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Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder and leader of the Georgian Dream party, greets demonstrators during a rally in support of "Russian law."

Under Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian Dream slowly consumes itself

Ani Chkhikvadze · November 6, 2026 2:14 pm

FILE - The U. S. Department of Commerce building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

The race for federal zones starts in the statehouses

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli elections prove Netanyahu’s political prowess

The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington.

The VA already solved part of rural America’s health crisis

Photo shows the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington. The Trump administration has settled lawsuits with dozens of tea party groups who said they received extra, often burdensome scrutiny when applying for tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

The election is over. The clock is ticking to protect taxpayers from a politicized IRS

This is not an organization that should be celebrated. Its legacy is 100 years of abuse — abuse of women, abuse of families, abuse of taxpayer dollars and abuse of innocent lives. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

100 years of abuse at Planned Parenthood

Kristan Hawkins October 15, 2016 4:03 am

Now, after lewd comments Donald Trump made on a hot-mic recording, the time is right for Trump to give us all a reality TV-inspired say in his electoral fate: offer the American people a history-making referendum on his candidacy. A "Trumperendum," if you will. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

It’s time for a ‘Trumperendum’

Zachary Michael Jack October 14, 2016 5:00 am

One of the sharpest brickbats too often tossed at Tesla Motors Inc. by free marketers and innumerable commenters on investment forums is that Chairman and CEO Elon Musk's crusade to build mass-market electric vehicles is just another exercise in crony capitalism. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

A little context on Tesla’s ‘crony capitalism’

edward-stringham October 14, 2016 4:03 am

There are those in the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe industry who are engaged in efforts to persuade legislators, water authorities, and the general public that PVC pipe is the solution for replacing aging water systems. While advocacy for their product is understandable, their claims are cause for concern. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Correcting the record on water infrastructure

Jon Runge October 14, 2016 4:02 am

Donald Trump is the best person for action. That’s the key: action. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Why this Jewish millennial woman supports Trump

Lena Epstein October 13, 2016 5:00 am

Bill Clinton has recently criticized Obama, which Hillary Clinton has claimed credit for in the past. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Even President Clinton opposes Hillarycare

Rep Renee Ellmers October 13, 2016 4:03 am

When Islamic State militants swept through northern Iraq in 2014, some 200,000 Christians fled. (AP Photo/Alice Martins)

Christians join the Battle for Mosul to win new province in Northern Iraq

Victor Gaetan October 13, 2016 4:03 am

615 more troops won’t fix Iraq

Bonnie Kristian October 13, 2016 4:01 am

After Jack Phillips declined to create a custom wedding cake celebrating a same-sex marriage, Colorado officials turned his life upside down. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Religious freedom under attack in Colorado

Samuel Green October 12, 2016 12:00 pm

Obama's policy of benign neglect may be paying unexpected dividends by forcing Latin America to be more assertive. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

The only place where ‘leading from behind’ has worked

Alvaro Vargas Llosa October 12, 2016 7:00 am

Lost in U.S. history was how the Electoral College resulted from a compromise between northern and southern states over the divisive issue of slavery. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

How slavery birthed the electoral college

Myra Adams October 12, 2016 4:04 am

The national media have carried the Democrats' message that Donald Trump's comments were some form of actual sexual assault in themselves OR an account of Trump making unwanted advances on a reluctant women. (AP Photo)

Media wrong on Trump sexual assault allegations

Eddie Scarry October 11, 2016 9:08 pm