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Tim Graham

Twenty years ago, Democrat politicians had a reason to be queasy over making an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press." Back then, host Tim Russert asked pointed questions, often relying on research to bring up potentially embarrassing statements and actions. Even Barack Obama knew he was going ...

Jamie Stiehm

WASHINGTON — Something told me to get me over to East Potomac Park before Donald Trump destroyed it. Sure enough, I did, on a rainy Sunday morning, for a rally to protect the waterfront parkland from his axe. On the next weekend, he cut down 430 trees — for a fancy golf course, of course. ...

Robert B. Reich

I'm allowing myself to believe that sane people may be in charge of Congress starting next Jan. 20. I know, I know: Polls have gotten our hopes up before only to have them dashed on the rocky shores of political reality. But this time it does seem as if congressional Republicans will finally ...

Clarence Page

Almost a week after receiving a double shot of a lethal execution drug, Christa Pike woke up in a Nashville, Tennessee, hospital, handcuffed to a bed and, according to one of her lawyers, "angry and confused." Indeed, anger and confusion is pretty much where this horrifying episode leaves ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you give me information about laryngopharyngeal reflux? I develop a croaky voice at times and have lots of mucus in the morning (which doesn't get coughed up), among other things. Is diet alone enough to remedy the problem? I'm going in for a vocal cord vibration test. — ...

Mona Charen

Trayon White, a member of the city council in the District of Columbia, just walked away from a hung jury in a bribery trial. The facts were kind of wild. Though White admitted to accepting $35,000 in cash from a city contractor (who turned out to be an FBI informant), and the prosecution ...