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Virginia’s obscene spectacle of a Democrat ‘mom’ candidate who isn’t family friendly

Abigail Spanberger, the Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate, really wants voters to know she has three daughters, and that should scare every Virginia mother and father straight to the polls. The girl mom crosses her heart that she’llput families first, even though sherefuses to pull her endorsementfrom attorney general candidate Jay …

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MORNING GLORY: Voices to know in Israel as Middle East enters a post-peace deal world

While Israel’s seven-front war raged for more than two years in the aftermath of the invasion of Israel by Hamas terrorists and thousands of other Gazans on October 7, 2023, many Americans of all political backgrounds, shocked and appalled by the massacre and the mayhem, were desperate for English-language Israeli …

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The big money takeover is wrecking college sports. It doesn't have to be that way

College sports are being re-engineered in real time — not by coaches, campus leaders or even Congress, but by hedge funds. The Big Ten is advancing a multibillion-dollar private-capital deal that would spin up a new commercial arm, extend control of media rights through 2046, give investors a say in …

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Trump is using the government shutdown to do something no president has ever done

The United States government shutdown drags on, marking a pivotal moment in America’s fiscal and constitutional history. President Donald Trump, the negotiator-in-chief, isn’t blinking. He’s swinging the axe at bloated, Democrat-run bureaucracies that have taken trillions from hardworking Americans for decades. While Nancy Pelosi and her party claim “chaos” and …

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AMB. CHARLES KUSHNER: Trump delivered peace and a future where others only talked

The guns have fallen silent in Gaza. All 20 living hostages are home — at last. After months of war and suffering, Israelis and Palestinians can finally look toward a horizon of calm. Hearing the news, I felt the same emotion I had at the announcement of the Abraham Accords, …

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Farmageddon: Trump’s trade war and shutdown are crushing the heartland

Iwarned in May that America’s farm economy was under attack — that tariffs, Agriculture Department program cuts and political posturing in Washington were hammering farmers from the farm gate to the dinner plate. Four months later, that picture has only grown worse. Across the Midwest, combines sit idle and bins …

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I’ve been a college president and higher education needs to embrace diversity of beliefs

“The hostages are back.” This simple declaration, delivered by President Donald Trump in his Oct. 13speech in Jerusalem, is more than a mere statement of fact. It is a historic — and much-needed — reprieve from the war that has been tearing the Middle East apart for more than two …

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National Guard isn’t the only way to shut down violent crime in our cities

The debate over how to address violent crime continues, as President Donald Trump authorizes the use of the National Guard in cities such as Washington, D.C., Portland, Memphis and Chicago to protect federal officers and buildings, and assist state and local police in their law enforcement duties.The White House arguesthe …

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DAVID MARCUS: Virginia, New Jersey should note my state's 'red renaissance'

Much like comedian Rodney Dangerfield, West Virginia don’t get no respect. But that may be starting to change, as this week S&P upgraded the Mountain State’s outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the AA- rating on West Virginia’s general obligation debt. According to the rating agency, “Our view of …

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MORNING GLORY: Hey New York City Republicans, vote for Cuomo for mayor

If Republicans in New York City vote in large numbers for former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for mayor between October 25 and November 4, the greatest city in the world will avoid a plunge into a spiral of collapse on many fronts. New York City is home to 8.5 …

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