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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

State lawmakers denied the $250 million in funding Gov. Rick Scott requested for "Enterprise Florida." (AP Photo/Chase Stevens, File)

States strike a blow against corporate welfare

Washington Examiner May 16, 2016 4:03 am

Copley asked Clinton how she could "come in here and tell us you're going to be our friend" after promising to "put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business." (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The candidate in the coalfields

Luke Popovich May 16, 2016 4:02 am

Swipe fees have swollen to many merchants' second-largest operating cost, more than rent or utilities. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

The truth about credit card swipe fees

Lyle Beckwith May 14, 2016 4:02 am

This bill, called PROMESA by most, would be better titled "Puerto Rico's Free Pass on the Backs of Americans to Whom it Owes Money." (AP Photo)

Washington can’t ask retirees to pay for Puerto Rico’s mistakes

Jan Brewer May 13, 2016 2:42 pm

In this Jan. 15, 2011 file photo, Iran's heavy water nuclear facility is backdropped by mountains near the central city of Arak, Iran. (AP Photo/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan, File)

Bribing Tehran

Gary Bauer May 13, 2016 4:03 am

Diplomatic normalization plus a celebrity patina does not equal real reform. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

Cruise ship diplomacy is not helping ordinary Cubans

Todd Moss May 12, 2016 4:04 am

The children and grandchildren of the protest-proud generation of the '60s demand speech codes and trigger warnings and safe zones on their college campuses — all in order to limit speech. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Whatever happened to free speech?

Robert Ehrlich May 12, 2016 4:03 am

Congress can provide a helping hand to Puerto Rico. But ultimately the current financial troubles that plague the island can be solved only in San Juan. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Conservatives should oppose Speaker Ryan’s Washington fix for Puerto Rico

alfonso-aguilar May 12, 2016 4:03 am

Recent large-scale military involvement in other countries should give pause to all Americans, conservatives included. (AP Photo, File)

A case for a conservative foreign policy

Fuad Suleiman May 12, 2016 4:02 am

A nationalist American president would likely be a change of course, but one that would eventually be taken in stride by our allies and trading partners. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump’s Asian foreign policy would benefit America

george-david, tony-nash May 11, 2016 4:03 am

The Times lists three of the supposedly worst examples of partisan riders to legislation that allegedly jeopardized the success of the overall bill. One example was an amendment offered by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., to the energy and water appropriations bill that would block the U.S. government from purchasing heavy water used in Iran's nuclear facilities. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

It’s time to end the disingenuous calls for ‘clean spending bills’

Mark Meadows May 11, 2016 4:03 am

New FDA labelling rules hurt consumers

Brian McNicoll May 10, 2016 4:03 am