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Commentary: A National Shame Hiding in Plain Sight

  • By Paul Chang, US Department of Labor, Western Regional Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator

In well-appointed homes, on farms, in factories and in restaurants in the U.S., thousands of people, even children, work long days cleaning ho…

Commentary: How might testimony work in a Senate impeachment trial?

  • Guest Commentary Byron York
  • Updated

Former national security adviser John Bolton shook up the Trump impeachment standoff recently with his announcement that, if subpoenaed, he is “prepared to testify” before a Senate trial. It’s still not clear, of course, when or even if a trial might occur, since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is withholding the articles of impeachment. But if there is a trial, and if the Senate subpoenas Bolton, he won’t fight it.

Letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor: Cruel and costly

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To the editor: After the recent partial government shutdown, it should be clear that holding federal workers and contractors hostage because Congress and the president can’t reach a budget agreement is a cruel and costly way to govern. One of the chief responsibilities of Congress is to pass a budget. Congress needs to do the work it was elected to do and should be held accountable when it doesn’t.

Roots and Branches: Capital burger call
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Roots and Branches: Capital burger call

  • Maija Yasui

When fall begins to flash its crimson colors across the valley hillsides, my internal clock begins to pull me out of bed just a little earlier each morning. This seems contrary to the “pull the covers over your head” reflex that most experience when daybreak comes later with each passing day.