By all accounts, Gina Haspel is exceedingly well qualified to be the next C.I.A. Director, but she has a troubling past that the Senate will need to at least force her to answer questions about.
Nine years later, at least one member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee is admitting what seemed at the time a rather obvious fact.
With the Winter Olympics over, the next step on the Korean Peninsula is utterly unclear.
China’s Xi Jinping solidified his hold on power well into the next decade over the weekend.
A mass wave of mainland Chinese immigration to Australia has led to discrimination against Taiwanese expats there.
President Trump has announced a new round of sanctions against North Korea, but they are unlikely to work given the unrealistic nature of the Administration’s current policy toward North Korea.
Donald Trump’s dereliction of duty in response to clear evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election is a staggering and flagrant dereliction of the duties he agreed to take on when he took the Oath Of Office more than a year ago.
Two Republicans spoke out today against the President’s war on the news media, but don’t expect their colleagues to follow suit.
America’s closest allies sent a strong signal that they do not agree with President Trump on the nuclear deal with Iran.
President Trump has shut down the commission he established to investigate unsupported claims of “voter fraud” in the 2016 election.
New York Knicks Center Enes Katner is at the center of an international legal dispute for speaking out against the President of Turkey.
After nearly four decades in power, Robert Mugabe has stepped down after a military coup. What happens next is another, more complicated, question.
After more than thirty years in power, Robert Mugabe is on his way out in Zimbabwe, but that doesn’t mean things will improve.
An overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favor of marriage equality in a non-binding referendum. The ball is now in the court of the nation’s legislature to move forward.
President Trump returns home from an Asian trip that wasn’t exactly impressive.
Progress in Saudi Arabia, but there’s still a long way for this backward, discriminatory society to go.
Arguments advanced by those advocating a bill that would prevent Americans from participating in a boycott of Israel would not violate the First Amendment appear to be without merit.
President Trump’s effort to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military faces two new legal challenges.
President Trump continues his war on one of the most important guardians of American democracy.
Add another example of an undisclosed Russia-linked meeting and Team Trump.
After seven years that mostly consisted of losing elections, there’s a battle going on over which direction the party should head.
Foolishly, President Trump is rolling back part of President Obama’s opening to Cuba.
President Trump is reportedly considering at least partly reversing one of the great foreign policy successes of the Obama Presidency.
President Trump’s speech on Islam was a change of tone. However, as critics noted, it was short on substance and is unlikely to accomplish anything.
During the campaign, Donald Trump promised to undo the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. Now his Administration is signaling that, at least for now, the deal will stay in place.
South Korea has elected a new President who breaks with his impeached predecessor in favoring dialogue with the North.
Two more losses for the Trump Administration.
Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration has revoked guidelines to public schools that required accommodation of transgender students.
The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled against a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding.
The first day of implementation of President Trump’s order barring immigration from certain Muslim nations did not go smoothly for the Administration.
As expected, Donald Trump yesterday signed Executive Orders targeting Muslims and refugees.
A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?
Be clear on what one is defending.
Concepts, basic applications, and even a bibliography! Merry Festivus, everyone.
A high-level French Court has struck down the ban on the so-called ‘burkini’ adopted by many towns along the French Riviera.
For largely irrational reasons, French police are arresting women on the beach for wearing swimsuits that are compatible with their faith.
If the allegations of a new lawsuit are true, things are truly lurid behind the scenes at Fox News Channel.
A man who survived great horrors to become a tireless witness for truth and advocate for human rights has passed away.
