It’s a curiosity of the modern era that one is likelier to encounter political propaganda in a news report than in any other aspect of daily life.  From the New York Times to the Los Angeles Times, partisan-tinged doublespeak has become inescapable. Take, for example, the coverage this week of the Supreme Court’s deliberation on […]

It is not too late: Now is the time for Biden to take robust action on clemency.

The FBI is joining the New York Police Department (NYPD) the search for the suspect who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as the manhunt enters its fourth day. The agency is offering up to $50,000 for information leading to the gunman's arrest and conviction, according to the FBI's field office in New York City....

Opposition leaders hoping to oust South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law hit a roadblock Saturday, after members of the ruling party left the room, preventing parliament from reaching the threshold to impeach the president. The ruling party's boycott of the vote Saturday made reaching 200 votes nearly impossible....

The warmth of Korean American relations during the era of President Yoon Suk Yeol has always been a little too good to be true.  

President Biden’s consideration of preemptive pardons for those he fears may be targeted under a coming Trump administration is dividing his allies and igniting pushback from the GOP. Biden has had discussions with members of his senior team about using his pardon power to shield Trump critics, sparking formal deliberations in the White House counsel’s office. The...

Mexico and Canada are competing for President-elect Trump’s favor ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration, each trying to make their case as the more essential North American ally. But both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum are shadowboxing, pulling back from direct conflict between the two $2 trillion economies inextricably linked...

The reaction to the killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson is the latest example of the strength of visceral anti-elite sentiment coursing through the country. Even though the motive for the killing of Thompson, 50, is not yet clear, the gunman’s actions have drawn out antagonism toward the health insurance industry in general. Social...

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson cleared the North Carolina Senate chamber this week for the second time in recent days amid protestations against the override of Gov. Cooper's veto on an election board appointments law.