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Thom Tillis has some advice for a struggling Michael Whatley | Opinion

Thom Tillis has some advice for a struggling Michael Whatley | Opinion
Whatley is facing an uphill battle to victory in November’s midterms. | Opinion
Updated August 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM

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Thom Tillis has some advice for a struggling Michael Whatley | Opinion

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August 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM

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Commentary: What Pope Leo XIV really asks us to do with AI
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Commentary: What Pope Leo XIV really asks us to do with AI

August 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Republicans must decide, is Trump worth losing elections over? | Opinion
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Republicans must decide, is Trump worth losing elections over? | Opinion

August 6, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Commentary: Don't curtail access to weight-loss drugs
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Updated August 6, 2026 at 1:18 PM
COUNTERPOINT: Regulate AI now - Before it's too late
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COUNTERPOINT: Regulate AI now - Before it's too late

Updated August 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
POINT: AI regulation needs a light hand, not overreach
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Updated August 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Trump administration's Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charity
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Trump administration's Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charity

Updated August 6, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Why Gen Z turns everything – even murder – into a joke
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Why Gen Z turns everything – even murder – into a joke

Updated August 6, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Gaza's ‘road map' is driven by Trump, but reluctant passengers and serious potholes could derail pathway to peace
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Gaza's ‘road map' is driven by Trump, but reluctant passengers and serious potholes could derail pathway to peace

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Gustavo Arellano: What gets me so angry about California's proposed billionaire tax
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Gustavo Arellano: What gets me so angry about California's proposed billionaire tax

Updated August 6, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Editorial: Wisconsin's Francesca Hong cancels Thanksgiving and then jumps into her own oven
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Editorial: Wisconsin's Francesca Hong cancels Thanksgiving and then jumps into her own oven

Updated August 6, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Editorial: The heartbeat of a Chicago public school is a teacher and a student. Not a building
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Editorial: The heartbeat of a Chicago public school is a teacher and a student. Not a building

Updated August 6, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Summer seems great, but kids (and parents) need year-round school | Opinion
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Summer seems great, but kids (and parents) need year-round school | Opinion

Updated August 6, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Blazers arena tension reveals why Portland is bad for business | Opinion
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Updated August 6, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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Cornyn is right, Republicans can't rein in Trump. Sorry! | Opinion

Updated August 6, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Commentary: Too many kids are forced to grow up too soon, especially girls
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Commentary: Too many kids are forced to grow up too soon, especially girls

Updated August 6, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Lisa Jarvis: Washington state throws a lifeline to the sandwich generation
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Lisa Jarvis: Washington state throws a lifeline to the sandwich generation

Updated August 6, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Chuck Edwards’ dark night of the soul | Opinion
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Chuck Edwards’ dark night of the soul | Opinion

Updated August 6, 2026 at 8:48 AM
The new Democratic Party is here. Learn to love it. | Opinion
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The new Democratic Party is here. Learn to love it. | Opinion

Updated August 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
After Ceuta, Europe is once again mired in migration chaos of its own making
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After Ceuta, Europe is once again mired in migration chaos of its own making

Updated August 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The next James Bond? Callum Turner makes his case in 'One Night Only'
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The next James Bond? Callum Turner makes his case in 'One Night Only'

Updated August 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Closed Primaries Are Driving America Crazy
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Closed Primaries Are Driving America Crazy

August 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Women's pro baseball returns, built on the shaky foundation of Title IX
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Women's pro baseball returns, built on the shaky foundation of Title IX

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Trump administration finds a new way to screw Medicare members - Hiking their drug bills
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Trump administration finds a new way to screw Medicare members - Hiking their drug bills

Updated August 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM

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