Carl P. Leubsdorf

Carl P. Leubsdorf is the former Washington bureau chief of the Dallas Morning News. Email him at carl.p.leubsdorf@gmail.com.

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Column: Harris lands jabs, Trump can’t shake it off

September 13, 2024 at 7:27 p.m.

The first debate ended President Biden's campaign. The second may do the same for former President Trump, Carl P. Leubsdorf, former Washington bureau chief of the Dallas Morning News, writes.

Democrats had a strong showing this year, but the party's forecast for 2024 is grim, former Dallas Morning News journalist Carl P. Leubsdorf writes in a guest column.

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Opinion: A good night for Democrats, but …

November 10, 2023 at 6:05 p.m.

Democrats had a strong showing this year, but the party's forecast for 2024 is grim, former Dallas Morning News journalist Carl P. Leubsdorf writes in a guest column.

After a shaky start, Vice President Kamala Harris has seized on issues with passion and found her political footing, Dallas Morning News columnist Carl P. Leubsdorf writes.

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Opinion: VP Harris finding her political bearings

September 1, 2023 at 6:05 p.m.

After a shaky start, Vice President Kamala Harris has seized on issues with passion and found her political footing, Dallas Morning News columnist Carl P. Leubsdorf writes.

Republicans' transgender bills contradict the GOP's long-time governing philosophy: limited government, individual rights and the primacy of the family, Dallas Morning News columnist Carl P. Leubsdorf writes.

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Opinion: Red-state attacks on transgender Americans

May 30, 2023 at 8:34 p.m.

Republicans' transgender bills contradict the GOP's long-time governing philosophy: limited government, individual rights and the primacy of the family, Dallas Morning News columnist Carl P. Leubsdorf writes.

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Opinion: Will Biden’s opening pitch for a second term work?

February 10, 2023 at 11:05 p.m.

Carl P. Leubsdorf is a columnist for Dallas Morning News. Like prior presidents, Joe Biden used his State of the Union speech to build on his achievements and to lay...

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Opinion: Plenty of alternatives to Trump, Biden

July 17, 2022 at 10:05 p.m.

Carl P. Leubsdorf is a columnist for The Dallas Morning News. Donald Trump is reportedly preparing an early announcement of his 2024 candidacy. The White House insists President Joe Biden...

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Opinion: Court’s conservative majority isn’t going anywhere

July 1, 2022 at 10:05 p.m.

Carl P. Leubsdorf is a columnist for The Dallas Morning News. Last week's two significant Supreme Court decisions — loosening some restrictions on American's gun owners and restricting abortions for...

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Opinion: The complicated politics of Jan. 6 hearings

June 19, 2022 at 10:05 p.m.

Carl P. Leubsdorf is a columnist for The Dallas Morning News. The House Jan. 6 committee's message is simple: Former President Donald Trump sought to reverse his 2020 election defeat...

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Opinion: Where’s the GOP outrage over this possible vote fraud?

April 1, 2022 at 10:05 p.m.

Carl P. Leubsdorf is the former Washington bureau chief of The Dallas Morning News. The Republican quest to stamp out alleged voter fraud has a new poster couple. It's not...

Opinion: Bipartisanship that followed 9/11 seems remote today

September 10, 2021 at 10:05 p.m.

Carl P. Leubsdorf is a columnist for Dallas Morning News. It's been two decades since that horrific morning when an assault from the sky caused New York's two iconic towers...

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