Gail Collins

Gail Collins is an Op-Ed columnist and a former member of the editorial board, and was the first woman to serve as the Times editorial page editor, from 2001 to 2007.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) attends the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 27, 2021. New York Times opinion columnist Gail Collins writes, "the Gaetz saga is intertwined with many, many details involving his slimy associates, one of whom has already been indicted on sex trafficking, and his alleged use of drugs (Ecstasy, of course)."

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April 12, 2021 at 2:38 p.m.

Having sex with a minor is both illegal and appalling, and the Matt Gaetz saga is intertwined with many, many details involving his slimy associates, one of whom has already...

Gail Collins: Sex and the single governor

March 4, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a news conference to address accusations of harassment. In a perfect world, he might have added: 鈥淵ou know, it抖阴ap a tough time...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) aboard an elevator at the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 19, 2019. He
intends for the Republican-led Senate to make short work of any trial of President Donald Trump on two House-passed articles of impeachment.

Collins: President Mitch McConnell

January 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

If Trump thought there was any chance of actually getting kicked out of office, God knows what he鈥檇 do. Fortunately for him -- if not for us 鈥� Mitch McConnell...

Collins: Already had plenty of Trump 2020?

January 2, 2020 at 10:23 a.m.

We鈥檙e now officially trudging through the new year. This is when we adjust to the fact that nothing has changed. You weren鈥檛 allowed to toss Donald Trump out with the...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters ...

Collins: Will impeachment drive Trump batty?

December 19, 2019 at 1:56 p.m.

The only problem with impeachment is that it might drive Donald Trump even crazier than usual. Or probably.

Collins: Should Trump Tromp Rudy?

November 22, 2019 at 12:00 p.m.

Should Trump Tromp Rudy?

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