Author: Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY

SCOTUS has bigger problems than a scandalous abortion opinion leak. It needs ethics rules and independent investigations, not ‘kid gloves.’

Dear Republicans, breaking rules and imploding expectations is not governing. Dear USA, it’s going to be a long two years.

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.

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?

How about a 49-year campaign to repeal the Second Amendment, or reining in this court through impeachment, term limits and a mandatory retirement age?

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.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s crusade to fix Ukraine was born on a TV sitcom. His grit and intensity now are key to its very survival as a nation.

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.

In an ideal world, Roe v. Wade would endure, the nation would unite to fight COVID, and Congress would have acted long ago to prevent gun tragedies.

Will this be the last gasp of bipartisan deal-making? If it’s this dangerous to vote for infrastructure, there’s no safe common ground in politics.