U.N. peacekeeping troops conduct an early-morning patrol in the southern Lebanese village of Qliyaa on Saturday. (Associated Press) The United Nations was instrumental in the creation and recognition of the state of Israel some seventy-six years ago. But virtually ever since, animosity between the preeminent global body and the tiny Middle Eastern country has steadily … Read more
(Los Angeles Times) Columnist Mark Z. Barabak joins candidates for various offices as they hit the campaign trail in this momentous election year. Read more
Dawn Stephens, right, and Duane Taylor prepare ballots to be mailed at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 5. (Nell Redmond / Associated Press) The latest method of voting to fall into the political crosshairs is the way overseas voters — including members of the military stationed abroad — cast … Read more
Antonio Villaraigosa, the former mayor of Los Angeles, speaks with students from Hayward’s Tennyson High School during a campaign stop Friday, May 11, 2018, in San Francisco. Villaraigosa is running for governor of California. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP) California voters have seen a barrage of sunny television ads in recent weeks touting former Los … Read more
A worker leaves the the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building on Monday in Milwaukee. (Associated Press) Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called Friday for the Republican-controlled Legislature to meet in special session to move Wisconsin to an all-mail presidential primary amid fears that voters and poll workers would be exposed to the coronavirus during Tuesday’s election. … Read more
Every summer, thousands of people travel to Padre Island National Seashore at dawn to cheer on sea turtle hatchlings as they are released into the surf. It’s a huge tourist attraction for this national park on the Texas coast and a conservation success story — the result of a decades-long effort to save the most … Read more
Former President Clinton speaks for Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign Sunday in Albany, Ga. (Charlotte Kramon / Associated Press) Former President Clinton urged churchgoers in Albany, Ga., on Sunday to rally behind the upbeat campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris for the office he once held. “Uniting people and building, being repairers of the breach, … Read more
President Biden speaks Sunday following a briefing by federal, state and local officials in St. Pete Beach, Fla., during a tour of areas affected by Hurricane Milton. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press) President Biden on Sunday saw firsthand some of the devastation that Hurricane Milton inflicted on Florida’s Gulf Coast, including piles of water-logged … Read more
Who should Bush pardon? Has he gone too far in issuing his last-minute regulatory changes? How has he set up the Obama administration for either success for failure? Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald and American Spectator associate editor W. James Antle III debate the president’s last days in office. Read more
Donald Trump arrives to speak at a meeting of the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / Associated Press) Anyone who watches football has probably seen one of the most arresting ads of the campaign season in recent weeks, showing images of Vice President Kamala Harris superimposed with transgender members of the Biden … Read more
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