About Debra J. Saunders

Debra J. Saunders

Debra J. Saunders

Debra J. Saunders is the Washington columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She served as White House correspondent for The RJ during President Donald Trump's first term. 
Before Trump, Saunders wrote an opinion column for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Daily News. Between Trump's terms, she was a senior fellow at The Discovery Institute.
She graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Boston with a B.A. in Greek and Latin.
Her column is nationally syndicated with Creators. 
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Trump's First Year of His Second Term Lacks the Drama of 2017. Good. Dec 14, 2025

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is a better boss the second time around. You can see it in his staffing. Trump is putting the right people in top jobs. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is flexing his foreign policy chops. Treasury Secretary S... Read More

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Two Californians Are Eyeing a White House Run in 2028. Republicans Rejoice Dec 11, 2025

WASHINGTON — Two California Democrats could run for president in 2028: Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Republican operatives must be thinking: Bring it on. Under Newsom, California's image has become less golden than ... Read More

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MTG Runs to Anti-Trump Embrace on '60 Minutes,' CNN Dec 10, 2025

WASHINGTON — If you tuned into "60 Minutes" Sunday night, you saw Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talk about her falling out with President Donald Trump and her decision to resign from the House in the middle of what was supposed to be her ... Read More

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Keep On Truckin' -- if You Are Rightly Licensed Dec 07, 2025

WASHINGTON — What happens when rules designed to ensure public safety fray so much that undocumented residents can obtain commercial driver's licenses for big rigs, even if they are not qualified to drive them and do not speak English? In 2025,... Read More