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Letter: Time for Congress to get something done, especially on China

It seems every time I open the news, I see more examples of Congress not doing its job and House members playing political theater instead of governing. It’s time for Congress to ditch petty politics and get stuff done. I’m appreciative that at least our representative from Northern Utah ...

De Rugy: Is the union resurgence real? Does it matter for workers?

Unions are said to be having a moment. The story goes something like this: Helped by a presidential administration that touts itself as the "most pro-union in history," labor unions — after decades of decline — are winning big victories against anti-union corporations and extracting ...

Stossel: ‘Drain the swamp’

Presidential candidate Donald Trump promised to "drain the swamp!" The "swamp" is the permanent Washington bureaucracy working to perpetuate itself. In 2020, then-President Trump said he was succeeding: "We're draining the Washington swamp!" But it's not true. "He made government bigger," ...

Stiehm: Hard feelings breaking things

You know the way Shakespeare created a portrait of a family's hard feelings in King Lear, his tragedy about a raging, storming English king with three daughters? That play, set in Gloucester, speaks to me now of how Congress and the country are falling apart. It even takes me back to the Civil ...