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Author: Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY

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Liz Cheney has been a godsend for democracy, but she doesn’t fit anywhere in US politics

December 20, 2022 Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY Comments Off on Liz Cheney has been a godsend for democracy, but she doesn’t fit anywhere in US politics

Liz Cheney has been a formidable ally for Democrats against Donald Trump, but she’s out of sync with the kind of country they want America to be.

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Twitter was never a hellscape for me. It’s a community I hoped would last my whole life.

November 28, 2022 Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY Comments Off on Twitter was never a hellscape for me. It’s a community I hoped would last my whole life.

I rely on Twitter and hope it survives, but the stakes are much higher for people who are disabled, fighting oppression or literally fighting a war.

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If our political and legal systems worked, there wouldn’t be a Donald Trump 2024 campaign

November 18, 2022 Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY Comments Off on If our political and legal systems worked, there wouldn’t be a Donald Trump 2024 campaign

Trump’s delay tactics keep coming, and we’re running out of time to prove to Americans that our legal system can deliver impartial justice.

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Pam’s experience at my 1960s white school is the history we need to teach. Not ignore.

October 26, 2022 Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY Comments Off on Pam’s experience at my 1960s white school is the history we need to teach. Not ignore.

A Black ‘exchange’ student’s experience at my high school shows how systemic racism is a part of all of our histories. So why aren’t we teaching it?

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It’s time for Democrats to use the leaked Roe opinion as a battering ram against the GOP

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY Comments Off on It’s time for Democrats to use the leaked Roe opinion as a battering ram against the GOP

The leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion could be a midterms game changer. Democrats should aim to elect enough senators to kill the filibuster.

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Will the America we love survive the 2022 election? Only if Democrats play hardball.

April 27, 2022 Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY Comments Off on Will the America we love survive the 2022 election? Only if Democrats play hardball.

Democrats must make clear Republican Party is not normal and 2022 is not a normal election, even on Elon Musk’s Twitter. Don’t give up on America.

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Zelenskyy’s path from comedy to tragedy: Can he save Ukraine from Russian war invaders?

April 20, 2022 Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY Comments Off on Zelenskyy’s path from comedy to tragedy: Can he save Ukraine from Russian war invaders?

Zelenskyy’s crusade to fix Ukraine was born on a TV sitcom. His real-life grit and intensity may help his country survive Russia’s brutal invasion.

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From Trump 2020 to ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ GOP leadership wastes millions of taxpayer dollars

April 15, 2022 Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY Comments Off on From Trump 2020 to ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ GOP leadership wastes millions of taxpayer dollars

Tax money goes down the drain when Republicans wage unwinnable wars on the Constitution, the rule of the law and their fellow human beings.

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A Black woman on the Supreme Court can’t fix Democrats’ problems, but America needs her

January 31, 2022 Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY Comments Off on A Black woman on the Supreme Court can’t fix Democrats’ problems, but America needs her

Biden’s pick will be good for the court and the country. The larger issue is minority rule. GOP popular-vote losers got to name five sitting justices.

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As Democrats lurch to defeat on voting, it’s up to Biden to get his party off the ropes

January 18, 2022 Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY Comments Off on As Democrats lurch to defeat on voting, it’s up to Biden to get his party off the ropes

At least Democrats are reality based. Trump, his devotees and way too much of the Republican Party are from Area 51 or some other planet entirely.

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‘Couldn’t believe it’: Floridians emerge from Idalia’s destruction with hopes to recover

August 31, 2023 Christopher Cann, Douglas Soule and Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

August 31, 2023 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

1 dead, 18 injured after collision between car, Greyhound bus in Maryland, police say

August 31, 2023 Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY

College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

August 31, 2023 Chris Quintana and Colin Campo, USA TODAY

USA TODAY Sports staff makes college football picks: Check out the predictions for 2023

August 31, 2023 USA TODAY
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