How the reversal of Roe continues to win Democrats elections
The issue of abortion had, for years, been key to generating enthusiasm among conservatives. But since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, it now energizes Democrats and affects the outcome of elections, including potentially the 2024 race.
2023-08-14 04:18
Niger coup: Decision time for West Africa as deadline nears
Regional leaders have threatened to use force if Niger's ousted president is not reinstated by Sunday.
2023-08-05 07:53
Trump's surreal arraignment day in Washington augurs ominous days ahead
As former President Donald Trump left Washington after answering charges of trying to subvert democracy, it felt like all the previous trauma and divisions of his eight-year journey into the nation's psyche were just the start.
2023-08-04 12:18
Even Trump's indictments haven't shattered the deadlock between the parties. Here's why
Former President Donald Trump's mounting legal jeopardy is raising a stark political question: can anything break the sustained electoral stalemate that has left the country divided almost exactly in half between the Republican and Democratic coalitions?
2023-08-01 19:22
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi jail term reduced after some pardons
The pardon, part of a seasonal amnesty by the military junta, will reduce her 33-year jail sentence by six years.
2023-08-01 16:23
Niger coup: ‘Why I want Russia in and France out’
Supporters of the military who seized power in Niger last week have been showing their support for Russia.
2023-08-01 08:23
Niger coup: Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum meets Chad's leader
Mohamed Bazoum meets Chad's president, as Niger's junta says France is planning military intervention.
2023-07-31 19:49
Niger coup leader warns regional and Western powers against military intervention
Coup supporters protest outside the French embassy, shouting "Long live Russia" and "Down with France".
2023-07-30 19:53
Niger coup: President Mohamed Bazoum in good health, says France
The French foreign minister says the coup is not 'final' as Niger's army backs the plotters.
2023-07-28 13:17
Powerful right-wing radicals are testing democratic checks and balance in both Israel and the US
White House criticism of Israel after its right-wing coalition embarked on a plan to target judicial power is bringing a new kind of turbulence to one of America's oldest friendships.
2023-07-25 12:16
Democratic worries bubble up over Cornel West's Green Party run as Biden campaign takes hands-off approach
Cornel West's candidacy on the Green Party line confuses some of his longtime political allies and friends -- while also alarming top Democrats and Black leaders as a potential ticking time bomb for President Joe Biden in next year's election.
2023-07-22 02:54
RFK Jr. hearing encapsulates a political era when truth is upside down
In a Donald Trump-influenced era of through-the-looking-glass politics, everything seems upside down, traditional loyalties are scrambled, history can be rewritten and truth is just what anyone wants it to be.
2023-07-21 12:19