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Dowd: Trump brings a chill to D.C. that will persist

Yet, Trump was assisted in his second victory by Biden’s hubris and his staff’s secrecy.

 

Harrop; Behold Trump’s new coin of the realm

Trump is selling $TRUMP, a cryptocurrency that surged in value at its fortuitously timed release.

 

Klein: Why Trump’s, GOP’s slim victories don’t feel that way

Trump and the Republicans won on ‘bad vibes’ for Democrats. That will be tough to govern with.

 

Paul: Decline in geriatric care a concern not just for seniors

As the population over 65 grows, we’re losing geriatricians to better-paying fields. Yet, there’s hope.

Brooks: In Hegseth, we gets the Defense secretart we deserve

With all that the U.S. faces from belligerent nations, senators focused on wokeness and infidelities.

Schwab: Conspiratorial thoughts, conditional prayers for L.A.

Trump and the GOP take full advantage of a tragedy to shift blame and wring out concessions.

Goldberg: Democrats will regret backing Laken Riley Act

Support provides cover to some worried about border backlash, but its consequences will persist.

Goldberg: Hegseth did not impress; that’s fine with GOP

The nominee for Defense fails on character and the job’s basics. Yet, his confirmation seems assured.

Welch: Spreading ‘tax policy love around’ would come at a cost

A state tax on wealth might sound fair, but it could chase some from the state and lose crucial revenue.

Douthat: Merger of U.S., Canada may be in interests of both

With an unclear future ahead of it, it has more to gain as part of the U.S. than as its neighbor.

Friedman: Trump’s reckless Greenland comments no joke to Taiwan

The president-elect could be making things difficult for himself in discouraging China’s plans for Taiwan.

Gessen: Film ‘Queendom’ shows performer’s transformative power

The documentary portrays a trans woman’s life, journey and protests inside Russia and out.

Harrop: Mamas, don’t let your baby boys grow up to be sponges

There may be many reasons young men are failing to leave home. But moms may not be helping much.

Stephens: Among successes, much will weigh on Biden’s legacy

Illusions and deceptions, chief among them that he was up to defeating Trump, won’t serve his reputation.

Comment: I quit drinking but still confront drinking culture

As much as we look down on those for who alcohol is an addiction, we still judge those who quit.

Saunders: Gulf of America? Trump trolls but often for a reason

His threats to leave NATO to fend for itself helped prompt its countries to boost their defense spending.

The cartoon was created by Pulitzer Prize-winning Ann Telnaes, then spiked by Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post. So she resigned. The worst is yet to come.

Schwab: Enthralled by a past history that didn’t exist

With Democrats now identified as the ‘enemy’ of the American Dream even the oligarchs are choosing sides.

The cartoon was created by Pulitzer Prize-winning Ann Telnaes, then spiked by Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post. So she resigned. The worst is yet to come.

Kristof: Biden’s call of genocide in Sudan pulls its punch

It identifies the atrocities and the actors, but avoids naming the UAE as the chief enabler.

Goldberg: Musk. world’s richest troll, targets U.K. officials

Most interested in directing others’ ire, Musk makes false accusations about a decades’ old scandal.

Harrop: Delayed, congestion pricing at last Begins in New York

Rather than a tax on working class, the fee will aid pedestrians and those who rely on the subway.