Column: Does Donald Trump’s return to power mean it’s time to admit he’s right? In a word, no

The Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde and President Trump meet during the prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday. (Jabin Botsford / Washington Post / Getty Images) The MAGA Republican triumphalism unleashed by Donald Trump’s return to the White House has extended, unsurprisingly, to many of my most antagonistic correspondents. They urge me to bow … Read more

Trump talks ‘free speech’ while moving to muzzle those he disagrees with

President Trump speaks to reporters after signing a series of executive orders in the Oval Office on Thursday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) In one of his first acts in office, President Trump issued an executive order promising to end government censorship and restore free speech. The order accused the outgoing Biden administration of harassing social media … Read more

Column: The rise of Silicon Valley, from indifference to lords of the political universe

Mark Zuckerberg, third from left, along with Jeff Bezos (with his fiancee), Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, left to right, combined for an ostentatious and unprecedented show of wealth and power at President Trump’s inauguration. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / Associated Press) When the high and mighty of Silicon Valley assumed their privileged perch at the … Read more

Coast Guard intercepts boat carrying illegal migrants as expulsion flight operations begin

The US Coast Guard (USCG) is conducting several “alien expulsion flight operations” between California and Texas, which included intercepting a boat carrying illegal migrants that was sinking in US waters. The USCG is coordinating with multiple Coast Guard units in support of the operations in coordination with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). On Saturday, … Read more

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