP tax cut plan became a gift to Democrats

January 27, 2023 at 5:11 p.m.

Remember how cameras followed Rep. Kevin McCarthy up and down the aisles of the Houseas he tried to string together enough deals during 15 rounds of voting to be elected...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 24, 2022, in Orlando.

Clarence Page: Can Black History Month survive Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ‘anti-woke’ politics?

January 24, 2023 at 5:21 p.m.

Finally we are beginning to see some pushback against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' infamously cynical "stop WOKE" crusade. Appropriately, part of the push comes from a prominent Black Florida historian,...

A gas-burning stove is offered for sale at a home improvement store on January 12, 2023 in Chicago. Consumers and politicians voiced concern after the commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently suggested that gas stoves were a health hazard, leading people to believe that they would be banned.

Clarence Page: How your gas stove was drafted into the culture wars

January 20, 2023 at 7:48 p.m.

Speaking of hot topics, have you heard that the federal government might ban gas stoves — and perhaps even confiscate the beloved big burner you have in your kitchen? Rest...

President Joe Biden holds up a personalized Golden State Warriors jersey as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds on Jan. 17, 2023, in Washington during a visit from the 2022 NBA champions.

Clarence Page: President Biden’s document drama: Stick to the facts, Joe

January 17, 2023 at 6:07 p.m.

Well, that was fun while it lasted. President Joe Biden benefited mightily from the 15-ballot display of disarray by House Republicans to settle the usually routine matter of electing one...

President Joe Biden, center, talks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2023.

Clarence Page: Has Biden bungled the border crisis? He’s not alone.

January 13, 2023 at 6:02 p.m.

Joe Biden's White House won't call it a crisis, but it's not exactly nothing either. Just ask Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and New York's mayor, Eric Adams. After days of...

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks after U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7, 2023, in Washington.

Clarence Page: Is Hakeem Jeffries the next Barack Obama? Don’t rush him

January 10, 2023 at 5:32 p.m.

No, New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries does not want to be the next Barack Obama, although sometimes it seems as if everyone is asking. A lot of people were asking...

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