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EDITORIALSIf Hegseth deserves impeachment, make serious effort

Democrats are in the midst of an unwise fight over the defense secretary.

Editorials

EDITORIALSIf Hegseth deserves impeachment, make serious effort

Democrats are in the midst of an unwise fight over the defense secretary.

EDITORIALSConsent decree didn't change enough

EDITORIALSHochul should sign PFAS bill

EDITORIALSThose elected must deliver

EDITORIALSBacked by LI, Hochul can tackle bold agenda

Guest Essays & Expressway

GUEST ESSAYSLI college offers not just value, but values

The national conversation has been skewed toward the most expensive and elite schools.

GUEST ESSAYSReset the experience of childhood

GUEST ESSAYSLI's housing problem is bigger than mortgage rates

GUEST ESSAYSWhat Suffolk supers vs. the tax cap shows

GUEST ESSAYSA responsible, necessary voice for New York

GUEST ESSAYSDemocracy is on the ballot. We can't look away.

The Point

THE POINTDem's historic SD1 win comes with hiccups

The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.

MATT DAVIES' CARTOONS

CARTOONSMatt Davies' latest cartoon

Davies is Newsday Opinion's cartoonist.

Columnists

Randi F. MarshallLIA needs to lead, and advocate, again

When did the group, a shell of its former self, last stand for anything remarkable?

Dan JanisonWill Hochul and Mamdani keep the peace?

After year of good behavior and feelings, their differences could break open.

Michael DobieBlue tsunami brings us to a Rashomon moment

After Democrats' stunning midterms success, the party needs to be careful not to misread the moment.

Cartoons

CARTOONSCartoons about artificial intelligence

Cartoonists around the nation and world comment on artificial intelligence.

CARTOONSMatt Davies' cartoons

CARTOONSMatt Bodkin's Long Island cartoons

Commentary

COMMENTARYBig Oil has more to fear from truckers than EVs

Battery big rigs are starting to show up on five continents.

COMMENTARYAnthropic's Dario Amodei can't always have his way

GUEST ESSAYSLI college offers not just value, but values

COMMENTARYElection interference didn't simply disappear on its own

COMMENTARYMusk drove the Cybertruck and Tesla's EV ambitions off a cliff

More Opinion

COMMENTARYThe affordability crisis isn't about inflation

LETTERSMusings: Don't fool Mother Nature with clock shifts

LETTERSMusings: A wake by mistake, but the sorrow was genuine

MICHAEL DOBIEBlue tsunami brings us to a Rashomon moment

EDITORIALSBacked by LI, Hochul can tackle bold agenda

COMMENTARYCVS' split leaves healthcare's conflicts intact

COMMENTARYCan we please end these election map wars now?

LETTERSVoters have spoken — now what?

DAN JANISONNY GOP shifts into feud mode

EDITORIALSTime for Blakeman to get back to his day job

THE POINTWhat was behind Hempstead Town's 'watershed moment'?

COMMENTARYPermanent WFH is AI's best promise yet

COMMENTARYU.S. energy policy is about to enter another volatile phase

EDITORIALSPowerful election will resonate for years

THE POINTHow the Suffolk Dem leadership fight upended judicial elections

COMMENTARYMaybe a blue Texas is just what the GOP needed

GUEST ESSAYSReset the experience of childhood

LETTERSSenior housing, fair compensation, Atlantic menhaden, South Asian Americans

EDITORIALSElection to usher in a new phase

THE POINTBlue wave laps at Long Island

LETTERSCollege for seniors, doctors' pay, 'I Voted' stickers, more

GUEST ESSAYSLI's housing problem is bigger than mortgage rates

EDITORIALSLIers are turning out. Join them.

THE POINTLI early voting a record; new voters shun party labels

COMMENTARYU.S. is likely to lose its edge in scientific research because of political priorities

COMMENTARYOur children are listening: How to parent through election season

LETTERSMusings: Red fish, blue fish in one pond

LETTERSMusings: Shoe leather gives way to ring tone of politics

LETTERSMusings: Whose Island is it, anyway?

MICHAEL DOBIEThe astounding costs of our politics

EDITORIALSVote like your rights depend on it

COMMENTARYAnthropic's $100 billion bet is the only market that matters now

EDITORIALSAttention Albany: IDAs need new rules

RANDI F. MARSHALLThe perilous irony of NY's measles outbreak

LETTERSNegative campaigns, saving democracy, voting, wasting water

THE POINTBlakeman's turn to try a county-to-state transition

THE POINTNassau County aiming for faster election results

CARTOONSSee Matt Davies' latest cartoon

COMMENTARYAmerica is getting a peek at its debt future, and it's scary

COMMENTARYWarsh's AI optimism may box him in at the Fed

LETTERSCleaner trucks, leaf blowers, clergy abuse settlement, more

DAN JANISONBlakeman's fate may hinge on his home turf

ENDORSEMENTSNewsday Opinion endorses Moore for Southampton Town supervisor

THE POINTLI judicial races draw big bucks

COMMENTARYA new era of debt doom loops has begun

COMMENTARYThe White House will fail to overturn any elections

LETTERSRoad safety, tax breaks for builders

GUEST ESSAYSWhat Suffolk supers vs. the tax cap shows

ENDORSEMENTSNewsday Opinion endorses James for New York State attorney general

THE POINTAn October surprise for Andrew Garbarino

Letters

LETTERSICE crackdown, Medicare, blue wave, Penn Station restroom

LETTERSRespect begins at home, younger voices in Congress

LETTERSHonoring veterans, cleaning up election signs

LETTERSThe midterm verdict: Was it Trump or the economy?

LETTERSMusings: Don't fool Mother Nature with clock shifts

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