Woke baggage weighs down Democrats’ economic message

As Democrats attempt to unite around a new economic populism, Republicans can hardly believe their luck. Five months after President Donald Trump defeated then-Vice President Kamala Harris to win...

Gavin Newsom labels Democratic brand ‘toxic’

Stephanie Finucane, Tribune News Service There is no honour in kicking a man when he’s down — or a political party, for that matter. Yet that’s exactly what Gov....

There is a leadership vacuum in the Democratic Party

Daniela Altimari, Tribune News Service The “squad” has shrunk. Nancy Pelosi, at 84, is approaching the twilight of her long political career. And House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries? More...

Peaceful at home?

Will Melania be seen supporting her husband, President Trump, given that he has stopped supporting her motherland Ukraine? Dennis Fitzgerald, Melbourne, Australia

Official English hits different coming from White House

President Donald Trump’s recent declaration of English as the official language of the US may seem relatively benign. Most residents already speak English and most immigrants are eager to...

Tough game

Fool’s gold?

I thought one of the current uses of AI was to create video material that made you look better or made your opponents look silly. Someone on the Trump...

Progress report

Democrats wake up to start battling Trump and Musk

Doyle McManus, Tribune News Service A president’s first few weeks in office were once expected to be a “honeymoon,” a pleasant if brief period of bipartisanship and good feeling....

Gavin Newsom, Trump and the art of the deal

Mark Z. Barabak, Tribune News Service Poor Gavin Newsom. The governor hasn’t swallowed this much indigestion-inducing fare since he visited the French Laundry. In the three weeks since Donald...