The Democrats failed to anticipate that Trump could go around them and give the aid to struggling Americans on his own.
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Tony Payne: Maine’s economic health depends on greater diversity
Congress can take immediate steps in the right direction by ending or delaying the discriminatory “public charge” rule that keeps many immigrant families from seeking help.
Scott Stone: I have a dam proposal to save money
The property owners maintain and protect their water levels, the taxpayers save a lot of money, and the environment and health of the river will also see great benefit, as it always does when a dam is removed.
Fareed Zakaria: Washington fiddles while America burns
Paul Krugman has rightly described this as more like disaster relief than a traditional stimulus program. But still it seems to gall Republicans who don’t want to engage in “bailouts.”
Cal Thomas: Law(lessness) and (dis)order in Seattle and elsewhere
Deep beneath the lawlessness spreading like coronavirus across the land is a moral and spiritual drought that politicians do not have the power to fix.
Rich Lowry: QAnon is getting its first congresswoman
A conspiracy theory has its pleasures. No matter how convoluted, a good conspiracy theory offers a relatively simple explanation of the world — namely, that it is controlled by a cabal.
Froma Harrop: A good end to an identity politics orgy
A sharp mind combined with experience in some of America’s biggest law enforcement jobs makes Harris someone who could conceivably step in as president.
Poland tells the Kremlin and NATO it’s prepared to fight
Poland is the lynchpin of NATO’s current eastern flank.
Cal Thomas: Trump is right about mail-in ballots
Many Democrats claim the fear over mail-in ballots is misplaced, but the evidence proves otherwise and in close elections, especially presidential elections, a few votes either way in key states can decide the winner.
Ken Sawyer: Vaccines, viruses and public health
Nothing is 100% sure in science, but, like fastening your seat belt, doctors play the odds to keep their patients and the public as safe as possible. Fortunately, many decisions are obvious. For example, the chance of getting lung cancer is 25% for smokers but only 1% for non-smokers, so not smoking is the safer […]