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Three writers discuss tensions in Congress over the government spending bill.

The pandemic has accelerated a global decline in democracy that countries must now address.

The window for a counteroffensive is closing fast.

The French want higher defense spending but can't agree on how to pay for it. Ukraine will suffer.

Michael Ramirez cartoon on crime in Chicago.

Readers respond to local DMV issues.

Conservatives protest a Justice Department idea to bar transgender people from gun ownership.

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Schools should admit students on merit -- not the willingness to commit early.

The state's conservatives have for years made environmental action a top priority.