In the wake of the the dangerously divisive 2020 Election, the need for improved local news coverage across the country has never been greater. There has been increased financial pressure on newspapers and digital local news outlets due to a significant drop in advertising revenue over the past couple of…

Almost everyone is upset about how far President Trump is going in his quest to overturn the election. He is doing serious damage to our Democracy both abroad and at home. It’s important to understand that he really doesn’t care whether he succeeds in overturning the election. …

— Janis Ian, “Then Tangles of My Mind” Actually, the week following the election of Joe Biden to the presidency, Donald Trump’s behavior is reminiscent of one of the greatest scenes in one of the funniest movies ever made: Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles”. If you saw the movie, you will…

And yet I was in a cold sweat. We were entering the fourth day after the 2020 Presidential election. And it was taking a LOT of time to count the votes. But it sure looked, for the prior two days, like we were going to win. We have been so…

One of the things I loved the most about USA Today was the fierce independence of its editorial board. Throughout its history, including the years I served it as President and Publisher, USA Today never endorsed a political candidate. Until today: Elect Joe Biden. Reject Donald Trump. Four years ago, the Editorial Board - an ideologically and demographically diverse group of journalists that is…www.usatoday.com

This was the day all the lines were drawn and the differences between Donald Trump and Biden were seen in sharp focus. Between Monday night and Tuesday, the contrast between the two, and what they stand for, will never get clearer than this. As Donald Trump drew his strongest lines…

Any Supreme Court nominee MUST be asked one simple question: “If you are confirmed, will you recuse yourself from any case brought to decide issues surrounding the current election because you were hired by a president who has an interest in that outcome?”