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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

Gene editing is one of those "dual use" technologies: It enables both novel approaches to basic biological research, and the literal redesign of life forms, ecosystems and even societies. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The perils of human gene editing for reproduction

Marcy Darnovsky March 8, 2016 5:01 am

The "Remittance Status Verification Act," would require a fee on remittances for customers who wire money to another country but cannot prove that they are in the United States legally. (Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg)

We need to crack down on illegal immigrants wiring money out of the U.S.

David Vitter March 7, 2016 5:03 am

Heavily coal-dependent Virginia has chosen to rebuild its entire power generation sector. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)

Why is Virginia complying with a costly plan already halted by the Supreme Court?

Terry Jarrett March 7, 2016 5:03 am

His question is a reminder of what’s at stake this election cycle: the ideological balance of the Court. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

By breaking silence, Justice Thomas highlights importance of 2016 elections

Rafael Mangual March 4, 2016 6:00 pm

William Buckley's mayoral candidacy in 1965 looked like an absurd ideological crusade. But it was a decisive moral victory for principled conservatism, and helped propel the Republican Party to its renaissance. (AP Photo)

It’s not a Reagan the GOP needs, it’s a Buckley

Molly Gurdon March 4, 2016 5:03 am

A doctor in a lab coat outside an exam room

The coming doctor shortage

Michael Tipsword March 4, 2016 5:01 am

Following Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death, most Senate Republicans aligned behind the idea that the next president, not President Obama, should nominate someone to fill the vacant seat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Replacing the irreplaceable Justice Antonin Scalia

Mary Claire Kendall March 4, 2016 4:02 am

One of the most publicized cases the Supreme Court is considering to review is the patent battle between Samsung and Apple, which will have far-reaching consequences for technology, innovation and Americans' Internet access. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Supreme Court can safeguard rural connectivity

Leroy Watson March 3, 2016 5:02 am

A history lesson for professor Obama on Supreme Court nominees

Paul Moreno March 3, 2016 5:02 am

A wall on the U.S.-Mexican border could be paid for by the renegotiation of various trade relationships with Mexico, including taxing the importation of U.S. market products built and assembled in Mexico. (AP Photo)

Paying for ‘Trump’s wall’

Daniel Gallington March 2, 2016 5:02 am

Robert Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state, just celebrated his 92nd birthday with yet another million-dollar party. Even as his countrymen starve, Mugabe has never spared any expense on himself. (AP Photo)

Robert Mugabe’s global warming birthday

James Wanliss March 2, 2016 5:02 am

Widespread political consensus, and the passage of a bill meant to address the terrible shortcomings of the status quo, the fundamental problems at the VA remain stubbornly persistent. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

VA problems expose pitfalls of government healthcare

Charles Hughes March 1, 2016 5:03 am