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From the Dispatch Politics on The Dispatch Happy Friday! Unless you're a Democratic Party insider, in which case you're just beginning to get sucked into a recriminations spiral. Up to … Click ...

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The Vancouver City Council has made a wise investment in our community by extending funding for the Children's Justice Center. Other jurisdictions that benefit from the center should also contrib...

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The popularYellowstone TV series, set and filmed in Montana, taps into a lesser-known chapter of the state's history: its settlement by Confederates and ex-Confederates during and after the Civil...

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A convicted felon and adjudicated sex offender is returning to the White House. A candidate who spoke of using the military against political foes and called for the summary execution … Click t...

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On Nov. 5, the American people did the unthinkable — they elected a convicted felon president. Judge Juan Merchan should now do what was once unthinkable — force a president-elect … Click t...

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I’d like to speak to the manager. The election did not go the way I wanted it to go. I’m angry. I demand a redo. Except that’s already Karen’s line, … Click to Continue »

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Democrats who are reliving their worst nightmare with the pending return of Donald Trump to the White House have only themselves to blame. Trump should have had no chance to … Click to Continue...

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So … what happened? How is it possible that this country reelected Donald Trump after everything he's been convicted of doing, everything he has said he plans on doing, and … Click to Continu...

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Maybe it never rains in Southern California, but for about a month this fall it also never rained in New York City, which this week asked citizens to conserve water. … Click to Continue »

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"A star is born - Elon!" Donald Trump shouted early Wednesday morning, giving thanks to Elon Musk for helping him win the presidential election. When you're a star,they let you … Click to Conti...

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While there have been no credible claims of fraud contributing to Donald Trump's victory on Tuesday, and the vote does not appear to have even been close, the election was … Click to Continue �...

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ATLANTA -- On Tuesday night, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger became the first official in the state to say that former President Donald Trump would win Georgia, even with more … Click to ...

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In our collective political memory, the 2022 midterm elections are remembered as a historic underperformance by the Republican Party, while the 2024 presidential election will be remembered as a ...

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Muppet News Flash: Kamala Harris, who doesn't win competitive elections, didn't win a competitive election. I don't make my living advising political campaigns or parties, but the Democrats proba...

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Felt overwhelmed this election season? So many candidates on the ballot, as well as property taxes and initiatives that it took a minute to figure out how to vote even … Click to Continue »

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I am not a prophet. I don’t imagine you were confused about that, but I thought I’d better go on record as having said it up front of my own … Click to Continue »

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Like a lot of you who hoped for a different result, I went to sleep early Wednesday sick at my stomach over Donald Trump’s decisive victory, and woke up the … Click to Continue »

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Nostalgia can be a beautiful and dangerous thing. It’s beautiful, because it allows us to revel in fond memories of simpler times: swimming at the city pool and then playing … Click to Contin...

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What happened on Tuesday? To listen to the teams of talking heads on cable TV is to be bombarded by a cacophony of campaign mechanic rationalizations that just seem inadequate … Click to Contin...

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Tuesday has become a day I look forward to every week. It’s not just because it’s Taco Tuesday. (Who doesn’t love a good taco?) I also go to yoga on … Click to Continue »

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For those of you who aren’t supporting Kamala Harris, here’s some good news: If she wins, she will not be out to punish you. To her, you are not “the … Click to Continue »

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Voters, check the record I have been watching the barrage of political ads and it feels like “backwards day” when I see the ads run by Republican Jaime Herrera-Beutler and … Click to Contin...

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Too many commentators to count have spotlighted Donald Trump’s use of divisive language. His objective is and always has been to drive a wedge between Americans, between his supporters and … ...

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I am the son of missionaries, raised in the evangelical church, and I understand that many evangelicals believe Donald Trump will establish policies in keeping with their Christian values. But �...

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For about a dozen years, my job was pretty much talking to Republicans. Starting just before 2004’s general election and ending just before 2016’s, I was The Kansas City Star’s … Click to...

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On the eve of what may be one of the most consequential presidential elections in American history, because of the Electoral College, the next president will be decided by a … Click to Continue...

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Vote Beutler for Public Lands Commissioner I encourage my friends and neighbors in Thurston County to join me in voting for Jaime Herrera Beutler for Commissioner of Public Lands. If … Click to...

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Project 2025 is the Donald Trump and Republican Party blueprint for an America where citizens are ruled, not governed. Where women’s rights are considered wrongs. Where our children are indoctr...

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As my fellow University of Kansas classmates and I ambled into Fraser Hall and sat down for our first Political Science 101 class, the professor got our attention right off … Click to Continue ...

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I have a question for those planning to vote for Donald Trump: Are you frightened at the prospect of a president who does not seem to care about following the … Click to Continue »

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