The Commonwealth’s off-off year contests will be seen as a referendum on Trump.

The loss of many key leaders in short order is a serious problem.

Trump and Netanyahu do not see eye to eye on the matter.

She’s making no one happy.

The war is on.

A major escalation in Middle East tensions is forecast.

The Beach Boy legend is gone at 82.

But Not Really (Wink Wink)

The information bubble is real.

He’s clearly using the standoff with the White House to elevate his national stature.

While critics warn of fascism, the public is thus far backing Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Things are getting ugly in LA.

Half the counties in America have moved more Republican in each of the last three elections.

An Air Force colonel spread misinformation to hide the stealth program.

The bromance is apparently over.

You can’t take the politics out of politics.

The administration’s war on higher ed has escalated.

Maybe they weren’t serious about fiscal discipline after all?

I question the timing.

It was inevitable.

Will no one rid me of these meddlesome judges?

Is it time for the Democrats to move to the center?

It was rather unusual.

Or does it?

Is the worst of the idiocy over?

A massive purge ahead of the long weekend.

Zeke Emanuel minced no words.

Presidents have wide latitude in this area but many say 47 is exceeding his authority.

Five years after their divorce, the UK and EU are rebuilding ties.

Scary news for the former President.

The country’s citizens are enduring power outages while Saudis are making deals for cutting-edge technology.

Non-college-educated White men remain happy.

The Trump administration is trying to get a ruling on one issue while sidestepping the merits of the case.

A lifetime ban now ends with death.

A 20% reduction would require massive changes in law and approach.

A temporary respite that doesn’t solve fundamental disagreements.

A series of orders impacting military education.

Who could have known?

Roughly a thousand will be discharged forthwith.

They wanted chaos but not this chaos.

Robert Francis Prevost has been elected to head the Catholic Church

The scholar-statesman best known for coining “soft power” has died at 88.

India and Pakistan are playing a dangerous game of tit for tat.

For reasons.

They’ve reversed a lower court ruling. For now.

Whether it’s a good policy will depend almost entirely on execution.

The Asia pivot is happening very slowly.