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"A number of my fellow state attorneys general and I are mobilizing in the Supreme Court against an attempt by Louisiana to reshape federal policy using state courts," Alaska Attorney General Stephen J. Cox writes.
Chevron U.S.A. v. Plaquemines Parish may look at first glance like a "sleepy" case.
Chevron U.S.A. v. Plaquemines Parish may look at first glance like a "sleepy" case.
Opinion | This ‘sleepy’ Supreme Court case could change Americans’ lives
The case involving Chevron and Louisiana is an attempt to reshape national policy through state courts.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"A number of my fellow state attorneys general and I are mobilizing in the Supreme Court against an attempt by Louisiana to reshape federal policy using state courts," Alaska Attorney General Stephen J. Cox writes.
Chevron U.S.A. v. Plaquemines Parish may look at first glance like a "sleepy" case.
Chevron U.S.A. v. Plaquemines Parish may look at first glance like a "sleepy" case.
"To address the real potential problem of insider trading, I propose strictly limiting the times when members of Congress can buy or sell stocks," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/4inyk50
Opinion | Let members of Congress trade stocks. With one big condition.
Readers respond to Post articles and commentary.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"To address the real potential problem of insider trading, I propose strictly limiting the times when members of Congress can buy or sell stocks," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/4inyk50
"Japan has been able to make this unusual strategy of public investment work well enough for a while," Dominic Pino writes.
"The U.S. is nowhere near replicating it, and it shouldn’t try to." https://wapo.st/4rk0wd4
"The U.S. is nowhere near replicating it, and it shouldn’t try to." https://wapo.st/4rk0wd4
Opinion | Japan’s approach to aging, debt-ridden decline is no model for the U.S.
America urgently needs entitlement reform and economic growth, not Japanese-style debt risk.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"Japan has been able to make this unusual strategy of public investment work well enough for a while," Dominic Pino writes.
"The U.S. is nowhere near replicating it, and it shouldn’t try to." https://wapo.st/4rk0wd4
"The U.S. is nowhere near replicating it, and it shouldn’t try to." https://wapo.st/4rk0wd4
Millions of self-employed workers who also have traditional jobs say they lack health insurance through their employer, Patrice Onwuka writes.
An alternative approach to providing freelancers with health care benefits is gaining steam in both red and blue states:
An alternative approach to providing freelancers with health care benefits is gaining steam in both red and blue states:
Opinion | An innovative approach to expanding health coverage is gaining steam
A portable benefits program is the solution that meets the moment.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Millions of self-employed workers who also have traditional jobs say they lack health insurance through their employer, Patrice Onwuka writes.
An alternative approach to providing freelancers with health care benefits is gaining steam in both red and blue states:
An alternative approach to providing freelancers with health care benefits is gaining steam in both red and blue states:
"It’s easy enough for Trump to berate his compliant attorney general, Pam Bondi, until charges are brought against his political foes," the Editorial Board writes. "Making those charges stick in federal court is a heavier lift." https://wapo.st/3Ml6IkR
Opinion | Trump’s lawfare campaign hits its first snag
It might seem like Comey and James got off on a technicality, but ensuring prosecutors are lawfully appointed is essential.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"It’s easy enough for Trump to berate his compliant attorney general, Pam Bondi, until charges are brought against his political foes," the Editorial Board writes. "Making those charges stick in federal court is a heavier lift." https://wapo.st/3Ml6IkR
"The District has speed cameras, stop lights at pedestrian crosswalks and other safety measures, but the mentality of the average driver needs to change," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/4rga6Ob
Opinion | Walking in D.C. is ‘maddening and frightening’
Readers respond to Post articles and commentary.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"The District has speed cameras, stop lights at pedestrian crosswalks and other safety measures, but the mentality of the average driver needs to change," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/4rga6Ob
The Trump administration sees New York City as the obvious next step in its pressure campaign against “sanctuary” policies in blue cities and states, the Editorial Board writes.
"But these actions are not without cost. In fact, the administration’s mass deportation campaign is already backfiring."
"But these actions are not without cost. In fact, the administration’s mass deportation campaign is already backfiring."
Opinion | The mass deportation campaign is already backfiring
Approval for Trump’s immigration approach slipped following over-the-top raids in sanctuary cities.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Trump administration sees New York City as the obvious next step in its pressure campaign against “sanctuary” policies in blue cities and states, the Editorial Board writes.
