The president-elect has to show the world that power has transferred to him without the usual help from the Trump White House.
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Leonard Pitts: On John Lennon, war and Christmas during a pandemic
Despite 2020, or maybe because of it, the humanity of the season endures.
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Another View: Call President Trump’s bluff on renaming military bases
Republicans in Congress should join in defeating the chief executive’s veto threat against a crucial defense bill.
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Commentary: Trump’s legacy could be a more lenient immigration system
There is agreement that enforcement needs to improve, but it doesn’t have to be so brutal.
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Maine Voices: Achieving justice in our future requires understanding past injustices
A recent editorial offers incomplete insight into the national tragedy resulting from the intersection of Native Americans and European white settlers.
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Commentary: The Southern Strategy is dead. Here’s to America’s future.
The organizing principle of Republican politics hasn’t changed in 50 years.
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Our View: Thanksgiving story should not gloss over the past
We are a better country when we engage with the truth behind the American experiment.
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Bedside Table: True story about a politician who turned politics on its head
Half the people loved him, the other half loathed him. Nope, not Donald Trump.
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Insight: Democrats can learn to win in rural states
The U.S. Senate is biased in favor of small states, but not necessarily in favor of Republicans.
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Our View: Maine leads in LGBT protections
The political battles of years past have left us with more robust civil rights laws than any other state.