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The Latest: Obama says Cuba's isolation deters change

HAVANA (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's trip to Cuba (all times local): President Obama says Cuba's isolation has in som...

Poll: Trump, Clinton score historic unfavorable ratings

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton register net negative ratings in double digits, indicating the front-runners for each party's pres...

Donald Trump Won't Rule Out Using Nukes Against ISIS

Donald Trump thinks that tactical nuclear weapons may be worth using in the war against the Islamic State. In an interview with Mark Halperin and J...

FBI enlists Israeli firm to unlock encrypted iPhone

Israel’s Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s attempt to unlock an iP...

Something Is Going Seriously Wrong at Arizona Polls Today

Arizona’s primaries aren’t even done yet, and there’s already legal action being taken as a result of incompetence or possibly even ...

American Foreign Aid Supports Corrupt Regimes

Thomas R. Eddlem hosts a radio talk show in the southeastern Massachusetts area. He is also a frequent contributor to The New American, a publica...

Getting Rid of the Death Penalty Would Eliminate Plea Bargains

Debra J. Saunders is a syndicated columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Recently, editorial page editor John Diaz asked Mark Klaas whethe...

Illegal Immigration: Myths, Half-Truths and a Hole in Trump's Wall

Even If you wanted to, sealing off the Mexican border is impossible Byline: Kurt Eichenwald Are there any Americans who can't recite by rote...

Corruption Threatens Ukraine's Hard-Earned Freedom

The abrupt resignation of Ukraine's respected minister of economy and trade, his refusal to "serve as a cover-up for covert corruption,"...

Religious Figures Must Avoid Partisanship and Sectarianism

"The cynical use of religion to justify calculated political strategies is in fact disturbingly evident on both sides." Asma Afsaruddin i...

The Death Penalty Is a Flawed Form of Punishment

Brad Bushman is a professor of communication and psychology at Ohio State University. In Old Testament times, the death penalty was used as the pun...

The Death Penalty Is an Effective Punishment

Derek Hunter is a Washington, DC-based writer, radio host, and political strategist who contributes frequently to the online magazine Townhall. ...

FBI investigating threatening letter sent to home of Eric Trump

Police and the FBI are investigating a threatening letter sent to the Manhattan apartment of Donald Trump's son Eric that contained a white powder...

Marco Rubio Quits Politics: ‘Won’t Be Vice-President’ Won’t Seek Re-Election To Senate

  “I’m looking forward to being a private citizen,” Rubio said to CNN today, looking weary from a long and content...

Former Obama Intel Chief: Hillary’s Email Handling Makes Her ‘Unworthy’ Of The Presidency

President Barack Obama’s former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) recently said Hillary Clinton should stop pursuing the White H...

How the 'New York Times' Sandbagged Bernie Sanders

The New York Times ran a piece about Bernie Sanders Monday, a sort of left-handed compliment of a legislative profile. It was called "B...

Obama picks centrist high court nominee; Republicans unmoved

President Barack Obama selected Merrick Garland for the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, choosing a centrist judge meant to win over recalcitrant Sena...

Donald Trump Rally In Chicago Canceled After Protesters Turn Out In Droves

CHICAGO -- A Donald Trump rally that attracted thousands to the University of Illinois at Chicago was abruptly canceled Friday night amid his campaign...

Confessions of Barack Obama, Confidence Man

Barack Obama has been likened on more than one occasion to Mr. Spock, the famously cold, logical Star Trek character. And in a wide-ranging,...

Primaries pose test for Trump, Clinton after rocky weekend

The batch of primary contests Tuesday stretching from the Rust Belt and Deep South to the Pacific amounts to a critical test for Donald Trump and Hill...

Diversity - Is It Needed?

Diversity - Is It Needed? In a world that has a pervailing race or gender, it is often appealed to the idea of diversity.  It's a beautifu...