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GARVEY: When you’re a parent, it’s always the first day of school

The first day of school recently arrived at our house. I woke up early to get the kids ready in time to take a few pictures out on the front porch before we left. I have to admit, I made them do the chalkboard thing -- the mug shot where you write their teacher's name and their grade on a ...

SHAPIRO: Why would we want bad people here?

This week, news emerged that the Trump administration has been setting new standards with regard to incoming immigrants. According to Axios, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will now take into account the "positive attributes" of migrants entering the country; such attributes can ...

BARONE: Will Trump help Ukraine stop Russia’s westward drive?

The extraordinary pair of meetings in the past week — the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday and Donald Trump's hosting of the leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Finland, as well as the NATO alliance and the European Commission — were prompted by the latest ...

DE RUGY: Tariffs as the new tax base: A laughable idea

After more deadlines and deals, another round of President Donald Trump's tariffs has arrived. With higher prices again needing to be justified -- and on the heels of the "Big Beautiful Bill," which didn't exactly balance the budget -- protectionists are positioned to once again play the ...

NAPOLITANO: Public safety and the presidency

President Donald Trump argued last week that as a result of the federal enhancement of police work in Washington, D.C., the city has gone in four days from being the most dangerous in America to being the safest. He cited no evidence but relied apparently on his own observations and anecdotal ...

WILLIAMS: Trump’s war on mail-in voting

President Donald Trump is declaring war on mail-in voting. In a recent announcement, the president stated that an executive order to end mail-in voting in federal elections is currently being drafted. There's been a lot of talk over the past two presidential cycles over mail-in voting and ...