I’m a ‘Never Trump’ conservative who voted third-party in 2016. Here’s why I won’t make that mistake this time

The federal government has fumbled one of its largest obligations in education.

In his June 25 advisory, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called firearm violence a public health crisis, noting that it is now the leading cause of death among U.S. children.

My first and only child is 12 years old. Our dream of having a second child seemed out of reach. But then, in what seemed like a miracle, I became pregnant.

Clashes over immigration and control of the U.S. border have already figured prominently in the battle for the presidency. A better policy is certainly needed — one that admits far more workers with skills in short supply, restores an orderly process for accepting other economic migrants and asylum seekers, dissuades those who won’t qualify from turning up at the border, and helps states and cities cope with the consequences of failing to get this right.

Vice President Kamala Harris ticked off her presidential campaign checklist with a visit to the southern border last week. She talked with members of the Border Patrol and made boilerplate promises of getting tough on immigration.

In contrast to the scattered, angry, erratic, openly demagogic man at the top of the ticket, Sen. JD Vance was calm and clear and presentable in Tuesday night’s debate against Gov. Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ choice to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Vance probably even won on points, if you judge these things like a high school debate meet; Walz served up a few word salads.

This election day, voters will have a direct voice in deciding whether to preserve or enhance abortion rights in 10 states, including six in which abortion is outlawed or seriously restricted.

One sweltering morning in Phoenix, four workers from a Latino nonprofit stood with clipboards outside a motor vehicle office to do the grunt work of democracy: persuading reluctant Americans to register to vote.

As the 2024 presidential campaign season heats up, with Vice President Kamala Harris emerging as a formidable contender, it’s a moment to reflect on the enduring power of the feminist mantra that has shaped generations of women in politics: “The personal is political.”

It’s hardly news when Donald Trump says something objectionable, outrageous and disqualifying for occupying the highest office in the land.

There’s a glimmer of light in Georgia this week after state Judge Robert McBurney struck down the state’s cruel abortion ban, which prohibited abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. As many medical professionals and advocates have routinely pointed out, this is often before women realize they’re pregnant in the first place, and the limited set of exceptions in place are both arbitrary and exceedingly narrow.

If you’re the parent of a child in a Pennsylvania school facing disciplinary problems, the law says you must be notified. The same goes if your child is caught with drugs or alcohol. But if your child is questioning his or her gender, you won’t hear a word. In fact, many school districts have adopted policies deliberately designed to keep you in the dark.

Salena Zito, writing for The Atlantic in September 2016, may have been the first to describe, in a triumph of pithy efficiency, why Donald Trump is able to survive and thrive despite provocative statements that would endanger the career of nearly any other politician: “When he makes claims like this, the press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally.”

Little ladies of America, put down your sewing kits and listen up: Donald Trump and the Republican Party have your cute little backs. They’re going to protect you — from making your own choices about reproduction, from deciding whether to own a cat, maybe even from traveling between states.

It’s time to retire the old trope that Democrats are anti-business. Perhaps it’s Republicans that are bad for business?