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The Monroe Doctrine at 200

Two centuries later, the Monroe Doctrine still matters.

Bolton argues US effort to prolong Middle East truce is ‘objectively pro-Hamas’

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton blasted efforts to extend the truce in the Israel-Hamas war, calling them “objectively pro-Hamas.” The Biden administration, factions of the Israeli government and regional allies have urged the two sides to continue a pause in fighting, which ended Friday. The previous weeklong pause in fighting allowed for the freedom...

Oil and gas producers pledge to cut methane emissions at UN climate talks

A group of 50 major oil and gas companies signed a pledge to cut methane emissions during the Dubai COP28 climate summit on Saturday, in a move that some climate activists are downplaying as a “smokescreen.” The coalition of oil producers includes the largest state-owned operations, including Saudi Aramco, alongside major American companies like ExxonMobil....

Worried about the privacy of your personal information? You should be. 

There’s an unseen industry keeping tabs on us, operating in the shadows with minimal oversight.  

Doctors Without Borders: Attack on organization’s convoy ‘deliberate,’ calling for investigation

Doctors Without Borders said the Israeli military's attack on one of its convoys last month that left two dead was deliberate, according to an internal investigation. The nonprofit, also called Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) internationally, said that internal investigations of the attack confirmed the organization's original suspicion that it was “deliberate” and the action was...

In Vietnam, Henry Kissinger was worse than a fraud

Kissinger betrayed not only the Americans and South Vietnamese who had fought and died in the Vietnam War but also the people of Vietnam.

GOP’s tiny House majority risks getting smaller post-Santos

The House on Friday took the remarkable step of expelling George Santos (R-N.Y.), shrinking the GOP’s already thin majority and depriving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of a precious vote as the chamber charges toward a series of legislative landmines. And the party’s math problems may be poised to get worse. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) is...

Haley faces moment of truth in next GOP debate

GOP hopeful Nikki Haley faces a moment of truth in the next primary debate Wednesday in Alabama: Can she seize on her momentum and put in a top-level performance that will turn her into a real rival for the presidential nomination to former President Trump? The former United Nations ambassador has seen boosts from her...

Border-Ukraine pairing threatens to tear Democrats apart

Immigration advocates are nearing their wits' end as Senate negotiators barrel toward a deal that would permanently change immigration law in exchange for another round of Ukraine funding. The four Latino Democrats in the chamber — who are not part of the talks — have made clear that the fundamental precept being negotiated is unacceptable...

Biden administration issues rule to cut methane emissions from oil and gas 

The Biden administration on Saturday announced new regulations that are expected to deliver significant cuts to the greenhouse gas methane in the oil and gas sector. The rule, finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), tees up emissions reductions for both new oil and wells and, for the first time, existing oil and gas wells....

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