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Metaphorical Advice to Those Who Want to Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate

Metaphorical Advice to Those Who Want to Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate Metaphorical Advice to Those Who Want to Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate

Jul 2, 2024 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is seen after a swearing in ceremony for Mark Esper to be the new US secretary of defense in 2019.

A Lesson From the High Court A Lesson From the High Court

Jun 4, 2024 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin

Choosing Sides

Choosing Sides Choosing Sides

May 7, 2024 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin

Early embryos two days after co-injection with a gene-correcting enzyme.

MAGA Talk MAGA Talk

Apr 9, 2024 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February 14, 2024.

Mike Johnson as Speaker So Far Mike Johnson as Speaker So Far

Mar 12, 2024 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin

A US border patrol agent on patrol near La Joya, Tex., 2013.

The Border Bill, Republican Congressmen, and Trump The Border Bill, Republican Congressmen, and Trump

Feb 20, 2024 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin

Republican presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump speaks to guest at a cam

Trump and the Courts Trump and the Courts

Jan 23, 2024 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin

Secretary of State Henry Kissinger make a statement in the State Department briefing room after receiving the Nobel Peace prize.

The Death of Henry Kissinger The Death of Henry Kissinger

Dec 12, 2023 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin

Mike Pence Ends His Presidential Campaign

Mike Pence Ends His Presidential Campaign Mike Pence Ends His Presidential Campaign

Nov 28, 2023 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin

Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) arrives at his office in the Rayburn House Office Building on October 19, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Bullet Dodged Bullet Dodged

Oct 31, 2023 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin