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  1. How Four Democrats Who Saved the Party Before Would Do It Again Opinion, Today

    How Democrats found their way out of the political wilderness once before, and how they could do it again now.

  2. Francis’ Death Silences a Voice for the Voiceless Foreign, April 22

    As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost. Who can play that role now?

  3. Why Trump’s 100-Day Blitz May Lead to a Historic Bust Op Ed, April 21

    When it comes to the presidency, a consequential start does not in any way equate to long-term success.

  4. Choking, Shaking, Foaming at the Mouth: Syrians Recount Gas Attack World, April 18

    Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice.

  5. White House Moves Obama Portrait to Make Room for New One of Trump Washington, April 12

    While the shuffling of artwork in the president’s residence drew criticism, that kind of rotation is common with the change of administrations.

  6. Michelle Obama Addresses Divorce Rumors and Public Absences Express, April 10

    The former first lady said on a podcast that people “couldn’t even fathom that I was making a choice for myself, that they had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing.”

  7. Trump Tackles His Longtime Pet Peeve: Weak Shower Heads Express, April 10

    President Trump, who has waged a long-running battle against low water pressure, signed an executive order that redefined a common bathroom fixture.

  8. Trump Wants an Iran Nuclear Deal, but It Must Be Better Than Obama’s Washington, April 9

    Nuclear talks between the United States and Iran are set for Saturday. President Trump has set a high bar for success.

  9. Immigration Enforcement Under Trump Is Going Rogue Op Ed, April 7

    The real threat isn’t immigrants. It’s misused power.

  10. Black Americans Are Not Surprised Op Ed, April 7

    Many Black Americans are not surprised by the way Trump is running roughshod over the rule of law, because they have seen it happen throughout American history.

  11. The April 6 Thepoint live blog included one standalone post:
  12. Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up for Core Values National, April 4

    As the Trump administration threatens universities, the former president suggested schools shouldn’t be intimidated. But he also offered a critique of campus culture, saying it had too often shut out opposing voices.

  13. A Pristine Family Photo. Then Barack Obama Strolls By. Express, April 2

    The former president was taking a morning walk just as two young siblings posed with the Washington Monument and cherry blossoms serving as a perfect backdrop.

  14. Obama’s Not Going to Save Democrats, but This Might Op Ed, March 31

    Michelle Cottle and Ben Rhodes on what Democrats misunderstand about authenticity.

  15. Hillary Clinton: ¿Hasta dónde pueden llegar las tonterías? En español, March 28

    El chat grupal de Signal es solo la más reciente de una serie de heridas autoinfligidas por el nuevo gobierno estadounidense.

  16. The Signal Leak Has Little Precedent Washington, March 27

    The military takes extraordinary measures to keep combat operations secret, cutting off outside communications for service members before launching an attack.

  17. We Were Friends for Years. Trump Tore Us Apart. Op Ed, February 4

    Politics drive a wedge between even the longest of friends.

  18. Don’t Let Inflation Bury the Memory of a Government Triumph Op Ed, July 20

    We got our economic response to the coronavirus right. Why would we let go of that success?