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A poster depicts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot, his main rival and leader of the Yashar ("Straight") party, along a pedestrian path on Oct. 26, 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel, ahead of the country's general election. (David Goldman/AP)

Daniel DePetris: If Israel gets a new prime minister, will anything change?

By Daniel DePetris

October 26, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger in Israel's elections, Gadi Eisenkot, are more alike than...

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dr. Amy Acton visits with supporters during a campaign event along the Ohio River in Marietta, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Clarence Page: Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad in Ohio governor’s race backfires

By Clarence Page

October 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The fracas over a campaign ad from governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy could blow back on...

Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers his budget address Oct. 21, 2026, at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

David Greising: The fight over Chicago’s budget is healthy. Now the city needs a charter.

By David Greising

October 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

If an independent City Council becomes an expected feature of the budget process, we really...

King Charles III walks with Sir Demis Hassabis, center, and Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, right, to a meeting for leaders from government and the artificial intelligence sector to discuss how AI can be developed and deployed in ways that benefit society, at Dumfries House on Sept. 17, 2026, in Scotland. (Jonathan Brady/Getty)

Clarence Page: Is this Team Humanity’s last chance to stand up to AI?

By Clarence Page

September 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

We’re already living in a sandbox for artificial intelligence agents that the AI companies did...

Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend, Bettina Anderson, attend a celebration of the Army's 250th birthday on the National Mall in Washington on June, 14, 2025. A Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to help finance Trump Jr.'s wedding after-party in the Bahamas this year, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Elizabeth Shackelford: The Trump family’s corruption costs America

By baiduhai

September 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The same people who were indignant over Hunter Biden have turned a blind eye to...

Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities march during a rally to recruit more fighters in Sanaa on Sept. 10, 2026. The country relapsed into war in July after years of calm, drawn into the regional conflict triggered by the U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran. (Mohammed Huwais/Getty-AFP)

Daniel DePetris: Will Iran become a two-front war?

By Daniel DePetris

September 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Saudi Arabia risks being dragged into the U.S.-Iran confrontation against its will by the Houthis.

Activists pass the National Museum of African American History and Culture during a march organized by the Freedom to Learn Network in Washington, D.C., on May 3, 2025, calling for the protection of Black history and "antiracist education" in US schools. (Amid Farahi/AFP)

Clarence Page: Don’t let the war on woke lull us all to sleep

By Clarence Page

September 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

If you are one of those innocents who believe, as I once did, that the...

Gloria Steinem speaks onstage during Visionary Women celebrates Gloria Steinem in conversation with Cleo Wade at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on Nov. 18, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. (Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Visionary Women/TNS)

Heidi Stevens: ‘Please tell your own story.’ How Gloria Steinem’s final request reflects her legacy.

By Heidi Stevens

September 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Heidi Stevens doesn't know how you begin to sum up the impact of Gloria Steinem's...

Paul LaGrassa, key judge, right, carries an American flag while Bryan Keane, election coordinator, puts up a poster marking an accessible entrance before the start of voting at the Boathouse at Park #571 in Chicago’s 11th Ward in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Election Day, Feb. 28, 2023. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

David Greising: If we held city elections on the same day as national elections, it would strengthen democracy

By David Greising

September 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

In many cities, the ballots cast in municipal elections significantly increases after the switch to...

White Sox fans wait to get autographs before their team hosts the Mets at Rate Field on Aug. 23, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: This lifelong Cubs fan from the South Side is seeing a lot of Sox love on the North Side

By Laura Washington

September 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

I am seeing White Sox fans pop up like green shoots on the North Side....

Drug seizures are shown as then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem holds a news conference at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry on Feb. 12, 2026 in Otay Mesa, California. (Carlos A. Moreno/Getty)

Daniel DePetris: The Trump administration is claiming success in drug strikes. Not so fast.

By Daniel DePetris

September 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

One year after Operation Southern Spear began in Latin America, the results have been far...

Mies van der Rohe's Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, left, and the Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago on Feb. 12, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Edward Keegan: How architecture changed after 9/11

By Edward Keegan

September 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago has not kept up the tall building race in the years since 9/11.

Residents pull a newly installed zipline to help people move across the Trishuli River in the aftermath of flash floods at Bidur in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Sept. 2, 2026. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP)

Elizabeth Shackelford: Nepal’s disaster is today’s terrifying climate change reality

By Elizabeth Shackelford

September 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Warmer temperatures are destabilizing glaciers, such as the one in Nepal, that have stood for...

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