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Trial Time for Trump: The Democrats’ Impeachment Imperative

Except for those in districts that are deeply, deeply blue, Democratic Congressional nominees won't be making the impeachment of President Donald Trump a campaign issue this fall. There's no percentage for them in doing so. For Democrats in contested districts, the "I-word", like Voldemort, is the thing that shall not be spoken. All it does is subject one to criticism for being too partisan and insufficiently interested in affordability, health care and other issues that pollsters tell us interest voters far more than the seemingly abstract issue of abuse of presidential power. But ...

Those Who Build and the Politicians Who Take

There's an old saying: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. A similar idea underscores the debate over wealth taxes in California and elsewhere: Those who can, build companies. Those who can't, devise ways for the government to take shares in what others have built. This new version might sound unfair until you listen to Rep. Ro Khanna's (D-Calif.) pitch for an allegedly onetime, 5% wealth tax on California billionaires, tied to November's vote on Proposition 40. Space constraints prevent us from surveying all that's wrong with wealth taxes here. But as a reminder, they raise ...

Watson named Browns starting QB

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Not many thought Deshaun Watson had a chance of reclaiming the starting quarterback job with the Cleveland Browns over the past 22 months. Since Watson ruptured his right Achilles tendon the first time in a Week 7 game in 2024, owner Jimmy Haslam had said during last ...

Texas police: No criminal findings in death of Oliver’s son

BUFFALO — A police investigation into the death of Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver's 1-year-old son has resulted in no criminal findings and the case is now considered closed, the Harris County Sheriff's Office in Texas announced on Monday. The closing of the case comes after the child's death on June 28 was first confirmed on Saturday in a statement from Bills GM Brandon Beane expressing condolences to Oliver. Police say the toddler, who was a few days shy of his second birthday, was found unresponsive in the swimming pool of a home in a neighborhood community just north ...

Is it Oregon’s turn for a title?

For all the angst over skyrocketing amounts of money paid to college athletes, courtroom battles over player eligibility and debate about the number of teams in the playoff, the biggest on-the-field storyline this football season is whether the Big Ten can win a fourth consecutive national ...