The Washington Post, beginning Nov. 1, 2019, will allow its syndicated columns to appear only in print. The columns will still be available as part of our e-edition newspaper online, but they will not be available as separate pieces on our website, ljworld.com. These columnists include George Will, David Ignatius, Michael Gerson and others. This does not affect other columnists like Leonard Pitts, Mona Charen, Connie Schultz and Mark Shields, who are not affiliated with the Washington Post.
Washington — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney aced the Oval Office Exam during his sit-down with President Donald Trump Monday. Washington’s relations with Ottawa have been testy of late. During the 2024 campaign, Trump delighted his die-hard base to no end with his talk about ...
President Donald Trump’s 2026 “skinny budget” is out, and at first glance it gives small-government advocates reason to cheer. It proposes deep cuts to domestic agencies, calls for eliminating redundant programs and gestures toward reviving federalism by shifting power and responsibility ...
To the editor: The Trump administration says it is trying to solve a crisis: our national budget deficit. It is doing that by firing (or eliminating the jobs of) thousands and thousands of federal workers, by gutting entire departments, by (illegally) rescinding funds appropriated by ...
It usually takes me a day to tap out a rough draft of this column, and I spend the next morning wrestling it into publishable form. The other five days of the week I devote to novel-writing. Stephen King says we writers need to read to learn their craft: “If you don’t have time to read, ...
In the 2025 state legislative session, the Legislature overrode 14 of Gov. Laura Kelly’s 18 vetoes, the most overrides during her time as governor. What should be a rare, constitutionally serious step has become routine — an unmistakable sign that one branch of Kansas’ government now ...
Scene: walking in Washington at dusk, looking around an old market neighborhood made new again. I’m coming from a book talk, searching the lively sidewalks for the Metro station. A guy sees my shop bag and asks what book I’m reading. I show him: “Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, ...
