The European Union on Thursday agreed a $546 billion coronavirus bailout. But rather than consolidate the political union amid the global pandemic, the bailout simply lays bare the EU's great divisions.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Air Force intercepted two Russian Navy Ilyushin Il-38 aircraft flying 50 miles off the Alaskan coast. But don't be alarmed -- this is standard fare Russian chicanery.
This week marks the celebration of Passover, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday — holidays that, for millions of people, symbolize the promise of rebirth, redemption, and renewal after a period of significant testing and adversity. These tangible symbols of hope are needed today more than ever.
COVINGTON, Kentucky—Alecia Webb-Edgington has never been more than just a slip of a woman, but her 5-foot-2-inch frame never got in the way of her becoming the first female deputy sheriff in her home county of Edmonson, or being able to attend the State Police Academy (her height would have precluded her in prior graduating classes) or from becoming the first female director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security.
Republicans, including conservatives, have been largely supportive of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package, and they seem ready to do still more. This has led some liberals to herald the death of small-government ideas or at least to decry what they claim is an inconsistency.
Periods of adversity have been a hallmark of human existence. Wars, natural disasters, and past pandemics have shown that our lifetimes are rarely without challenge. Yet it is in those challenges that we define our humanity. Such is the case with the COVID-19 pandemic. With so many unpredictable variables, these uncharted waters are being navigated literally hour by hour. A true damned if you do and damned if you don’t scenario for our leaders.
With the nation's attention elsewhere, the U.S. Supreme Court was petitioned recently to take up Higginson v. Becerra, a case that challenges the constitutionality of the California Voting Rights Act.
The World Health Organization-declared global pandemic has hit countries such as China, Italy, and the United States hard, but how will nations such as Syria fare?
Attorney General William Barr shed new light on U.S. Attorney John Durham’s review of the Russia investigation.
Because sometimes works of fiction can provide lessons useful in real-life situations, it’s worth looking back at perhaps the first great bestseller about a possible pandemic, Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain.
Men are lagging behind women in seeking help for COVID-19 symptoms despite being more likely to test positive, according to statistics collected by the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
Just one day after allowing his supporters risk contracting a deadly pandemic while going to the polls in Wisconsin for him, Bernie Sanders finally ended his second and last presidential bid, and clearly, his base isn't taking it well. After Sanders supporters made #NeverBidenNeverTrump go viral on Twitter, the campaign's national press secretary claimed he'd "go after" Biden.