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From left: Former baseball player Steve Garvey, Rep., Rep. Barbara Lee of California’s 12th House District, Katie Porter of California’s 47th House District and Rep. Adam Schiff of California’s 30th House District are running for Senate in the 2024 election. (Courtesy photo)

Opinion: Smart but stinky strategies in California’s Senate race

An ancient proverb is at play in the fight over a U.S. Senate seat held...
Palestinian children wounded in Israel strikes are brought to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Oct. 11.

Kristof: We must not kill Palestinian children to try to protect Israel’s

'I fear that President Joe Biden has embedded a hierarchy of human life in official...
Kaiser Permanente frontline health care workers picket outside the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 6.

Granderson: U.S. policy basically discourages having kids. Now our economy is paying the price

There is a direct connection between labor and child care.
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Russell: Careers over kids? A lot of adults look at parenthood the wrong way

Don't opt out of parenting just because you’re hoping your job will be more fulfilling.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks with supporters after signing papers to get on the Republican presidential primary ballot at the New Hampshire Statehouse on, Oct. 13, in Concord, N.H.

Granderson: Can Americans have a not-racist conversation about border security?

Republicans and Democrats need to have a thoughtful discussion.
Damaged buildings as a result of Israeli air strikes on Monday in Gaza City, Gaza.

Myers: Hamas attack tore Israel’s veneer of invincibility

Is there a sustainable path forward?.
Cars burn after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a parking lot and a residential building in Ashkelon, southern Israel on Saturday.

Champion: Attack on Israel is calculated and ruthless — and that’s Hamas

The aggression will boost its support base, and the videos of Israeli casualties will help...
For those in the homeless population who did use drugs in the last six months, 40% of people started using — more than 3 times a week —after becoming homeless.

Assaf: People think drug use causes homelessness. It’s usually the other way around

By no means does every person who is homeless actively use drugs.
FILE - Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as The Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Cottle: Can anyone lead House Republicans out of the darkness?

It may be too much to expect them to fix the situation on their own.
Laphonza Butler smiles as she waits for Vice President Kamala Harris to arrive at the Old Senate Chamber for her swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol on October 3 in Washington DC.

Bretón: Newsom’s pick to replace Feinstein has a big hole in her resume

Butler’s story obscured serious political implications.
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