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Nykea Aldridge's mother, Diann Aldridge, hugs three of Nykea's four children, Summer, 12, from left, Shavae, 8, and Sincere, 10, during a prayer vigil on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.

While athletes speak out, Trump drops the ball with black voters

May 23, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

Donald Trump is a political commentator's dream in the usually news-challenged weeks of late summer when we're looking for someone to complain about. For example, he rejects "political correctness." He...

A wearing an anti-Hillary Clinton and anti-Donald Trump T-shirt walks outside of the Utah Republican Party 2016 convention in Salt Lake City.

Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump? Who’s least bad?

May 23, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

Today's presidential race unfortunately reminds me of the bitter 1991 gubernatorial runoff in Louisiana, a state long associated with colorful politics. That was the runoff that pitted former Ku Klux...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Akron, Ohio, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016.

Donald Trump talks about urban blacks, not with them

May 23, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

As Donald Trump expressed "regret" for sometimes saying "the wrong thing" in his campaign, I thought he was going to break into song: "Regrets, I've had a few/ But then...

John McLaughlin, host of "The McLaughlin Group," arrives at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington in 2012.

John McLaughlin’s final ‘Bye-bye’

May 23, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

Back in the early 1990s, when our son was 4 years old and accustomed to seeing his dad on a certain Washington-based public television talk show, he'd annoy us by...

An abandoned house is spray painted "Trump!" on Aug. 14, 2016, in Schuylkill County, Pa. The region has a rich coal mining history, but the majority of nearby coal mines have closed. Donald Trump has been holding rallies in the state frequently as he targets Pennsylvania's 20 delegates.

J.D. Vance memoir gives voice to Donald Trump’s base

May 23, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

When I caught up with J.D. Vance, he still sounded a bit bemused by the success of his colorfully titled book, "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during his campaign event at the BB&T Center on August 10, 2016, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Donald Trump is insulting his way down a losing path

May 23, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

When you've dug yourself into a hole, as the old saying goes, stop digging. Most people are smart enough to follow that advice. They aren't Donald Trump. In the weeks...

In his economic policy speech Aug. 8, 2016, to the Detroit Economic Club, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump offered his blueprint for stimulating growth and creating jobs.

Donald Trump’s economic reset shortchanges his base

May 23, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

Is Donald Trump becoming what he, among many other conservatives, warns us against? In his economic policy speech Monday to the prestigious Detroit Economic Club, the Republican presidential nominee sounded...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears outside a town hall event in Columbus, Ohio, on August 1, 2016.

Is Donald Trump testing his exit strategy?

May 23, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

It is a sign of how poorly Donald Trump is doing in the polls that he already is working on his reasons to be a sore loser. The system, he...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Cumberland Valley High School, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Donald Trump’s latest gift to Hillary Clinton

June 2, 2019 at 4:48 p.m.

It is not enough to succeed, Gore Vidal once said. Others must fail. As presidential nominee Hillary Clinton enjoys a bump in her polls after the Democratic National Convention, she's...

Florida delegate Dianne Krumel from Pensacola shows her support for Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton before the start of the third day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 27, 2016.

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump speeches point to ugly campaign season

June 21, 2019 at 11:41 p.m.

New York's late Gov. Mario Cuomo used to say, "We campaign in poetry, we govern in prose." That line has been quoted quite a bit these days. We like to...

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