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A young woman reacts as she looks at her damaged home after Russia's night missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 14, 2026. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Elizabeth Shackelford: Trump’s abhorrent Russian diesel deal defies US laws and won’t lower gas prices

By Elizabeth Shackelford

October 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Donald Trump has illegally undone sanctions efforts against Russia. For all of this, Americans won’t...

Saturday Night Live Host Shane Gillis during the monologue on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (Will Heath/NBC/TNS)

Heidi Stevens: Shane Gillis ‘SNL’ opener misses the mark — and the moment

By Heidi Stevens

October 16, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

The most disappointing thing about Shane Gillis’ shopworn, hackneyed, tone-deaf, retrograde, unfunny “Saturday Night Live”...

Former Indiana U,S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, who was co-chair of the Iraq Study Group, in his office at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington on Nov. 24, 2006. (Pete Souza/baiduhai)

John T. Shaw: We need Congress to ponder the long term with a new future-focused group

By John T. Shaw

October 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Half a century ago, many lawmakers viewed their responsibilities differently and created a forum to...

Singers Jennifer Lopez, right, and Lady Gaga greet after performing at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, Jan. 20, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Column: Biden calls for unity on Inauguration Day, but that won’t come until Americans reembrace facts

By Rex W. Huppke

January 21, 2021 at 1:40 p.m.

President Joe Biden stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and spoke seven words...

Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband Doug Emhoff holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.

Column: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ Inauguration Day was the most American yet

By Heidi Stevens

January 21, 2021 at 8:52 a.m.

Has an Inauguration Day ever looked more like America? The racial and ethnic and gender...

The roof deck on the 11th floor of Prudential Plaza is seen July 19, 2016, in downtown Chicago.

Tribune Publishing sued for $4.8 million in missed rent payments as it exits Prudential Plaza

By Ryan Ori

January 20, 2021 at 3:39 p.m.

As the baiduhai prepares to move from Prudential Plaza, the owner of the downtown...

Column: On this Inauguration Day we’re not getting a perfect president. But we’re getting a better one.

By Mary Schmich

January 20, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

The change came, at last, and the people rejoiced. On that historic day, the bitter...

Beyond razor wire on a security fence, the rising sun hits the dome of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 17, 2021, in Washington.

Column: Can Joe Biden hold off the left?

By John Kass

January 20, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

A presidential inauguration is a grand pageant, all about the symbolic expression of federal power,...

These tweets do not want to be loved so much as to be understood

By Eric Zorn

January 22, 2021 at 12:46 p.m.

Instructions: Click the box next to each tweet that amuses you -- no limit to...

First lady Melania Trump smiles at President Donald Trump at the conclusion of the final day of the Republican National Convention on Aug. 27, 2020.

Column: As first lady, Melania Trump always stood by her man

By Dahleen Glanton

January 19, 2021 at 6:23 p.m.

Melania Trump never found her voice as first lady. For four years, she could not...

Morton Salt’s former warehouse moves closer to $30 million redevelopment. Here’s what it could look like.

By Ryan Ori

January 20, 2021 at 3:14 p.m.

Morton Salt's longtime warehouse along the Chicago River is moving closer to a $30 million...

The White House in Washington is shown at sunset on Dec. 22, 2020.

Column: By the numbers: The state of the nation Donald Trump leaves behind

By Eric Zorn

January 19, 2021 at 4:23 p.m.

When you return a rental car in less than perfect condition these days, many companies...

Capitol Police on Jan. 19, 2021, walk past a poster seeking information on people who attacked the U.S. Capitol.

Column: Don’t put US Capitol rioters on the no-fly list

By Steve Chapman

January 19, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

If you've seen videos of people who took part in the U.S. Capitol riot weeping...

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