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Be concerned about fine print on Trump’s new oil deal

So, it was a war for oil after all. On social media Friday, President Trump announced that the United States and Venezuela have struck an agreement for “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY.” The whole thing is appalling, starting with the all-caps. I have no love for the Venezuelan regime, run by, in Trump’s words, “the Highly Respected Interim President” Delcy Rodriguez. But this is a “deal” that Rodriguez couldn’t refuse. We invaded her country, abducted her criminal-dictator boss, Nicolás Maduro, and made her our satrap. According to the Wall Street Journal, ...

To save Medicaid budgets, target fraud, not care

State Medicaid programs are heading toward a fiscal wall. Nationwide, state leaders are grappling with severely strapped budgets, rising healthcare costs and shrinking revenues. To make matters worse, the federal government has begun pulling back match funding and aggressively deferring payments, holding back over $1 billion in federal Medicaid transfers to states while demanding stricter documentation. With federal dollars tightening, states are bracing for severe budget cuts in 2027. As a physician-executive in Oregon, I have watched this fiscal pressure unfold. In recent budget ...

Notre Dame seeking faster start to season

After a 10-game winning streak to end the regular season couldn't get Notre Dame into last year's College Football Playoff, the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish have vowed to leave no doubt about their worthiness this time. That mission starts with avoiding the early stumbles that dull Marcus Freeman's otherwise glittering coaching resume. Notre Dame has gone a combined 13-6 in pre-October games and 30-5 afterward over the last four seasons. Notre Dame's two straight losses to open the 2025 season ended up costing the Fighting Irish a playoff bid. They begin this season against Wisconsin ...

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Time to defeat the legal jihad against 9/11 families

As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 nears, the biggest disgrace is that the attack's evil mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has not been tried and sentenced to death. Blame the American Civil Liberties Union, in large part, for this injustice. The ACLU intervened at the start, insisting that ...