ArticleUS med­dling evokes memor­ies of the 60s

The year was 1962 and the Kennedy admin­is­tra­tion was des­per­ate to swing Brazil’s con­gres­sional elec­tions against its leftwing pres­id­ent, João Goulart, as a way of coun­ter­ing the sup­posed com­mun­ist threat sweep­ing a region the US...

ArticleU.S. Army Sec­ret­ary Driscoll resigns

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US Army Sec­ret­ary Dan Driscoll, the ser­vice’s top civil­ian leader, has sub­mit­ted his resig­na­tion, the White House said Monday, amid repor­ted ten­sions with Defense Sec­ret­ary Pete Heg­seth. White House spokes­per­son Anna...

ArticleCARNEY WALKS AWAY FROM TRUMP'S EXTORTION

“You cam­paign in poetry,” Mario Cuomo once fam­ously said. “You gov­ern in prose.” In the view of the former New York State gov­ernor, elec­tions are sun-drenched day­dreams. Elec­tions, once won, rap­idly devolve into real­ity and, often, total...

ArticleOppon­ents in Flor­ida’s 22nd con­gres­sional dis­trict at odds over Obama­care

ArticleIs Harry’s return linked to how he answered ques­tions for U.S. visa about drug usage?

ArticleCivil rights groups make plea for vot­ing rights in Wash­ing­ton rally

WASHINGTON — Thou­sands of pro­test­ers were ral­ly­ing Fri­day on the National Mall in sup­port of vot­ing rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm elec­tions, fol­low­ing a wave of changes to vot­ing laws and redis­trict­ing that civil rights...

ArticleCage rage: Trump ‘spat’ fuels aide gos­sip

A TENSE exchange between Don­ald and Melania Trump caught on cam­era at the Free­dom 250 Indy­Car race has increased online spec­u­la­tion about the pres­id­ent’s rela­tion­ship with aide Nat­alie Harp. The first lady had not been seen in pub­lic for...

ArticleRepub­lic­ans turned Demo­crats hope to con­nect with voters in midterms

Demo­crats have struggled to win over Repub­lican voters in recent elec­tions. This year, some Demo­cratic can­did­ates argue they can change that — because they were once Repub­lic­ans. These party switch­ers say that they have unique insight into...