Regional war is effectively here. What Israel does next will be pivotal
In the days after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, fears ran high of a regional war. The conflict would not be contained in Gaza, the thinking went – Hezbollah…
JD Vance is Trump 2.0
As Donald Trump consolidated power over the Republican Party in 2015 and 2016, his opponents, then still confident that he would not be president, mused at how much more dangerous…
PepsiCo to buy tortilla chip maker Siete Foods for $1.2 billion
PepsiCo said Tuesday that it’s buying Mexican-American food company Siete Foods for $1.2 billion, marking the company’s first food acquisition in roughly five years. Like many food companies, Pepsi has been…
Russia captures key eastern Ukrainian town, exposing Kyiv’s critical vulnerabilities
Russia has captured the key eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, ending months of resistance and underscoring the scale of Kyiv’s challenge as it heads into its third wartime winter. Ukraine’s military confirmed its withdrawal from Vuhledar…
Voters react to Gov Tim Walz dodging Tiananmen Square question: ‘I’m a knucklehead at times’
A focus group of Democrats, independents and Republicans reacted to the moment when Gov. Tim Walz called himself a ‘knucklehead’ for claiming to have been in Hong Kong during the…
Amid soaring threats from Iran, Russia against US homeland, Biden-Harris must focus on protecting us all
In his remarks during last week’s United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, claimed that Iran wants to ‘live in peace.’ He demanded ‘a world free of nuclear weapons,’…
Several questions about Walz’s record not asked about during vice presidential debate
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was not asked about several highly talked about news stories in the first and only vice presidential debate on Tuesday, including his military service, which Walz…
Walz faces backlash after defending Obama-era mandate repealed by Trump: ‘Massive tax penalty’
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz faced backlash on social media after he defended an individual healthcare mandate during a back and forth with his counterpart, Republican Sen. JD Vance,…
As Harris shifts to the center, progressives hold their fire — for now
Donald Trump describes Kamala Harris as the most “radical left” person to run for president, a “Comrade Kamala” who wants to raise taxes to fund a liberal agenda. But the…
The most memorable lines from the Vance-Walz VP debate
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) met on the debate stage Tuesday night in what is likely to be the only vice-presidential debate of the…