Opinion

Gov. Josh Shapiro at a campaign rally in Beaver, Pennsylvania.

Josh Shapiro promises restraint as Democrats eye a Pennsylvania sweep

Salena Zito · October 27, 2026 3:08 pm

Demonstrators wave placards during a news conference

Colorado and Washington voters must reckon with transgender athletes and surgeries

Election over, Israel-UK intelligence cooperation will thrive again

Drugs and a stethoscope sit atop bills to illustrate rising healthcare costs.

Voters want lower drug prices. GOP lawmakers should listen

Doctor drawing up COVID-19 vaccine from glass phial bottle and filling syringe injection for vaccination.

mRNA shouldn’t have a party affiliation

A voter casts a ballot in Henrico County, Virginia.

Two young Jews, two extremes, one question

Karen Lehmann October 27, 2026 10:00 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations General Assembly.

Israel’s government failed. Tearing it down right now would be worse

Eric Wargotz October 27, 2026 10:00 am

Vivek Ramaswamy, candidate for Governor in Ohio, unveils a policy proposal to combat Medicaid fraud during a news conference in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Ramaswamy’s ugly Ohio ad points to a crisis in plain sight

Darcy Olsen October 27, 2026 9:00 am

Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy greets supporters after speaking at a watch party at the Spruce St. Sporting sports bar after winning the party's nomination in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

Ramaswamy’s attack ad asks a question all American voters must answer

Scott W. Patton October 27, 2026 9:00 am

A displaced man walks past a Palestinian flag placed over the rubble of destroyed buildings

The price of chronic humiliation

Moshe Manheim October 27, 2026 9:00 am

Donald Trump at a Kansas campaign rally

‘But Trump’ doesn’t work: The midterm question Democrats must answer

James Christopher October 27, 2026 9:00 am

Donald Trump working the fry counter at McDonald's and speaking to press from the passenger seat of a garbage truck.

It’s time for Trump to work a shift at the Cheesecake Factory

Christopher Tremoglie October 27, 2026 8:18 am

Patricia Denault poured herself a shot of Fireball cinnamon whiskey and took a picture of her son taking a sip. She posted that picture on Facebook, but someone saw that picture and called the police.

Beer in my garage is legal. Whiskey could cost me five years

Jay Rogers October 27, 2026 8:00 am

Hijab

Unexpected split in the Caucasus threatens US interests

Wesley Alexander Hill October 27, 2026 8:00 am

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Carney.

How Erdogan just outmaneuvered NATO in the Mediterranean

Jose Lev Alvarez October 27, 2026 8:00 am

Donald Trump, right, and Vladimir Putin, left, talk ultimatum tomahawks

Putin got a diesel order. Trump got the calendar

Emzari Gelashvili October 27, 2026 8:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at McMorran Place Sports and Entertainment Center, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, in Port Huron, Michigan.

Democrats fail to sell anti-Trump midterm referendum as local issues could crush Republicans

William Perry Pendley October 27, 2026 7:00 am