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Outgoing D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and most Washingtonians wanted to see their beloved NFL football team, the Washington Commanders, in a state-of-the-art stadium. Be careful what you wish for. Only ...

Contra again?

This would seem to be an opportunity for Democrats. Polling released at the start of August by End Citizens United found that ...

Assuming anything like free and fair elections next November, the Democratic wave would be sufficient to overcome Republican attempts at voter suppression, as was the case in 2018. But this time, the ...

How FBI Director Kash Patel undermines the FBI’s performance and credibility.

These are the people on my mind heading into the winter holidays amid the regime’s ongoing immigration terror campaign, and whose stories and situations I want to highlight. Throughout 2025, The ...

The would-be dictator would get a much better class of censor if his regime didn’t hoist the biggest morons in the country into leadership positions.

Along with my On TAP comrade Harold Meyerson, I prize wordplay and puns. My favorite title in 2025 was a two-fer, for this piece about the plane that Qatar gave Trump: “Air Farce One: When Gift ...

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