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It's fine that every mother's son or daughter can become president of the United States. But must we have to have so many of them on the stage at once?

Cal Thomas lists the questions that should have been asked of the Democratic presidential hopefuls.

The first Democratic candidate forum was a mish-mash of self promotion with little debate, says Jules Witcover.

By Jules Witcover

Jul 5, 2019

A presidential candidate's record is more important than the promises they make from the campaign or debate stage.

One reason ProPublica is doing such great work in documenting hate during the Trump era is found in its embrace of the role of journalism as a "moral force."

By David Zurawik

Jul 3, 2019

The Sun shouldn't ignore fine performances from some moderate Democrats in the first two debates.

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke and several other notable Democrats need to step up their games or they'll be forgotten contenders in 2020.

Witcover: The best or worst is yet to come in the second and third rounds of these DNC show-and-tells of Democratic presidential wannabees in July and August.

Clarence Page: Joe Biden's flip on federal funding for abortions is no worse than Donald Trump's abortion switch.

Dear progressives: If we want people we don't agree with to evolve and change, the last thing we should do is shun them.

If Trump hadn’t made a big deal of the data and lied about the results, most Americans would likely be unaware of them.

Here's what we expect to learn from the score of Democratic presidential candidates taking the stage in Miami.

It is difficult to see how any citizen can continue supporting a president who uses the abuse of abuse of children as a political tool.

On the premise that that one ugly but successful presidential campaign warrants another, Donald Trump offered a reprise of 2016 at his recent kickoff rally.

On the other side, we have the candidates for the Democratic nomination. Lots and lots of and lots of candidates.

Rawlings-Blake said she doesn’t “have any knock” on Booker but she has spent time with Biden and doesn’t believe he is a racist.

Writing off 20,000 Americans who attend a Trump rally is not only self-defeating, but speaks to the scorn some on the Left hold for their fellow Americans.

Jules Witcover: The large field of 2020 Democratic candidates already has been reduced to a sideshow in the showdown between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

Jules Witcover: Joe Biden is a politician and therefore sensitive to shifting public opinion, even on abortion.

So here’s some “relevant and specific detail” about the 20-plus clowns in the Democratic circus who are currently seeking to unseat Trump.

Biden is my favorite for the usual reason — he has the best chance of trumping Donald Trump.

Jules Witcover: The House of Representatives appears on the verge of initiating a formal impeachment process.

A year and a half before the next national election, a look at the murky road ahead with presidential historian Richard Striner and pollster Mileah Kromer.

By Dan Rodricks

Jun 3, 2019

Jonah Goldberg: Here's why Joe Biden may be more of a George W. Bush than a Hillary Clinton.

Everyone knows Baltimore has problems; we don't need them described from 27 miles away. We need solutions.

By Dan Rodricks

May 28, 2019

Trump's claim of most 'transparent' administration in history must be about motives, not behavior.

Let’s not confuse sexual assault with signs of friendship. Greeting someone you know with a warm encouraging hug is priceless.

Candidate debates in primary and caucus states starting next month will give Mr. Biden the chance to show his stuff amid a host of political newcomers aiming at him as the frontrunner.

Donald Trump has been dog whistling so hard to neo-Nazis and white nationalists since launching his campaign for president that his lips are permanently puckered.

By David Zurawik

May 1, 2019

Biden claims there were no scandals during Barack Obama's time in the White House but the record shows otherwise.

Though the first Democratic debates are nearly two months away, and the first actual contests won't take place for more than nine months, some early patterns are beginning to develop in the party's sprawling, unpredictable presidential race.

Elijah Cummings could turn out to be Trump’s worst nightmare based on the Baltimore resident’s powerful position in Congress, his widely-praised recent media performances and shifts in the zeitgeist that have thrust Cummings into the symbolic role of be new best hope to rein in Trump.

By David Zurawik

Apr 24, 2019

It's time to retire Jules Witcover, whose commentary does nothing but rehash what we already know.

Jules Witcover: Joe Biden invaded a woman's personal space, but that shouldn't keep him from the 202 race.

Robert "Beto" O'Rourke's biggest fans and supporters insist he is a forward-thinking, future-oriented visionary, but no contender for the Democratic nomination feels more familiar than the former three-term congressman from El Paso.

As former Vice President Joe Biden edges his way toward declaring his presidential candidacy for 2020, two prospective Democratic challengers have handed him political gifts.

Del. Mary Lehman, a former Prince George's County Councilwoman, is a dedicated public servant who is an education and environmental advocate.

By Jess Nocera

Feb 25, 2019

Starbucks founder Howard Schultz's trial balloon that he may run next year without either major party endorsement is at least realistic insofar as he could not get either one.

In the first days of January 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts declared his candidacy for president, nearly a year before the actual balloting. This year, at least half a dozen hopefuls have already signed on for what promises to be an exhausting and costly Democratic fight.

The sacrifices of mothers who have lost children during combat were honored Sunday at a Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day brunch at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

By Erika Butler

Sep 23, 2018

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand came to Baltimore to stump for Democratic candidate for governor Ben Jealous. Gillibrand joins other national Democratic figures, including former Vice President Joe Biden and senators Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in supporting Jealous.

By Luke Broadwater

Sep 21, 2018

Warren, of Massachusetts, joins former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris (California), Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont) and Sen. Cory Booker (New Jersey) as national political figures endorsing Jealous.

By Luke Broadwater

Jul 26, 2018

Former vice president Joe Biden joined with Maryland Democrats in Baltimore Saturday night to rally the party behind the gubernatorial candidacy of Ben Jealous against Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

By Doug Donovan

Jun 30, 2018

Former Vice President Joe Biden will be the headliner as Maryland Democrats gather in Baltimore for a "post-primary unity celebration" Saturday evening in support of a victorious Ben Jealous.

By Michael Dresser

Jun 29, 2018

Former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to give the keynote speech at a Maryland Democratic Party unity event late this month after the state's primary.

At the Warner Theater in downtown Washington the other night, former Vice President Joe Biden kicked off a tour at which he discussed his new book, "Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship and Purpose."

Former Vice President Joe Biden is 'uniquely qualified' to become the next president, says Jules Witcover.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, have recently purchased a beach vacation home in Delaware.

Jules Witcover: Will Joe Biden rescue American politics from its current ugliness?

You might call Michael Cryor the Kevin Bacon of Baltimore — he's seemingly not more than a degree or two of separation from anyone in town. That doesn't just