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Former Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 9, 2023. Dysfunction within the Republican Party isn't limited to the leadership chaos in the House of Representatives playing out in the nation's capital. The hard-right forces that increasingly steer the direction of the GOP also have gained strength in numerous state legislatures, making it virtually impossible for the party to effectively governor even in states where it has the majority. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Column: House Speaker McCarthy’s fall just the latest example of Republican infighting

October 11, 2023 at 8:58 a.m.

Kevin McCarthy's fall as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has been especially sudden and dramatic, but is only the latest example of intense, internal Republican Party warfare. McCarthy,...

U.S. President Joe Biden raises a toast as he participates in a State Luncheon with Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Column: Vietnam is a battleground, but now for commerce and investment

October 3, 2023 at 1:10 p.m.

Last month after the G20 (Group of 20) meeting in India, President Joe Biden stopped in Hanoi to sign a historic agreement making the United States a top-level strategic partner,...

French Chief of the Defense Staff Gen. Thierry Burkhard lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, and Maj. Gen. Trevor Bredenkamp, commanding general, Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, second from left, during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Column: The U.S. must skillfully manage its complex French connection

September 26, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.

On Sept. 21, in a magnificent military ceremony, Gen. Thierry Burkhard, chief of the Defense Staff of France, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington...

G20 leaders pay their tributes at the Rajghat, a Mahatma Gandhi memorial, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Kenny Holston, Pool)

Column: G20 serves a vital role in coordination between nations

September 19, 2023 at 3:38 p.m.

The Group of 20, a forum of 19 industrialized nations plus the European Union, met this month at the Bahrat Mandapam conference center in New Delhi, India. The annual gathering...

Firefighters raise a flag late in the afternoon on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, in the wreckage of the World Trade Center towers in New York. In the most devastating terrorist onslaught ever waged against the United States, knife-wielding hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center on Tuesday, toppling its twin towers. (AP Photo/The Record, Thomas E. Franklin)

Column: Americans should be proud of how we responded as a people in the wake of 9/11

September 12, 2023 at 2:50 p.m.

The anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and in the skies...

This video grab shows coup supporters cheering police officers in Libreville, Gabon, Wednesday Aug. 30, 2023. Mutinous soldiers speaking on state television announced that they had seized power in and were overturning the results of a presidential election that had seen Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba extend his family's 55-year hold on power. ( AP Photo/Betiness Mackosso)

Column: Disruption and instability grow in Africa

September 6, 2023 at 6:53 a.m.

The leader of Gabon in Africa, Ali Bongo, has been overthrown in a sudden military coup on Aug. 30, right after he was declared the winner in a contested presidential...

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden tour areas devastated by the Maui wildfires, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Column: Maui wildfires once again highlight the need for effective leadership in the face of natural disasters

August 23, 2023 at 6:48 a.m.

"So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." The devastating wildfires this month on the island of...

Column: Some promising events regarding Iran

August 18, 2023 at 10:31 a.m.

On Aug. 10, Iran released four Americans held in a notorious Tehran prison. They joined a fifth in less restrictive house arrest, with the understanding all will leave the country...

President Richard Nixon at the White House with his family in August 1974, after resigning as president.

Column: Presidential impeachment and ‘the rule of law’

March 12, 2024 at 11:58 a.m.

"Our long national nightmare is over." President Gerald R. Ford followed up his August 1974 inaugural address with a Presidential Proclamation on Sept. 8, 1974, granting former President Richard M....

From left to right, Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Australia's Deputy Prime Minster Richard Marles, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pose for a photo at Queensland Government House in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, July 29, 2023. (Pat Hoelscher/Pool Photo via AP)

Column: Australia is becoming more strategically important to the U.S.

March 12, 2024 at 11:59 a.m.

The visit to Australia by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in late July is important and deserves more attention than so far received. They...

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