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Maduro tests limits of Biden administration's fair-election deal
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has so brazenly disrespected his promise for free and fair elections that allies in Colombia and Brazil took to publicly condemning his crackdown on the opposition.
Barring the ...Read more
The amazing story of the man who created the latest narco-state in the Americas, and how the United States helped him every step of the way − until now
When Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan in early March 2024, it marked a spectacular fall from grace: from being courted in the U.S. as a friendly head of state to facing the rest of ...Read more
Moscow terror attack showed growing reach of ISIS-K – could the US be next?
A deadly attack in Moscow on March 22, 2024, exposed the vulnerability of the Russian capital to the threat of the Islamic State group and its affiliate ISIS-K. But it also displayed the reach of the network, leading ...Read more
The Supreme Court, Justice Breyer and Abortion
It might just be a coincidence that former Justice Stephen Breyer's new book had its official publication date on the same day the court heard argument on the biggest abortion case since Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health ...Read more
Cal Thomas: Checking the Black Box
Two men with decidedly different political outlooks have been my go-to sources on race in America. They are Dr. Thomas Sowell of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., professor and ...Read more
Editorial: On medication abortion, the Supreme Court may actually do the right thing
It always seemed farfetched that anti-abortion doctors could argue that they have the right to ask a court to severely restrict a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration simply because they don’t want to ...Read more
Commentary: How to repair the Key Bridge without breaking the bank
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore came as quite a shock. After a massive container ship struck one of the bridge’s pillars, the entire span quickly fell apart, costing several lives.
It’s hard ...Read more
Editorial: Ideology over medicine: Arguments against mifepristone for abortions are pretext
For more than two decades, the pharmaceutical mifepristone, used in tandem with misoprostol, has been allowing Americans to have safe and effective medication abortions at home, saving the expense and complexity of ...Read more
Commentary: What I've learned about living alone after losing my wife of 42 years
This year, at the age of 72, I started living alone for the first time in my life.
For 42 years before that, I lived with my wife, Diane, who passed away in December. In college and as a young man, I always had roommates....Read more
Michael Hiltzik: Social Security is again in the crosshairs of a GOP budget, even though a long-term fix would be simple
A hoary old chestnut in government circles describes all budgets as mostly political documents.
But what can you say about a budget that's nothing but political?
Therein lies the challenge in analyzing a document titled ...Read more
Commentary: Trump just got a break in one case against him. But his luck was running out in another
The courts give, and the courts take away. And in a whirlwind couple of hours on Monday, they took a fair bit more from Donald Trump than they gave him.
The helping hand Trump got from one court, reducing the bond he had ...Read more
Trudy Rubin: ISIS terror attack in Moscow and GOP obstructionists play into Putin's hands
Vladimir Putin and his intelligence agencies are already blaming Friday's hideous ISIS terror attack on a concert venue near Moscow on — you guessed it — Ukraine, the United States and Great Britain.
Putin needs to ...Read more
Allison Schrager: What are the odds of enjoying March Madness now?
Like many Americans, I love March Madness. I still consider the night of March 22, 1990, when my local college team won one of the greatest victories in NCAA basketball tournament history, one of the most exciting moments ...Read more
Editorial: Israel wonders: Whose side is President Biden on?
Hamas officials on Monday rejected the latest cease-fire proposal with Israel. And why not, when the terrorists have friends in high places?
The Biden administration has grown increasingly hostile to America’s most ...Read more
Editorial: Americans continue moving out of high-tax states
Owning a business in California has become a challenge — unless you’re running a U-Haul franchise.
The Census Bureau this month released its annual report on domestic migration — Americans moving from county to ...Read more
Biden is racing to shift marijuana policy, courting young voters
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris looked up from prepared remarks in the White House's ornate Roosevelt Room this month to make sure the reporters in the room could hear her clearly: "Nobody should have to go to ...Read more
POINT: Gig work doesn't have to be a race to the bottom -- but it's up to Congress
The gig economy is nothing new. Nor is it inherently bad for workers. Artists and tradespeople have relied on gig work for centuries. It provides much flexibility, which many workers need, and explains why it remains a ...Read more
Editorial: The humanitarian aid Gaza needs most is a cease-fire
In Gaza, famine is imminent.
To get urgently needed food, clean water, temporary sanitation facilities and medical supplies to more than 2 million Palestinians, President Biden ordered construction of a floating dock. ...Read more
Commentary: The Goldilocks Constitution is no fairy tale
When the Framers sat down to think about the best form of government for America, they had few good reasons to think a republic would succeed. Looking back at historical examples of failed democracies and oppressive ...Read more
COUNTERPOINT: When it comes to the gig economy, the only thing to fear is fear itself
To the typical American, clicking a couple of buttons on your smartphone to snag a rideshare car to take you to the airport seems as unremarkable as it is uncontroversial. But since 2018, progressive politicians, in the ...Read more
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