What ultimately matters is what our leaders do. Biden just got Democrats to go along with a very strong border control deal that made virtually no concessions to his party’s left flank. Trump, for all his hollering about chaos at the border, bullied Republicans to kill the bipartisan agreement precisely because it would have ended the chaos. He needs America to fail as a campaign strategy.

The deplorable state of the president is obvious to all but those who are desperately hoping they can drag him across the finish line in November.

As much as Nikki Haley is nearly certain not to win her party’s nomination, her staying power against formidably long odds is in some ways downright inspiring and instructive. By her actions, she has shown fellow Republicans they can defy Trump’s chokehold on their party and preserve their integrity if they show a little spine and give themselves a chance.

By connecting older adults to case management services, we can ensure they have a safe place to live, enough food on the table, access to the health care they need, and relief from the stress of not knowing where to turn for help. In turn, we will have a healthier population and a stronger state.

It’s not Joe Biden’s fault that he’s old and in decline. That happens to everyone who’s long-lived. What’s blameworthy is that he and his wife Jill haven’t had the good sense, as far as we know, to acknowledge what is happening to him.

It didn’t hurt Biden to have Swift’s endorsement in 2020. Last year a single Instagram post from her led to 35,000 new voter registrations.

The misuse of Scripture to baptize a president’s political positions goes back to early America.

If we are serious about reducing gun violence, we cannot settle for incremental progress or half-measures. The times call for bold action. Lives are depending on it.

Iran’s corrupt and cynical fanatics rule an educated nation-state that has the petrodollars to turn nuclear knowledge into weapons. And they are doing so.

While the Hamas attack was despicable and traumatic for Israel, it did not and does not constitute an existential threat to the state of Israel.