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Newsom Reveals His Weaknesses When He Needs Political Hardball to Get His Way

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. One of Gavin Newsom’s political ploys is to depict po...

Newsom Reveals His Weaknesses When He Needs Political Hardball to Get His Way

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. One of Gavin Newsom’s political ploys is to depict po...

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Democrats Seeking California Governorship Strut Their Stuff for Union Leaders

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Given California’s daunting — even existential — arra...

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How Real ID Can Exclude ‘Real’ Americans From Flying, Voting and More

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At 98, my father’s paper trail was long — in addition...

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)

What the World Needs From Pope Leo

The name alone often speaks volumes. In choosing to reign as Francis, first of that name, Jorge Bergoglio signaled clearly the style of his ...

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Today Harvard Is the Target. Tomorrow It Could Be Your Church.

A Weaponized Tax Code Could Backfire on Conservatives. Conservatives like me once instinctively understood that expanding government power —...

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Jerry Springer — Yes, That Jerry Springer — Can Save the Democrats

Given that Hollywood is often caricatured as a hotbed of liberalism, it’s surprising that Republicans seem so much better than Democrats at ...

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Other States Are Showing California How to Protect Its Budget Without Cutting Needed Services

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As California leaders and advocates enter prime budge...

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State Bar’s Botched Exam for New Lawyers Is CA’s Latest Entry to the Hall of Shame

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Is there something in California’s water that induces...

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I Applaud Fresno Unified’s New Focus, but the Plan Needs Work

As a general rule, going backwards doesn’t help you make progress. And yet, when it comes to student achievement in America’s public schools...

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Iran’s Leader Hopes America Can Save His Faltering Regime

Were they to come back to the embassy that Iran raided and expropriated over four decades ago, American diplomats would find it much as they...

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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during the inauguration of the Mexico Aerospace Fair (FAMEX) 2025 at the Santa Lucia military airbase in Zumpango, near Mexico City, Mexico April 22, 2025 REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo
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People walk outside Milwaukee County Courthouse, after Wisconsin county judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by U.S. officials, charging her with helping a man in her court evade immigration authorities in an escalating dispute between President Donald Trump's administration and local officials over immigration enforcement, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Vincent Alban/File Photo
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Wisconsin Judge Pleads Not Guilty to Impeding Immigrant’s Arrest

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