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Former President Barack Obama speaks during the closing session of the 2019 Obama Foundation Summit meeting at the Kaplan Institute at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago on Oct. 29, 2019.

Column: Barack Obama is right about giving ‘woke’ culture a rest. Will progressive Democrats listen?

November 1, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

Formerly defined as simply the opposite of being asleep, "woke" in the era of Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movement frequently describes an awareness of important facts and issues,...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of President Donald Trump's chief GOP allies, says he will introduce a resolution condemning the Democratic-controlled House for pursuing a "closed door, illegitimate impeachment inquiry," during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 24, 2019.

Column: Nancy Pelosi gives Republicans the process they asked for on Trump impeachment, and now they’re stuck with it

October 30, 2019 at 7:02 p.m.

In their exhausting task of trying to defend President Donald Trump's fishy behavior in the Ukraine scandal, Republicans on Capitol Hill have been flailing this way and that, propping up...

Flanked by about two dozen House Republicans, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks as House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., left, listens during a news conference Oct. 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Gaetz held the newsconference to call for transparency in the impeachment inquiry.

Column: Desperate Republicans turn to chaos strategy: When you can’t make an excuse for Trump, just make noise

October 25, 2019 at 8:05 p.m.

Apparently unable to make excuses for President Donald Trump's possibly impeachable behavior in regard to Ukraine, congressional Republicans have decided to just make a fuss. For those who are taking...

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, listens to a question during a campaign stop in Londonderry, New Hampshire, on Oct. 1, 2019.

Column: What’s behind Hillary Clinton’s attack on Tulsi Gabbard over Russia? Experience.

October 22, 2019 at 3:18 p.m.

Considering how she has been polling 2% or below in the crowded Democratic presidential field, you might think Rep. Tulsi Gabbard would appreciate the old show business saying that any...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, from left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland, speak with reporters after a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington.

Column: Vague Democrats in presidential race could learn a thing or two from Nancy Pelosi

October 18, 2019 at 12:49 p.m.

President Donald Trump's best-laid plans sometimes turn out to be little more than slogans. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi memorably called his bluff in a meeting between Trump and congressional leaders...

White House social media director Dan Scavino outside the Oval Office as President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on Oct. 11, 2019.

Column: How toxic should we let political speech get? ‘Meme wars’ take new ground as fake Donald Trump shoots rivals in violent parody

October 15, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

When I heard that President Donald Trump had condemned a violent video parody that depicted a fake Trump shooting mainstream media and his political critics, I wondered whether he actually...

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Column: Barack Obama is right about giving ‘woke’ culture a rest. Will progressive Democrats listen?

Column: Nancy Pelosi gives Republicans the process they asked for on Trump impeachment, and now they’re stuck with it

Column: Desperate Republicans turn to chaos strategy: When you can’t make an excuse for Trump, just make noise

Column: What’s behind Hillary Clinton’s attack on Tulsi Gabbard over Russia? Experience.

Column: Vague Democrats in presidential race could learn a thing or two from Nancy Pelosi

Column: How toxic should we let political speech get? ‘Meme wars’ take new ground as fake Donald Trump shoots rivals in violent parody

Column: NBA’s deference to China in the wake of controversy shows how money trumps freedom of speech

Column: Trump’s ‘unmatched wisdom’ leaves Syria’s Kurds — and us — in danger

Column: Courtroom hugs after Amber Guyger was sentenced in shooting of Botham Jean test the limits of forgiveness

Column: A question for defenders of President Donald Trump: What if President Barack Obama had done this?