Articles filed under Politics
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NATO's secretary-general meets with Zelenskyy to discuss 'ending Russia's aggression'Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - NATO's secretary-general met with Ukraine's president to discuss the status of the war and needs of troops on Thursday, the day after Russia accused Ukra...
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House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearingSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Republicans launched a formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Joe Biden, promising to "provide accountability" as they probe the family...
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Analysis: American soldier's release from detention was quick by North Korean standardsSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Maybe it never made sense for North Korea to hold on to Pvt. Travis King. Just over two months after he sprinted into North Korea across the he...
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Half of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as the separatist government says it will dissolveSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - YEREVAN, Armenia - The separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh said Thursday it will dissolve itself and the unrecognized republic will cease to exist by year's end af...
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Israel reopens Gaza crossing for Palestinian laborers after sealing it over rising tensionsSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel reopened a main crossing with the Gaza Strip on Thursday, allowing thousands of Palestinian laborers to enter the country for the first ti...
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Israel's High Court hears challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from officeSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday heard a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister, which critics say is designed to prote...
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Sharp rise in poverty requires a call to actionSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - Census Bureau data released earlier this month showed an increase in the number of Americans who are living in poverty, and one of the most disturbing findings is that t...
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Anatomy of a front page: Photos, stories, shifting news valuesSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - What we at the Daily Herald and many other newspapers call the "centerpiece" has been a mainstay of our front-page design for at least four decades. The concept is a der...
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Romney and others speak out, but too little, too late to be forgivenSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - At least a few Republican politicians and officeholders have fessed up to the role of their party and its leader in undermining American democracy. I doubt very much whe...
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House leader introduces bill to allow legislative staff to unionizeSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has filed legislation that would, for the first time in Illinois, authorize legislative staff to form a union and engag...