"But these actions are not without cost. In fact, the administration’s mass deportation campaign is already backfiring."
"But these actions are not without cost. In fact, the administration’s mass deportation campaign is already backfiring."
"Addressing educational disparities through grade inflation, or managing a supply shortage by freezing prices, is like trying to cure your lung cancer by smoking more," Megan McArdle writes. https://wapo.st/4odNMC8
Opinion | The signs of educational decline are now impossible to ignore
UC San Diego report shows students are not prepared for college, especially in math.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Addressing educational disparities through grade inflation, or managing a supply shortage by freezing prices, is like trying to cure your lung cancer by smoking more," Megan McArdle writes. https://wapo.st/4odNMC8
"As we watch the consequences of the Trump presidency play out in real time, Democrats face a critical inflection point," @govandybeshear.bsky.social writes.
"We must meet this moment with urgency and focus — and with the clear and tangible vision it requires."
"We must meet this moment with urgency and focus — and with the clear and tangible vision it requires."
Opinion | This slap in the face to rural America is a chance to turn it blue
Democrats should be the party of aspiration — and talk like normal human beings.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"As we watch the consequences of the Trump presidency play out in real time, Democrats face a critical inflection point," @govandybeshear.bsky.social writes.
"We must meet this moment with urgency and focus — and with the clear and tangible vision it requires."
"We must meet this moment with urgency and focus — and with the clear and tangible vision it requires."
"A year after his election to a second term in office, Donald Trump has concentrated more of the federal government’s power in the White House than any other modern president," Jason Willick writes. https://wapo.st/47Y2Wq9
Opinion | With great presidential power comes great presidential blame
Trump has devised the most powerful executive branch of modern times. Now he owns whatever goes wrong.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"A year after his election to a second term in office, Donald Trump has concentrated more of the federal government’s power in the White House than any other modern president," Jason Willick writes. https://wapo.st/47Y2Wq9
"I’m not saying rural life is any better or any worse. But I would never trade my past, and I wish every kid got to experience good outdoor open freedom themselves," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/44fnIiG
Opinion | What city dwellers don’t understand about rural life
Readers wax poetic on town and country, plus menopause treatments and 50-year mortgages.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"I’m not saying rural life is any better or any worse. But I would never trade my past, and I wish every kid got to experience good outdoor open freedom themselves," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/44fnIiG
An editorial guest cartoon by Lisa Benson 🎨 https://wapo.st/48cmUfS
Opinion | Cartoon by Lisa Benson
Lisa Benson cartoon on affordability.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
An editorial guest cartoon by Lisa Benson 🎨 https://wapo.st/48cmUfS
"The U.S. must be ready to lead, to seize the chance to turn Belarus from a gray buffer into a stabilizing bridge on Europe’s frontier," Sergey Tihanovski writes. https://wapo.st/4psYSnR
Opinion | I was in solitary for 5 years. The world I’m reentering is sobering.
Finland offers Belarus a model to avoid Russian confrontation and a better future.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"The U.S. must be ready to lead, to seize the chance to turn Belarus from a gray buffer into a stabilizing bridge on Europe’s frontier," Sergey Tihanovski writes. https://wapo.st/4psYSnR
"These farm leagues are now endangered," Will Bardenwerper writes.
"Working-class communities such as Pulaski, Virginia; Bluefield, West Virginia; and Billings, Montana ... were stripped of yet another local treasure to save what some superstars earn in four or five games."
"Working-class communities such as Pulaski, Virginia; Bluefield, West Virginia; and Billings, Montana ... were stripped of yet another local treasure to save what some superstars earn in four or five games."
Opinion | Wiping out 40 sources of small-town joy for ‘efficiency’
Small-town sports offer something the big leagues can’t.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"These farm leagues are now endangered," Will Bardenwerper writes.
"Working-class communities such as Pulaski, Virginia; Bluefield, West Virginia; and Billings, Montana ... were stripped of yet another local treasure to save what some superstars earn in four or five games."
"Working-class communities such as Pulaski, Virginia; Bluefield, West Virginia; and Billings, Montana ... were stripped of yet another local treasure to save what some superstars earn in four or five games."
