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Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O&apos;Rourke campaigns in Frisco, Texas, as part of his 49-day tour on Aug. 13, 2022.

Guest Editorial: Texas Democrats can’t admit there is a border crisis

Yes, there is a border crisis.And, yes, a big part of Democrats’ struggle in Texas is their unwillingness or inability to accept that reality and to offer support for clear enforcement … more

8/25/22

Former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

Editorial: Trump’s antics made us so numb, we learned to ignore almost anything. But not this time

This is different.We’ve become so numb, so accustomed to the sliding scale of right and wrong practiced by Donald Trump that it can be hard to see where the line is anymore.But the news coming out … more

Guest Editorial | 8/17/22

The newly formed Forward Party hopes to be a harbor for disaffected moderate voters. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Editorial: Can the Forward Party be a landing ground for disaffected moderates?

It’s a truism of American politics that public frustration with the two-party system periodically erupts into a call for another option. Usually that frustration arises from factions that … more

Dallas Morning News Editorial Board (TNS) | 8/5/22

A protester holds a hanger that says "Never Again" as abortion rights demonstrators gather in front of the Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

Editorial: Lawmakers inflict heartbreak and harm with lax understanding of pregnancy

The nightmarish experience of an expectant mother in Texas underscores why lawmakers, in their zeal to protect the unborn at all costs, should have no business telling doctors how to do their jobs. … more

Guest Editorial | 8/4/22

Matthew Pottinger, left, and Sarah Matthews are sworn in to testify before the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol during the committee&apos;s hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July, 21, 2022.

Editorial: Secret Service must come clean on missing texts

A time-honored Washington axiom holds that one should never attribute to scandal what could be explained by garden-variety incompetence. In the case of the Secret Service’s mysteriously missing … more

Guest Editorial | 7/28/22

Vistra Corp. is Texas' largest electricity generator. (Lola Gomez/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Editorial: Texas is the king of energy states. Why can’t we be sure the power will stay on?

Ah, the rituals of a Texas summer: A run through the sprinklers. A hot grill and a cold beer. A trip to Dairy Queen. Add to that cranking up the thermostat, frantically shutting off electronics … more

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorial Board, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TNS) | 5/18/22

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill on May 4, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/TNS)

Editorial: The frustration with the new US disinformation board? Too little information

The most troubling problem with the Biden administration’s new Disinformation Governance Board is how little information the government has released about it. The Department of Homeland … more

Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune (TNS) | 5/11/22

People gather at Dallas City Hall to protest Melissa Lucio's scheduled execution on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Dallas. Lucio is the first Hispanic woman to be sentenced to death, charged with the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Mariah. Her execution was stayed last week. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Editorial: The perverse logic of capital punishment

Singapore’s execution last Wednesday of a mentally disabled Malaysian man for drug smuggling sparked international protests and outrage. Executing a man who no longer threatens his government … more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) | 5/3/22

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks at a news conference with Senate Democratic Leadership at the Capitol Building on August 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)

Editorial: How for-profit colleges stay a step ahead of the law

The Future Tech Career Institute on South Michigan Avenue in Chicago stands accused of cheating students out of a promised education, which, unfortunately, is nothing new at for-profit … more

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune (TNS) | 4/17/22

A person makes her way on the USC campus in Los Angeles on May 17, 2018. The building in the background is the Barbara and Roger Rossier School of Education. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: College rankings are misleading. So why do we still use them?

Many high school seniors have been opening emails over the past weeks that tell them whether they got into the colleges of their choice. Even as they do so, the criticisms of published college … more

The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 4/12/22

Abortion rights and anti-abortion demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS)

Editorial: Oklahoma's new abortion law doesn't even pretend to adhere to Roe, setting up a showdown

In the game of up-the-ante that Republican-controlled states are playing in their zeal to eradicate abortion rights, Oklahoma took the lead this week. Its new law doesn’t bother with heartbeat … more

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS) | 4/10/22

President Volodymyr Zelensky (center) walks in the town of Bucha, just northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on April 4, 2022. - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 3, 2022, the Russian leadership was responsible for civilian killings in Bucha, outside Kyiv, where bodies were found lying in the street after the town was retaken by the Ukrainian army. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Editorial: No return to normal for a Putin-led Russia

The images and verified reports of atrocities committed in Ukraine should mark the point of no return for relations with a Vladimir Putin-led Russia. As long as the bloody-handed dictator controls … more

The Detroit News Editorial Board (TNS) | 4/9/22

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at CPAC at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando on Feb. 26, 2021. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Editorial: DeSantis' war on Disney is how autocrats —and some Republicans — handle critics

Whatever people think of Florida’s new “Don’t say gay” law, a side debate should chill the spine of anyone who understands the dangers of abuse of government power in service … more

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS) | 4/8/22

The U.S. House Friday voted to make marijuana legal on the federal level and help roll back the so-called war on drugs that has disproportionately targeted people of color. (Brad Horrigan/Hartford Courant/TNS)

Editorial: The U.S. House passes a sane marijuana decriminalization bill; the Senate should follow suit

Eighteen states all over the physical and political map, including California, Arizona, Virginia, Michigan, Montana, Illinois, Oregon, Nevada, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, now permit the … more

Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News (TNS) | 4/5/22

U.S. Border Patrol agents process immigrant families after they crossed the Rio Grande into south Texas on April 30, 2021 in Roma, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images/TNS)

Editorial: Hispanic Texans aren’t getting behind progressive policies

A new survey by the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation reinforces that Hispanic Texans are no longer reliably Democratic. Both parties should take heed. On some issues, survey responses … more

Dallas Morning News Editorial, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 3/24/22

Students protest at Gaither High in Tampa against what critics call the "Don't say gay" bills on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire/TNS)

Editorial: ‘Don’t say gay’ bill sponsor is baffled by LGBTQ ‘trend’ among kids? Oh, please

Just listen to the rhetorical gymnastics Republicans in the Florida Legislature have employed to defend what opponents call the “Don’t say gay” bill. We have nothing against … more

Miami Herald Editorial Board, Miami Herald (TNS) | 3/12/22

A demonstrator holds a United Against Putin sign outside the White House in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2022, during a rally in support of Ukraine. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Editorial: Yes, condemn Putin’s evil, but remember Russia wants freedom

Many of us in America feel a need now to somehow confront the Russian government and its strongman leader Vladimir Putin over the unjust and illegal invasion of Ukraine. And we are gratified to … more

Dallas Morning News Editorial, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 3/11/22

Protesters storm the U.S. Capitol on the second day of pro-Trump events fueled by then-President Donald Trump's continued claims of election fraud in an to overturn the results before Congress finalizes them in a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: Social media companies turned out to be prophets of the insurrection

In the weeks before the November 2020 election and subsequent Capitol insurrection, podcasts and Facebook postings lit up with allegations of massive voting fraud and calls for violence to address … more

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS) | 1/14/22

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defended the state's audit of the 2020 election. But he's been silent about its results. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/Dallas Morning News /TNS)

Editorial: The strange silence around Texas election audit

When Texas launched a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 general election, Gov. Greg Abbott and the office of the secretary of state wanted everybody to know about it. The secretary of … more

Dallas Morning News Editorial, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 1/11/22

Registered nurse Marcie Weissman administers the COVID-19 vaccine on May 13, 2021, in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images/TNS)

Editorial: Texas should be more aggressive in offering booster shots for COVID-19

The omicron variant keeps surging at an eye-popping rate, but the number of Texans getting a booster shot hasn’t surged with it. We can do better, and our state and county governments need … more

Dallas Morning News Editorial, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 1/10/22

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