New research indicates Democrats may need a tidal wave to reclaim the House this fall

The media was pro-government. In much of the country, the election machinery was controlled by the ruling party. Voter fraud was rampant. But the people of Ukraine will not surrender.

Tucker Carlson actually gets reasonable when it comes to guns — and gets angry at Trump

Some are arguing that if we prosecute Bush officials for torture, or reregulate the financial industry, talented people won't enter government or become bankers. No, they're not kidding.

Politicians seek permission to hold a second referendum for Scottish independence

His gift to Tucker Carlson is one of many capitulations to the far-right extremists in the party for Kevin McCarthy

The Texas governor didn't want stimulus money for his state, but now he needs a loan

Will the Iraqi National Assembly meet its new deadline? How many more will die in the meantime?

"Confederate", from "Game of Thrones" producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, looks like a political grenade

The Web provides links to Serbian diatribes, Albanian liberation dispatches and Yugoslav radio you can't get in Yugoslavia.

The Texas governor and sudden 2012 front-runner inspires media outrage by acting like he always acts

In Texas and elsewhere, conservatives soothe the pain of electoral rout with dreams of secession -- and of magical nerd kingdoms.

Letter to GOP boss: By your rule I could not endorse Democrat Thomas Jefferson over Republican Lindsay Lohan

The practicing ophthalmologist left his professional board in protest of a rule change; then came the nasty letters