Aug

Opinion: Everyone who grasps the risk of nuclear war says Trump shouldn’t be trusted
It was a mistake to visit Los Alamos in the middle of a presidential campaign that Donald Trump might win. I get that now, after wandering around the New...
Column: What Donald Trump’s incomprehensible word salad about child care revealed
In the United States, most parents of young children work, most need help caring for their children, and most cannot depend on family members to pitch in.So wouldn’t you...
Opinion: Don’t believe Trump’s politicking about Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal
Three years ago, the U.S. military was at Kabul’s international airport frantically organizing evacuation flights out of Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power in the capital city after...
Column: Kamala Harris put California at the center of politics. Will that help or hurt her?
When Kamala Harris was formally installed as the Democratic presidential nominee, her home-state delegation had the best seats in the house, right up front.Visions of the Golden State and...
Once seen as an environmental crusader, RFK Jr. sheds green mantle with Trump endorsement
For decades, Robert. F. Kennedy Jr. worked as an environmental lawyer, filing lawsuits against polluters. He helped found a global green group that fought for clean water and helped...
Column: Donald Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Convention Week
WASHINGTON —  During the nine years Donald Trump has been running for president, his political superpower has been his feral talent for seizing media attention and knocking opponents off-stride with...
The Democrats’ ‘way forward’ has a distinct Clinton-era feel
CHICAGO —  Former President Clinton had trouble recalling the year of his first Democratic convention — either 1972 or 1976 — but wondered how many more he’d be around for.“All...
With conventions over, a 10-week sprint to the White House begins
CHICAGO —  Vice President Kamala Harris has enjoyed a monthlong burst of energy and optimism among Democrats who believe she is the party’s best chance of defeating former President Trump...
Kamala Harris poised to make history, accept Democratic presidential nomination tonight
CHICAGO —  Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing to make history Thursday night as she becomes the first Black woman and first Indian American to accept a major party presidential...
Iran and Hezbollah vowed revenge against Israel. Why hasn’t it come?
BEIRUT —  After the double assassination last month of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and a high-ranking Hezbollah commander in Beirut, Iran and Hezbollah vowed retaliation against Israel, saying...
An ex-boyfriend, a bad boss, an operatic tenor. Trump analogies fly at the DNC
So what is former President Trump “like”? Speakers at the Democratic National Convention have some ideas, and this week they’ve offered up plenty of comparisons — and punchlines.Neighbor with...
It’s VP nominee Tim Walz’s night in the spotlight at DNC
CHICAGO —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a former high school teacher from rural Nebraska, will speak to the biggest audience of his political career on Wednesday when he formally accepts...