Opinion: Trump’s second presidency delivers a diktat a day
At a televised town hall in 2023, Sean Hannity gave Donald Trump a chance to dispel fears that he'd abuse power if given another spin as president. Trump sort-…
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Opinion: Trump’s Gaza nonsense — Crazy scheme harms real steps for Mideast peace
President Donald Trump's fanciful plan for Gaza will not happen; still his wacky vision actually undermines legitimate efforts to improve relations in the Mide…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOpinion: Like the right, the left should tap into religion
The current right-wing movement dominating our politics, one led by President Donald Trump that seeks to reshape America into its image at all costs, did not f…
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Opinion: How the Jan. 6 pardons can help the Democrats
Say their names: Brian Sicknick. Jeffrey Smith. Howard Liebengood.
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Opinion: Courts will decide Trump’s efforts to expand presidential powers
President Donald Trump has spent a lifetime in the courts as both plaintiff and defendant, filing lawsuits to justify his actions and benefit his businesses or…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOpinion: Sessoms’ Soapbox – History will remember Republican politicians as cowards
On Thursday, Chattanoogans joined protests, seen throughout the country, against Elon Musk's lawless takeover of various agencies within the federal government.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOpinion: There’s only one thing driving the GOP’s attack on immigration
Just a few weeks into the ongoing legislative session, it is not hyperbole to say the GOP supermajority in the Tennessee General Assembly is waging an all-out …
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Opinion: The world’s richest men take on the world’s poorest children
The world's richest man is boasting about destroying the U.S. Agency for International Development, which saves the lives of the world's poorest children, sayi…
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Opinion: Trump trying to blame DEI polices for DC plane crash is pure division, evil and insensitivity
Ten times you could ask President Donald Trump, "Have you no shame," and 10 times he could tell you, "No, I don't."
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Opinion: There is no going back
Even if anyone had elected Elon Musk to anything, the past week would still be one of the most serious examples of executive branch malfeasance in American his…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOpinion: Unless you bow down, the GOP doesn’t care about you
This past election, Republican state Rep. Greg Martin was re-elected to his district with a resounding 62% of votes, seemingly sending the message that Distric…
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Opinion: Even in victory, Republicans should listen to their opponents
In the wake of Donald Trump's election, many people have discussed Democrats' mistakes — from being "out of touch" and insulting, to focusing too much on Trump…
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Opinion: Undocumented immigrants are well documented. Just ask the IRS
The phrase "undocumented immigrant" is deeply misleading, if not outright inaccurate.
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Opinion: An old corps gets a new assignment
We are a long way from knowing what the historians will be proclaiming about it.
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Opinion: Trump’s test of the Constitution
After nightfall on Jan. 24, President Donald Trump summarily dismissed as many as 17 of the most important guardians of integrity in the federal government – t…
