Another Trump Clemency Recipient Faces Domestic Violence-Related Charges
Philip Esformes is at least the seventh person to be charged with new crimes after receiving a second chance in the last days of the Trump administration. Listen to this…
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A Harris Ad Uses the Hurricanes to Try to Inflict Damage on Trump
Two former homeland security officials under Donald J. Trump describe how he tried to withhold disaster aid from states that he hadn’t won. Share full article Vice President Kamala Harris’s…
James Carville on Aging, Edibles and His Anxieties About Harris
At 79, the Democratic commentator is the subject of a documentary that captures his musings — and his warning to President Biden — about the toils of age. Mr. Carville…
What is the THAAD Antimissile System the U.S. Is Giving to Israel?
It can intercept missiles above earth’s atmosphere, and is being deployed to defend against Iranian attacks. The advanced THAAD air defense system that the United States is sending to Israel…
Russia jails French researcher in ‘foreign agent’ case
Russia jails French researcher in 'foreign agent' case ReutersLaurent Vinatier's defence team says he will appeal against the jail term A court in Moscow has sentenced a French researcher to…
Deadly Hezbollah Strike on Army Base Shows Israel’s Weakness Against Drones
Israel has one of the world’s best defenses against missiles and rockets, but struggles to detect slower-moving unmanned aircraft, experts said. Minutes before a deadly Hezbollah drone strike on an…
Lithuania’s centre-left opposition says it will try to form government
Lithuania’s centre-left opposition Social Democrats (SD) will attempt to form a majority coalition government together with two other parties following the country’s parliamentary election, its leader said on Sunday (13…
The Brief – A more dangerous conflict
A more dangerous conflict for the EU is one that threatens to divide our Union. Unlike Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, which has largely kept the 27 member states on the…
In a Tight Presidential Race, Third-Party Candidates Present a Wild Card
In every battleground state this year, there is at least one third-party or independent candidate on the ballot. The Democrats have been more openly concerned than Republicans. Listen to this…
Trump and Harris Both Like a Child Tax Credit but With Different Aims
Kamala Harris’s campaign is pushing a version of the credit intended to fight child poverty, while Donald J. Trump sees the program primarily as a tax cut for people higher…