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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The Senate, the COVID Inquisition and the COVID Skeptic Sep 05, 2025

WASHINGTON — As he sat in the hot seat during a Senate hearing Thursday morning, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recognized that he was in the center of a religious debate — on vaccines. On one side were finance ... Read More

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CBS in the Harsh Public Spotlight Again Sep 03, 2025

WASHINGTON — In his own fashion, President Donald Trump helped CBS News join the transparency bandwagon. You could see it after White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe interviewed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on "Face the ... Read More

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In the Wake of Another Public Shooting Aug 29, 2025

WASHINGTON — In the wake of the public shootings of strangers, especially when innocent children are the victims, there are lies that we tell ourselves and true things some dare not say. Two children were killed, and 18 other people were injure... Read More

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Why Team Trump Wants to Deport Abrego Garcia Aug 28, 2025

WASHINGTON — Some 13 years ago, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, then 16, crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. The Salvadoran citizen did not have a run-in with the law until 2019, when he was first taken into ICE custody. Later, he was released. Aft... Read More