Opinion: The 'iron pipeline' of illegal guns has become the 'kitchen table pipeline' of 3D printed plastic weapons, writes Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.

"As deflating as the lines on my face can be, they also are a map of my life – my joys and sorrows. I worked hard for them," writes columnist Ingrid Jacques. bit.ly/4k5F5JG

Opinion: What happened inside the President's House also helped shape some of the nation's earliest experiments in self-government.

Opinion: Democrats in the Senate don't want a government shutdown. They want federal immigration agents to be held to the same standards as local cops.

"Noem should resign. If she doesn’t, Trump should fire her. If he doesn’t, she should be impeached, something that Democrats are pushing," writes columnist Dace Potas. bit.ly/3MbC3Ha

Opinion: Like most Americans, I'm over-the-moon excited to not see 'Melania,' an unrequested documentary about first lady Melania Trump.

"One of the glaring issues that the new right is facing is that Trump cannot be depended on to advance their ideologies coherently," writes columnist Dace Potas. bit.ly/4qDDZag

Opinion: A YouGov poll shows more U.S. citizens support abolishing ICE than oppose getting rid of the agency. Do you agree? Tell us why or why not here.

"In a city where 25% live in poverty, any project that alleviates financial burdens is a godsend to families who want to remain in a place they love," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/4sXEOfM

"Abolition of ICE does not mean open borders. It simply means getting rid of an agency that has done nothing but harm since its inception less than 25 years ago," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/49Y8xws

Opinion: Ending Minnesota's sanctuary policies and beginning with some narrow, commonsense steps will help turn down the political temperature.

Opinion: The latest bit of political wish-casting is that President Donald Trump is 'pulling back' or 'lowering the temperature' in Minneapolis. Yeah, right.

Opinion: Better treatment and earlier diagnosis mean that 7 in 10 people will survive five years or more after a cancer diagnosis.

Opinion: Sen. John Fetterman has defied current political trends and prioritized what he thinks is best for the country ahead of partisan tribalism.

"I didn’t know it at the time, but 2016 was the last year I could be a child, the last year I could pretend that what was going on in the world didn’t affect me," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/4jWCP7a

Opinion: The deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis are tragedies. But where's the outrage for those who have been murdered by illegal immigrants?

"Trump has little interest in even pretending to uphold his oath," writes columnist Dace Potas. bit.ly/4bc6QOf

Opinion: As the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan approach, I have to admit: Figure skating, like other Olympic ice sports, is unsustainable in tis current form.

Opinion: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's inflammatory remarks have done irreparable harm to the situation in Minnesota.

Opinion: I was relieved to learn the Doomsday Clock has once again sped up, putting us well within reach of the sweet, welcoming silence of extinction.

Opinion: I wish I hadn't bought phones for my other kids when I did, even if they 'need' them. That's partly why I'm holding out on my son now.

"The man is a 79-year-old slurry of ego and greed who wouldn’t know impulse control if it bit him on the swollen cankles," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. bit.ly/4bNxdtV

Opinion: Pam Bondi's letter doesn't expressly offer a pullback on ICE's invasion if Minnesota plays ball. But it's easy to read between the lines.

Opinion: What we're seeing in Minneapolis is atrocious. It's time for Democrats to declare the need for radical change, beyond simply posting through it.

"One year into President Donald Trump’s return to office, his authoritarian practices are eroding human rights and weakening the systems meant to protect them," writes Paul O'Brien, executive director of @amnesty.org . bit.ly/4qDO1sd

Opinion: I became Minneapolis police chief after the murder of George Floyd with a mandate to reduce crime while rebuilding public trust. ICE isn't helping.

Opinion: Immediately following Alex Pretti's death, the Trump administration made several concerning, sweeping statements.

Opinion: President Trump has seen great success in stopping illegal immigration. But he risks losing that momentum if he keeps ICE agents in Minnesota.

Opinion: Trying to import Denmark's vaccine schedule into the United States is like bolting a jet engine onto a toy plane.

"This lingering sense of chaos is not simply coming from snowflake liberals like me," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. bit.ly/3Zz9dDu

Opinion: Patty O'Keefe said she and her friend were arrested by ICE arrest in Minneapolis for trying to warn their neighbors.

Opinion: A responsible administration seeking to show leadership would be trying to ease the tensions, not add more powder to the keg.

"Through my continued detention, the Trump administration aims to send a chilling message," writes Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman and New Jersey resident currently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. bit.ly/4qzlROK

Opinion: After the killing of Alex Pretti, has your opinion changed on the Trump administration's ICE and Border Patrol operation in Minnesota? Why or why not?

Opinion: One ICE agent, apparently referring to Renee Good, said, 'You guys gotta stop obstructing us — that's why that lesbian b---- is dead.'

Opinion: Alex Jones' decline also mirrors the president's. Trump once thrived on disruption, provocation and the thrill of defiance. Now he looks diminished.

Opinion: Anything that helps Americans lose weight, reduces treatment barriers and makes care more affordable should be welcomed. But let's not fool ourselves.

"Imagine the wholly unnecessary trauma that child has now experienced at the hands of our government," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. bit.ly/3LzArXz

Opinion: Alex Pretti, 37, was an ICU nurse who cared for veterans. Federal agents shot and killed him on a Minneapolis street and none of it makes sense.

"If civil rights were extended to us all, no one would have automatic advantages based on skin color in the first place," writes @dispatch.com opinion editor Amelia Robinson. bit.ly/460Ko7b

"Once again, leftists are on the wrong side of a vital issue. And once again, things are not as they appear," writes columnist Nicole Russell. bit.ly/4r8tv2x

Opinion: President Donald Trump's Agriculture secretary said after many food simulations, most of us can eat chicken, broccoli and a tortilla for $3 a meal.

Opinion: Kirk Milhoan, appointed by RFK Jr. as head of a federal vaccine panel, talks of the measles outbreak like it's a great chance to study who dies.

Opinion: Heavy-handed immigration enforcement did not just begin last weekend, of course, but what is new is that refugees are being specifically targeted.

"I'll say this outright: I enjoyed 'For Good.' But in the wake of the Oscars nominations, I can understand why the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences didn't," writes opinion digital producer Drew Atkins. bit.ly/4bM76nd

"If even a handful of Republicans dropped their naked opportunism and sprouted spines, they could restrain a man clearly and dangerously spiraling," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. bit.ly/3NDjImL

"I don't really understand the obsession with Cruz, especially. To be honest, I've been too concerned with my own family's well-being," writes columnist Nicole Russell. bit.ly/49OcQKE

Opinion: AI superintelligence could be more dangerous than nuclear weapons, but importantly, nobody has built it yet. We can still choose not to proceed.

Opinion: While an advanced missile defense system on Greenland would be a positive, the path to get here has put unnecessary strain on the U.S.

"Vince Gilligan's show lives up to the hype generated by the 'Breaking Bad' director’s name alone," writes columnist Dace Potas. bit.ly/3NqFv0T