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Empty seats belonging to House Democrats during a session convocation in the Capitol, Aug. 5, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Rodolfo Gonzalez/AP)

Clarence Page: Time for Democrats to get serious about their political future

August 10, 2025 at 10:14 a.m.

Are we starting to see the hardball attitude that many frustrated Democrats have been urging their national party to adopt?

A protester holds a sign outside the White House demanding the release to all files related to Jeffrey Epstein in Washington on July 18, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski/Getty-AFP)

Clarence Page: President Donald Trump drives wedges into his own movement

August 3, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The irony for Donald Trump is the fervor of the conviction that Jeffrey Epstein's crimes are the rotten core of the U.S. political power structure.

Players take the field for their first home game as the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland on April 15, 2022. The Guardians and Washington Commanders had seemingly resolved the name matter by selecting new names. Now, thanks to the president of the United States, the issue is back on the table. (Dustin Franz/The New York Times)

Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s naming game is a pitch to his restive base

July 28, 2025 at 8:18 a.m.

President Donald Trump has called on two sports teams to revert to their former names — which unfortunately sound to many ears like racial slurs.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, listens as President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on July 8, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Clarence Page: Is the Jeffrey Epstein scandal finally behind us? Don’t bet on it.

July 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Whether they exist or not, "the Epstein files" became a story in themselves.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) pumps his fist in the air and chants "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!" while celebrating the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act with fellow Republicans in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on July 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

Clarence Page: Old ‘welfare queen’ legends haunt Donald Trump’s budget plan

July 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The fact remains that Republicans are only slightly offsetting significant tax cuts for the rich by decimating programs that help the poor, including food stamps and Medicaid.

Zohran Mamdani supporters cheer election results as his victory is announced at a Democratic Socialists of America watch party at Brooklyn Masonic Hall in Brooklyn, June 24, 2025. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)

Clarence Page: New York’s mayoral race could be a testing ground for a Democratic comeback

June 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Among the many postmortem conclusions in Democratic ranks is the sense that it's time for the party’s old guard to step aside for a new generation.

President Donald Trump walks out of the Oval Office before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on June 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty)

Clarence Page: Did you miss a national holiday, Mr. President?

June 20, 2025 at 6:56 p.m.

Juneteenth came and went Thursday, but curiously something seemed to be missing from the annual celebration: a cordial salute from the president of the United States.

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on June 12, 2025. (Etienne Laurent/AP)

Clarence Page: When the president’s peacemaking efforts invite more chaos

June 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

We need to give peace a chance. But peace is not what Donald Trump and Kristi Noem have in mind for the blue states and blue cities of America.

President Donald Trump, right, during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Clarence Page: Big, beautiful bromance breaks up — live on social media

June 8, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

By Thursday afternoon, White House staff were calling fracas as “the one big, beautiful breakup,” a reference to the legislation that ignited Musk’s fury.

Students from University of Illinois Chicago protest against President Donald Trump during a rally in Chicago’s Federal Plaza, May 2, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Clarence Page: Hey, men, Democrats want your votes. They really do.

June 1, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The decline of men and concomitant rise of women in Democratic voting ranks has been observed for decades and is not expected to change drastically soon.

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