The Chicago-born leader of the Catholic Church has requested a mail ballot for the midterm elections, which would make him the first pope to vote in a U.S. election.

President Trump says Kansans "can't do better" than Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, hoping to lift the incumbent in a race that's much closer than the GOP wanted.

Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola says she didn't know about a covert effort to put another candidate on the Alaska ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent.

I left Cuba when I was 10. My parents took me to Germany in 2001, and I have lived there ever since. Part of my family never left. When I call them, the conversation follows a script none of us wrote: how many hours the power was out, which medicine the pharmacy no longer has, […]

On Oct. 22, a federal judge in Chicago sentenced Parth Nayi to two years in prison and fined him $50,000 for organizing hundreds of staged armed robberies. Fake bandits, replica guns, and paid-off store owners gave customers a crime to report, because the U visa is reserved for victims of real ones. Participants paid up […]

Oct. 23 marked the 35th anniversary of Clarence Thomas joining the Supreme Court. Throughout his tenure, he has been regarded by many as a voice of reason and sound judgment. It is precisely this strong, steady voice that some Democrats now seek to silence by expanding the court and diluting its originalist and textualist majority […]

If this midterm election feels far more consequential than most, that’s because it is. Americans are investing, building, and creating jobs. Voters must now decide whether to elect a Congress that builds on that progress or puts more obstacles in its path. The consequences will reach far beyond the next two years. Our children and […]

In May 2004, 14 months after the invasion of Iraq, it was clear that weapons of mass destruction could no longer be cited as justification for it. An intelligence source told the Guardian, “It’s pretty clear that the Iranians had us for breakfast, lunch and dinner.” They were referring to Iraqi fraudster Ahmad Chalabi and […]

War inevitably commands international attention. Military escalation, civilian casualties, and the risk of a wider regional conflict are urgent concerns. But another crisis is unfolding inside Iran — one that must not be overshadowed by the headlines. While governments focus on security and diplomacy, Iranian authorities continue to arrest, prosecute, and execute protesters and political […]

Pennsylvania state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, a Montgomery County Republican, has been a selfless protector for most of her professional career. Ever since she was in college, Pennycuick has been a watchful guardian, a protector of the defenseless, and the modern-day equivalent of a knight-errant. One of her most significant contributions as a senator is her […]