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Column: How Donald Trump’s second inauguration outdid the cruelty and excesses of his first
I really appreciated Monday’s unexpected call for unity in the Capitol rotunda, where MAGA insurrectionists mounted a deadly attack on Congress four years ago.Unfortunately, it did not come from...
Scenes from a packed Rotunda: Moguls, former presidents — and some notable absences
WASHINGTON —  President Trump’s inauguration on Monday in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda at times seemed surreal.Hundreds of the world’s most powerful people — among them every living former U.S. president...
Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’
WASHINGTON —  Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020...
Statue of ex-Ghana President Akufo-Addo destroyed
A statue of Ghana's immediate former President, Nana Akufo-Addo, put up at the end of last year has been destroyed.The unveiling by Akufo-Addo of his own likeness in November...
News Analysis: Carter, during and after presidency, changed way world saw the U.S. — often for the better
WASHINGTON —  Jimmy Carter ended his one-term presidency in defeat. For years he was derided as a weak leader.But over time a fundamental shift took place in how Carter was...
President Carter and the Mideast: Long-ago success and lasting wounds
Of all the legacies of Jimmy Carter, his engagement with the Middle East might have been the most complex and consequential — and perhaps the most painfully incomplete.At its...
Column: History gets Jimmy Carter wrong, both underrated and overrated
In the lives of public figures a tale often takes hold and that narrative becomes their story.In the case of Jimmy Carter, it goes like this: A humble peanut...
Does Trump’s victory clear the way for PGA Tour-LIV merger? Rory McIlroy thinks so
Rory McIlroy has never been a supporter of the Saudi Public Investment Fund and LIV Golf. In fact, at times he’s been the most vocal critic among PGA Tour...
Column: Does freedom itself depend on the outcome of this election? Donald Trump’s probably does
Donald Trump is at a pivotal point in his personal history. For him, the upshot of the election will be either a series of criminal prosecutions likely to result...
The rest of the world, too, anxiously awaits U.S. election results
A Ukrainian graduate student, a Taiwanese travel agency manager, an industrial engineer in Mexico: None is a U.S. voter, but all believe that they and their respective countries have...
In Valenzuela’s hometown, mourning and memories of how ‘The Lefty’ got his start
ETCHOHUAQUILA, Mexico —  It’s no Field of Dreams, this bumpy patch of sun-baked earth with faded chalk lines, no bleachers, not a blade of grass and a drooping line of...
A ‘Trump economy’ robs from the American people to enrich the elite
Believing Donald Trump will be better for the economy than Vice President Kamala Harris is like thinking you’re a dinner guest when you’re actually the main course. Opinion Columnist...