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Former President Donald Trump is seen here speaking to supporters from the Ellipse at the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.

Playing by the rules? What a concept

By Mary Curtis
Posted May 2, 2024 at 6:00am
Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer campaigns in Iowa last August. As Democrats wrestle, sometimes clumsily, with complex issues of inclusion, Republicans have a much clearer message, Curtis writes. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

What kind of country do Americans want? Voters definitely have a choice

By Mary Curtis
Posted January 30, 2020 at 6:00am
King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde walk ahead of Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the 75th Battle of the Bulge anniversary remembrance ceremony Monday in Bastogne, Belgium. (Olivier Matthys/Getty Images)

In a fractious holiday season, are there glimmers of hope?

By Mary Curtis
Posted December 19, 2019 at 5:30am
Michael Bloomberg, center, appears Sunday at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he apologized for supporting “stop and frisk.” He’s not the only Democratic candidate expressing regret to minority voters, Curtis writes. (Yana Paskova/Getty Images)

Bloomberg, Biden, Buttigieg and the bunch apologize. Should black voters listen, forgive and vote?

By Mary Curtis
Posted November 21, 2019 at 6:00am
The late Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings was a fighter for justice and a leader with a sense of right and wrong, even when there was a price to pay, Curtis writes. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Elijah Cummings, a man of character and the best of Baltimore

By Mary Curtis
Posted October 18, 2019 at 5:00am
“We live in a political world, so we can’t avoid politics,” the Rev. Franklin Graham said at a recent Charlotte, N.C., rally. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images file photo)

Can church ever be separate from state at a Franklin Graham rally?

By Mary Curtis
Posted October 17, 2019 at 5:30am
Rep. John Lewis, left, here with, from right, Reps. John Yarmuth, Conor Lamb and Anthony G. Brown, announced his support for an impeachment inquiry Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Long arc of history guides John Lewis in his call for impeachment inquiry

By Mary Curtis
Posted September 26, 2019 at 5:30am
Young people who are witnessing the effects of climate change in their own lifetimes should not be expected to move away from the fight, Curtis writes. Above, young climate activists rally in Washington on Sept. 13. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

By writing off climate change, are Republicans writing off young voters?

By Mary Curtis
Posted September 19, 2019 at 6:00am
What President Donald Trump said about the congressional district of Rep. Elijah Cummings is simplistic and ridiculously incomplete, writes Curtis, who called West Baltimore home. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

The Baltimore that raised me is America too

By Mary Curtis
Posted August 1, 2019 at 6:30am
On the Democratic side, there's diversity of age, race, gender and point of view. On the Republican side stands one man — and his besotted party, Curtis writes.

As Democrats line up to debate, the GOP is regressing

By Mary Curtis
Posted June 20, 2019 at 6:30am