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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Jimmy Kimmel Is Living in a Material World Sep 19, 2025

WASHINGTON — During the Monday monologue that spawned this kerfuffle, late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel stepped in it when he said, "The MAGA Gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other... Read More

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Charlie Kirk Showed American Youth How to Be Conservative on Campus Sep 17, 2025

WASHINGTON — "When people stop talking, that's when you get violence. That's when civil war happens because you start to think the other side is so evil and they lose their humanity." Charlie Kirk said that. I'm not sure when. It was a remark V... Read More

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One Great Comic and a Bunch of Bad Actors Sep 12, 2025

WASHINGTON — Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a clear view of the "Free Palestine" movement. Speaking at Duke University on Tuesday, he said "'Free Palestine' is, to me, just — you're free to say you don't like Jews. Just say you don't like Je... Read More

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Horror in Charlotte, and in Utah Sep 11, 2025

WASHINGTON — The Sept. 8 headline in The New York Times said it all: "A Gruesome Murder in North Carolina Ignites a Firestorm on the Right." The Gray Lady leaped over the warm body of victim Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old immigrant from Ukraine,... Read More