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President Donald Trump, right, meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, left, for bilateral talks at Beştepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit on July 8, 2026, in Ankara, Turkey. (Win McNamee/Getty)

Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump’s fight with Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals a deeper frustration

By Daniel DePetris

October 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The likely driver for the latest fight over Ukraine is that the war Donald Trump...

Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher waves to the stage during the 27th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Maher on June 29, 2026, in Washington. (Kevin Wolf/AP)

Clarence Page: Beware the charm of our rising chatbots

By Clarence Page

October 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Besides the existential risks of artificial intelligence, consider how AI chatbots insinuate themselves in the...

The new Cragin Park Fieldhouse stands Oct. 15, 2026, in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Edward Keegan: Is the minimalist fieldhouse in Chicago’s Cragin Park architecture or just a building?

By Edward Keegan

October 19, 2026 at 8:09 a.m.

The Cragin Park Fieldhouse expresses a clear architectural character with its exposed steel structure. I...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker discusses fairness in the conditional adult-use cannabis dispensary licensing process during a news conference at the James R. Thompson Center on Sept. 22, 2020.

Column: Gov. Pritzker and the ‘fair tax’ offer you can’t refuse

By John Kass

October 8, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

What do you call it when a powerful man threatens you and your family with...

"SNL" musical guest Megan Thee Stallion performs on Oct. 3, 2020.

Column: Megan Thee Stallion transformed on ‘SNL’ from raunchy rapper to social activist

By Dahleen Glanton

October 8, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Megan Thee Stallion delivered a powerful message to America on "Saturday Night Live" last weekend....

President Woodrow Wilson goes over papers at his desk as first lady Edith Wilson looks on in the mid-1910s. Edith Wilson was often referred to as "secret president" because of the important role she played in Wilson's presidency during his long and debilitating illness following a stroke.

Column: History may not repeat itself, but it sometimes comes mighty darn close

By Ron Grossman

October 8, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

About a century ago, the secretary of state convened a Cabinet meeting and asked the...

A fly rests on the head of Vice President Mike Pence on Oct. 7, 2020, as he takes notes during the vice presidential debate against vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Salt Lake City.

Column: The fly on Mike Pence’s head during the vice presidential debate: A transcript

By Rex W. Huppke

October 8, 2020 at 9:40 a.m.

For about two minutes during Wednesday night's vice presidential debate, a large, black fly planted...

The sun sets over West Madison Street on the autumnal equinox, Sept. 22, 2020, in Chicago.

Column: We’ll soon go off daylight saving time. But why?

By Steve Chapman

October 8, 2020 at 9:07 a.m.

In the coming weeks, leaves will fall, plants will shrivel, temperatures will sink and Americans...

President Donald Trump removes his mask upon return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Oct. 5.

Column: Upon his release from hospital, President Trump is denounced as a heretic by media high priests

By John Kass

October 7, 2020 at 5:08 p.m.

A man got coronavirus and, like most who get it, he did not die. After...

President Donald Trump walks out of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after receiving treatment as a COVID-19 patient on Oct. 5, 2020, in Bethesda, Md.

Column: Do you find yourself hating Trump and hating that you’ve become a hater?

By Mary Schmich

October 7, 2020 at 12:07 p.m.

Hate. It's the other pandemic. It's a contagious virus that easily infects people afflicted by...

President Donald Trump holds his face mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Column: Why are Trump and Republicans the ones getting COVID-19? Must be a liberal conspiracy.

By Rex W. Huppke

October 7, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

I don't mean to sound conspiratorial, but I think godless DEMONcrats have intentionally infected President...

US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he walks out of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland walking to Marine One on October 5, 2020, to return to the White House after being discharged. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Column: Trump’s COVID-19 antics are appalling. They might just win him reelection.

By Dahleen Glanton

October 6, 2020 at 8:49 p.m.

Most Americans are appalled, if not enraged, by the way Donald Trump has acted since...

Don’t tiptoe around your responsibility to vote in the Tweet of the Week poll. In that other election as well, while you’re at it.

By Eric Zorn

October 9, 2020 at 12:11 p.m.

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

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