"What once seemed like a dignified brake on hasty lawmaking now blocks even routine governance," U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent writes. https://wapo.st/4iiAAKS
Opinion | It’s time to end the filibuster
Senate Republicans should not shy from doing what Democrats are certain to do.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"What once seemed like a dignified brake on hasty lawmaking now blocks even routine governance," U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent writes. https://wapo.st/4iiAAKS
"As with any treatment, the question isn’t just whether a drug has risks, but whether its benefits outweigh the risks of not treating the condition," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/49wDTvx
Opinion | Can GLP-1s address infertility? Answering your questions about the drugs.
What we know and don’t know about long-term use of GLP-1s.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"As with any treatment, the question isn’t just whether a drug has risks, but whether its benefits outweigh the risks of not treating the condition," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/49wDTvx
"For all Zelensky’s courage, he may never have faced a more agonizing moment," David Ignatius writes. https://wapo.st/4rlYYiQ
Opinion | Zelensky may never have faced a more agonizing choice
U.S. officials tell me Trump’s peace plan is flexible, but a painful decision lies at its core.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
"For all Zelensky’s courage, he may never have faced a more agonizing moment," David Ignatius writes. https://wapo.st/4rlYYiQ
"As Ukraine and its European allies press to amend Trump’s plan, they should focus on preserving what Ukraine has won through its valor," David Ignatius writes. https://wapo.st/4oP1wnQ
Opinion | Trump’s hard-sell Ukraine deal is realpolitik on steroids
Ukraine has bled for its sovereignty. Any final agreement must preserve it.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
"As Ukraine and its European allies press to amend Trump’s plan, they should focus on preserving what Ukraine has won through its valor," David Ignatius writes. https://wapo.st/4oP1wnQ
"This isn’t a peace plan," @maxboot.bsky.social writes. "It’s a blueprint for Ukraine’s capitulation." https://wapo.st/4psJKXA
Opinion | Ukraine needs Russia’s frozen $200 billion immediately, Europe
With Trump seeking Kyiv’s capitulation to Russia, now is the moment for decisive European action.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"This isn’t a peace plan," @maxboot.bsky.social writes. "It’s a blueprint for Ukraine’s capitulation." https://wapo.st/4psJKXA
"It's the most significant sign yet that the MAGA coalition, centered around one uniquely charismatic man, is showing cracks," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/48hJhAp
Opinion | Marjorie Taylor Greene and the future of MAGA
The Epstein files caused the rupture, but tensions with Trump had been brewing for a while.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"It's the most significant sign yet that the MAGA coalition, centered around one uniquely charismatic man, is showing cracks," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/48hJhAp
"Trump loves populists and winners, and Mamdani is both," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/49zfG7Z
Opinion | Two socialists walk into the White House
Zohran Mamdani receives his biggest endorsement yet.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Trump loves populists and winners, and Mamdani is both," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/49zfG7Z
"A democracy that allows its universities to be bullied by political forces is already in peril," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/49rLA6h
Opinion | U-Va. should adhere to Thomas Jefferson’s principles
Readers respond to Post articles and commentary.
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"A democracy that allows its universities to be bullied by political forces is already in peril," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/49rLA6h
"Politics is failing to bring peace where business may have a chance."
The latest from Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative member of Parliament in Britain:
The latest from Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative member of Parliament in Britain:
Opinion | Business can teach us about governance, not just profits
Commerce with a conscience can lead to peace and progress.
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
"Politics is failing to bring peace where business may have a chance."
The latest from Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative member of Parliament in Britain:
The latest from Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative member of Parliament in Britain:
"America is experiencing a five-alarm cybersecurity fire," Lauryn Williams writes. https://wapo.st/44bTywI
Opinion | The cyberattacks are coming. Will anyone be there to stop them?
Trump administration job cuts worsen U.S. vulnerabilities to China and other cyber-adversaries.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"America is experiencing a five-alarm cybersecurity fire," Lauryn Williams writes. https://wapo.st/44bTywI
"This new iteration of Nuzzi, though entertaining, is a backstab not just to her former fiancé, but to all journalists," Kathleen Parker writes. https://wapo.st/4ieobri
Opinion | These salacious affairs are great for gossip and terrible for America
Olivia Nuzzi’s sordid tale of infidelity is a bad look for journalism ethics.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
"This new iteration of Nuzzi, though entertaining, is a backstab not just to her former fiancé, but to all journalists," Kathleen Parker writes. https://wapo.st/4ieobri