Kelly Sadler

Kelly Sadler is the Commentary Editor and a columnist for The Washington Times. Often seen as a Newsmax contributor, Ms. Sadler started out as a beat reporter at Bloomberg News, and later covered politics and commentary during the 2016 presidential election at the Washington Times. Ms. Sadler is a Trump Administration alum, serving as a Special Assistant to the President, where she coordinated surrogate coverage and talking points. She most recently served as the communication director for America First Action. She can be reached at ksadler@washingtontimes.com.

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Columns by Kelly Sadler

Republicans are self-sabotaging

Last week, Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, grilled President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma. Published March 26, 2026

New Yorkers jumping on a bus to Florida

In 2022, while campaigning for governor of New York, Republican Lee Zeldin consistently hit Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul for her tax-and-spend policies. Published March 23, 2026

Trump faces internal sabotage as Iran war exposes disloyalty

When you work in the executive branch, you serve at the pleasure of the president of the United States. When you philosophically disagree with one of his decisions, you have two choices: Either execute on that decision effectively and efficiently or quietly resign and seek employment in the private sector. Published March 19, 2026

Only things less popular than AI are Iran, Democrats

A recent NBC poll measuring the favorability of 14 line items found that the only things with worse favorability than artificial intelligence among registered voters are Iran and the Democratic Party. Published March 16, 2026

The Obamas: Cosplaying unity while sowing resentment

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, died peacefully at his home in Chicago in mid-February. Published March 9, 2026

Democrats embrace antisemitism to win elections

Rather than support President Trump and America in defeating the largest state sponsor of terrorism for 47 years, Democrats see a political win by exploiting anti-Israel sentiment sown by our enemies. Published March 5, 2026

Trump needs to take Greenland

Earlier this year, the Europeans were aghast at President Trump's persistence that the U.S. should control Greenland as a national security interest. Published March 2, 2026

Democrats cannot stand America

The midterms were defined Tuesday evening between those willing to stand for our country and those who, unfortunately, want to burn it all down if they're not in charge. Published February 26, 2026

Team USA reminds Americans to believe in our greatness

Last week, Alysa Liu became the first American woman figure skater to win any individual Olympic medal since 2006 and is the first to come home with gold since 2002. Published February 23, 2026

The District’s DEI hiring obsession led to largest wastewater spill in U.S. history

The District of Columbia hired David Gadis as CEO and general manager of DC Water in 2018 after he lied to Flint, Michigan, residents that their water was safe to drink, even though it was contaminated with lead. Why? Diversity. Published February 19, 2026

Potomac River sewage dump: Where is the liberal environmental outrage?

At least 240 million gallons of raw sewage, the largest spill of wastewater in U.S. history, have drained into the Potomac River. Published February 16, 2026

Democrats want to lie, cheat and steal U.S. elections

Democrats have been trying to steal our elections for the past several years. Published February 9, 2026

An ‘affordability crisis’ brought on by our own abundance

Last week, Kiely Reedy, 34, detailed to The New York Times how she spends $200 to $300 a week on food delivery on a $50,000 annual salary. Published February 5, 2026

Medical establishment faces reckoning after teen gender-affirming surgery lawsuit victory

Last week, a jury awarded Fox Varian $2 million in damages after she sued her psychologist and doctor, both of whom oversaw her transition to male, complete with mastectomy, when she was 16. Published February 2, 2026

DOJ seizure of Fulton County 2020 voting records forces Georgia election transparency

On Wednesday, the FBI seized 700 boxes of 2020 Fulton County, Georgia's election records. Published January 29, 2026

Democrats stoke chaos for political gain

The liberal playbook heading into an election year goes like this: Organize and conspire with the legacy media to set the narrative, agitate and sow chaos, and then weaponize the resulting empathy. Published January 26, 2026

Al Gore and the Davos of yesterday

Eleven years ago, 2,500 of the world's elite, including Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore, descended in Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum summit. Published January 22, 2026

No one is above the law, not even Bill and Hillary Clinton

Last week, Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to testify in the House of Representatives' Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Published January 19, 2026

MAGA is not Republican

With the midterm elections approaching, congressional Republicans face a challenge. Published January 15, 2026

Voting with their feet, residents flee California

Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his final State of the State address, declaring the Golden State a beacon of democracy, a U.S. economic engine and an emulation-worthy innovator. Published January 12, 2026

War of choice prevents war of necessity as Iran threat expands and critics look away Clifford D. May explains

Bold & Blunt: Dangers to our republic abound Mike Bedenbaugh joins Cheryl Chumley

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