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Opinion

No truth exists behind Medicaid melodrama

National Columnists

Get ready to be bombarded with ghoulish paid ads and Democratic politicians warning about grandmothers dying, children denied needed cancer treatments, and pregnant women suffering. The demagoguery is in full swing against Republicans’ efforts to control federal spending on Medicaid and ...

Zelle lawsuit should be tossed out

National Columnists

One of the more baffling lawsuits in the final days of the Biden administration was the complaint against Zelle, the popular money transfer network. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau argued that, despite Zelle’s service being free, the network’s users were being ripped off. Now that ...

Cuomo — too corrupt for New York City

National Columnists

How good are voters’ memories? The outcome of the New York City mayoral election may hinge on how much they remember of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s corruption-filled past. Cuomo is hoping to rewrite his own history and run for mayor. He got a boost when a key Democrat, Rep. Ritchie Torres, ...

Europe’s weakness is wholly self-inflicted

National Columnists

Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, might not shock Europe’s leaders the way Donald Trump does, but he too has a tough message for them. “Hear for yourself how it sounds,” he said last month: “500 million Europeans begging 300 million Americans to defend them from 140 ...

Legislature makes progress on major issues

Editorials

The North Dakota 69th Legislative Assembly adjourned Wednesday for crossover break, having addressed several major issues related to property tax relief, energy and agriculture, education, housing and workforce. Out of the nearly 1,100 bills introduced this session, approximately 700 made it ...

When it’s time to buy new oven

National Columnists

“I think it’s time we retired this oven,” I said to my husband as I displayed a sheet of blackened sweet potato fries. “Even the dog won’t eat these.” “Sure he will,” he said, tossing some fries on the floor. The dog immediately sucked them down. “Not my point,” I ...