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Supporters of presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro for the Partido Liberal react during general election day on October 4, 2026, in Brasilia, Brazil. According to official results, Bolsonaro has 47.06% of the votes, and incumbent president of Brazil and presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has 45.13%, with 99% of the voting counted. Bolsonaro and Lula will face off in a runoff on Oct. 25, 2026, after neither reached 50% of the votes to be elected president. (Ton Molina/Getty)

Daniel DePetris: Brazil’s elections appear to be another win for Donald Trump

By Daniel DePetris

October 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Over the last year and a half, right-wing candidates have won seven presidential elections in...

Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb and head of the National Design Studio, speaks during the America.gov launch event on Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty)

Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s ‘truth’ betrayed by White House chatbot

By Clarence Page

October 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

President Donald Trump is likely not pleased to find out he unleashed a fact-checker against...

Finnish President Alexander Stubb is applauded while speaking during the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Sept. 22, 2026, in New York. (Seth Wenig/AP)

John T. Shaw: Finland’s president offers a compelling plan for a new world order

By John T. Shaw

October 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Finland's president believes the system created after World War II must be rebuilt and rebalanced...

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, the vice president, is embraced by President Joe Biden during a campaign event at IBEW Local Union No. 5 on Sept. 2, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty)

Clarence Page: Democrats ruminate over an autopsy when they should be making hay

By Clarence Page

June 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This seems like an ideal time for Democrats to make hay. Yet, they are having...

The communal dining area at the Catholic Charities Summit Community Center in Summit on May 26, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Edward Keegan: Catholic Charities’ new center in Summit allows for human and architectural flourishing

By Edward Keegan

June 9, 2026 at 6:53 p.m.

When a donor purchased a plumbing warehouse at the western entrance to Summit on Archer...

Workers offload medical and emergency supplies donated by the European Union to support front-line workers in fighting Ebola upon arrival at the national airport in Bunia, Congo, on May 28, 2026. (Moses Sawasawa/AP)

Elizabeth Shackelford: I witnessed our Ebola response in 2014. We are now seeing the costs of US aid withdrawal

By Elizabeth Shackelford

May 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Trump administration’s withdrawal from WHO and its cuts to foreign aid have put us...

As Heidi Stevens waited for her son's lacross practice to end, she wondered, what makes young people keep showing up and putting in the work. (David Wood/Dreamstime/TNS)

Heidi Stevens: We’ve painted a pretty bleak future for young people. Thankfully, they’ve learned when to tune us out.

By Heidi Stevens

May 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Young people are working so hard to keep the world from breaking them, writes Heidi...

The remains of what appeared to be a working dairy farm burned and bombed by the Ecuadorian army, as part of a campaign aimed at drug cartels, in Sucumb'os, Ecuador, on March 13, 2026. Authorities are using drones, troops and artificial intelligence to crack down on cocaine smuggling, but gangs are finding new ways to move record amounts of drugs across the world. (Federico Rios/The New York Times)

Daniel DePetris: The Pentagon is blending the war on drugs with counterterrorism. It isn’t working.

By Daniel DePetris

May 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

By fusing the two, the U.S. is embarking on a long-term military engagement whose goal...

Cardinal Blase Cupich places ashes on the forehead of a worshipper during an outdoor Ash Wednesday Mass followed by a procession around Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Melrose Park on Feb. 18, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

John T. Shaw: Cardinal Blase Cupich provides spiritual statesmanship in a turbulent world

By John T. Shaw

May 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The cardinal speaks passionately about the importance of prayer and the Gospels. He also believes...

Vice President JD Vance takes questions from reporters during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on May 19, 2026, in Washington. (Heather Diehl/Getty)

Clarence Page: ‘Anti-weaponization fund’ is corruption, but it’s also an instrument of abuse

By Clarence Page

May 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Oval Office has become a zone of lawlessness, built by the president with the...

After leaving her jacket in a Warsaw hotel room, Heidi Stevens had her faith in humanity restored by the kind people who returned it to her, and an outpouring of similar stories from readers. (Heidi Stevens/TNS)

Heidi Stevens: A lost jacket shipped overseas opens up a world of examples that people really do want to help

By Heidi Stevens

May 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

In last week’s column, Heidi Stevens wrote about traveling to Warsaw for the international Literacy...

Clouds pass over Soldier Field on April 23, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

David Greising: Chicago’s parking meter deal was rushed. The Bears megaprojects bill shouldn’t be.

By David Greising

May 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois could be days away from passing the megaprojects bill with untold millions in tax...

Baraa Heikal, center, mourns over the body of his brother Fadi Heikal, who was killed in an Israeli strike, during his funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on May 10, 2026. (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump’s board of irrelevant peace

By Daniel DePetris

May 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Seven months after the U.S.-negotiated ceasefire arrangement between Israel and Gaza, Donald Trump's Board of...

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