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Debra J. Saunders

Debra J. Saunders, the Review-Journal's White House correspondent from 2017 to 2021, is the newspaper's Washington columnist. Her columns will appear two to three times weekly.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country is “not after a nuclear bomb.” Iran can prove it Saturday in Oman in talks with the U.S.
The Republican Party flips on trade, rejecting policies that have failed the working class and left the country unable to make the things we need most.
What went wrong with Democrats’ bid to win in 2024? The first candidate, then the second candidate.
The president has inspired Canadians to shun American imports and vacations and revived the hopes of the country’s liberals in upcoming elections.
The stated goal of cutting $1 trillion from the country’s $6.75 trillion budget isn’t extreme. Some say it doesn’t go far enough.
Signal? What Signal? Team Trump shows its willingness to challenge the liberal media machine.
Vice president, Cabinet members and top spooks sent supposedly secure text messages to a Big Media editor. Awkward.
A plea deal kept Mel Gibson out of jail, and removed his right to own a gun. But, he’s a friend of the president…
D.C. crybabies get out their handkerchiefs, can’t accept results of election.
Joe Biden waffled and sat on his hands when it came to capital punishment, ultimately showing mercy on double- and triple-murderers.
On Capitol Hill, a panel looks at “gender-affirming care” and what can go wrong when kids are pulled into the transitioning machine called “The Pipeline.”
Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia and Barnard are breaking the law. President Trump will deliver consequences.
Critics called Stanford’s Jay Bhattacharya a dangerous “fringe” thinker, because he stood up to the health care establishment’s authoritarian arrogance.
“Regrettable.” Ukraine and U.S. presidents spar again. Zelenskyy’s now ready to sign a minerals deal. Can this marriage be saved?