Debra J. Saunders

San Francisco

Washington Columnist at Las Vegas Review-Journal

Washington Columnist. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Syndicated with Creators. Formerly @Reviewjournal White House Correspondent, @SFChronicle columnist.

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Articles

Marco Rubio puts squeeze on court that issued arrest warrant for Netanyahu

3 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — The International Criminal Court is so anti-American and anti-Israel that I cheered when Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against four of its judges Thursday “for transgressions against the United States and Israel.”The sanctions, which could block the judges’ property interests and require that they report transactions, were authorized under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in February.
Democracy Is in Peril. Chapter 109, by Debra J. Saunders

3 weeks ago | creators.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — "Democracy is in peril" is the warning bubbling up all over popular culture. President Donald Trump is enjoying his second term, one made sweeter after wins in both the Electoral College and the popular vote. I don't think the warnings about authoritarian rule are coincidental.
SAUNDERS: The end of American democracy is near — so say big media, pop culture

3 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON“Democracy is in peril” is the warning bubbling up all over popular culture. President Donald Trump is enjoying his second term, one made sweeter after wins in both the Electoral College and the popular vote. I don’t think the warnings about authoritarian rule are coincidental.
The Boulder Nightmare, by Debra J. Saunders

3 weeks ago | creators.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — The nightmare stories aren't going away. The latest outrage is the firebombing of a group of activists who were participating in a peace march in Boulder, Colorado, Sunday to bring attention to the 58 hostages still remaining in Gaza. "We have to end Zionists," said the illegal immigrant who has been charged in the attack that injured eight innocent protesters, including a Holocaust survivor.
Boulder, Colorado, attack investigated as hate crime, possible terrorism

3 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — The nightmare stories aren’t going away. The latest outrage is the firebombing of a group of activists who were participating in a peace march in Boulder, Colo., Sunday to bring attention to the 58 hostages still remaining in Gaza. “We have to end Zionists,” said the illegal immigrant who has been charged in the attack that injured eight innocent protesters, including a Holocaust survivor. Two victims remain in the hospital, Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn told reporters Monday.
Crypto-currency finds a champion in the White House - what does that even mean?

4 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTONVice President JD Vance spoke the language of love to cryptocurrency investors Wednesday when he proclaimed at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas, “We reject regulators.”As the veep sees it, Bitcoin is not just a good investment, it’s also good for the country. Crypto, he argued, “is a hedge against bad policymaking in Washington.”And “Crypto finally has a champion and an ally in the White House.”True that.
Charging antisemitism, Trump goes after America’s oldest university

1 month ago | reviewjournal.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTONThe status quo came tumbling down at Harvard after Hamas massacred 1,200 innocents on Oct. 7, 2023. As much of the world was revolted at the gratuitous slaughter, the swells at Harvard were working on a suitable statement. They deleted the word “violent” to describe the attack. President Donald Trump will never forget how academia tried to airbrush over the left’s antisemitic tendencies.
Trump Wants to Make Harvard Great Again, by Debra J. Saunders

1 month ago | creators.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — The status quo came tumbling down at Harvard after Hamas massacred 1,200 innocents on Oct. 7, 2023. As much of the world was revolted at the gratuitous slaughter, the swells at Harvard were working on a suitable statement. They deleted the word "violent" to describe the attack. President Donald Trump will never forget how academia tried to airbrush over the left's antisemitic tendencies.
After Biden's Out of Office, Public Learns of More Decline, by Debra J. Saunders

1 month ago | creators.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — Almost everything the Democrats and big media told the country about the vaunted character of former President Joe Biden is collapsing. Biden framed his run for the White House in 2020 as "a fight for the soul of the nation." A smitten chattering class was all on board.
Entitlement spending in age of Republican control over Washington

1 month ago | reviewjournal.com | Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — I’ve often railed at Democrats’ failure to revamp federal immigration law during the two years President Joe Biden enjoyed a Democratic Senate and House. When they had the chance, they squandered it. Now it’s the Republicans’ turn at bad one-party rule. President Donald Trump and the GOP Senate and House have a chance to check runaway deficit spending — not by ending it, alas, but by doing what is possible to rein it in. But will they? Not likely.