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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

Few of the senators and congressmen in attendance registered staunch opposition to the compromise bill.Â (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Confronting the hard truths of America’s civic illiteracy

Eric Bledsoe February 1, 2016 5:01 am

Half of us will have a mental illness at some point in our lives, and more than one in five have a diagnosable mental illness each year. (iStock)

Breaking the link between violence and mental health

Paul Gionfriddo January 30, 2016 5:02 am

Why I’ve changed my mind about America’s criminal justice system

David Iglesias January 29, 2016 5:02 am

Rep. Ken Buck says he is optimistic that Republicans will have the political will to succeed. (AP file photo/Chris Schneider)

Stand up for the Constitution and roll back executive power

Ken Buck January 29, 2016 5:01 am

President Obama has decided to go around Congress rather than through it to push his energy policy agenda. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

If all presidents had made energy policy like Obama…

Peter Grossman January 28, 2016 5:02 am

Harris has threatened censorship, fines and other penalties for those charities trying to protect their donors' privacy. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Kamala Harris crosses lines of both privacy and the law

Mark Fitzgibbons January 28, 2016 5:01 am

Grumblings from insurers indicate that part of the healthcare law is collapsing. (AP Photo/David Mercer)

Obamacare’s crumbling facade

John Daniel Davidson January 27, 2016 5:02 am

The prospective 51st state is headed toward skid row on an epic scale: $72 billion in debt and an unemployment rate pushing 15 percent -- the direct result of decades of big government spending programs that continue unabated. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

No bailout for ‘Uncle Louie’

Eric Peters January 27, 2016 5:01 am

School choice has been trending for a good many Januarys now, and that's not just because of the successful promotion efforts of National School Choice Week (NSCW), held annually during the final week of January. (AP Photo)

‘Tis the season for parents to explore school options

Robert Holland January 26, 2016 5:02 am

To President Obama and his fellow Democrats, the entire process was pointless, but forcing the president to veto their Obamacare repeal effort was an important political victory for the GOP. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama vetoes an Obamacare repeal: Here’s what comes next

Sally Pipes January 26, 2016 5:02 am

This photo shows French President Francois Hollande, right, French Foreign Minister and president of the COP21 Laurent Fabius, second, right, U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres and U.N. Secretary General Ban ki-Moon. (AP Photo)

Why the Paris climate agreement will fail

Sen. James Inhofe January 25, 2016 5:02 am

There are more guns than people in the United States -- over 320 million -- over 114 million handguns, 110 million rifles, and 86 million shotguns. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Some perspective on guns

Steven Stafford January 25, 2016 5:01 am