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This image from CCTV video released by Saudi Arabia's Media Ministry shows passengers taking cover as flames and smoke fill part of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during what authorities described as a strike at the airport on Oct. 10, 2026. (Saudi Media Ministry via AP)

Daniel DePetris: Resumption of war between Houthis and Saudis is bad timing for Donald Trump

By Daniel DePetris

October 12, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

The attacks in Saudi Arabia come when Donald Trump is in a standoff over the...

Attorneys for Christa Pike hold a news conference after a judge ruled the Tennessee Department of Corrections must preserve all evidence related to the failed execution of Pike, on Oct. 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee. (George Walker IV/AP)

Clarence Page: A botched execution shakes our death penalty presumptions

By Clarence Page

October 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The botched execution of Christa Pike offers a gross illustration of the cruelty that capital...

Chicago school board president candidates Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez and Victor Henderson participate in a forum at the Copernicus Center on Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

David Greising: The race for Chicago school board president is about ideas — and character

By David Greising

October 10, 2026 at 10:01 a.m.

It will take savvy strategic thinking, backed by the character needed for leadership, to make...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II reviews the honor guard upon her arrival at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria on Dec. 3, 2003.

Clarence Page: Britain’s identity crisis — and ours

By Clarence Page

September 13, 2022 at 5:43 p.m.

Sorting out my own grief over the death of Queen Elizabeth II, I feel some...

Bernard Shaw, co-host of "Inside Politics," prepares for his live daily show in the CNN studios in Washington on Feb. 9, 2001.

Clarence Page: Bernard Shaw, a trailblazing icon who knew when to leave the microphone

By Clarence Page

September 9, 2022 at 4:54 p.m.

As a journalist, Bernard Shaw was an iconic pioneer who hated to be called "iconic."...

Rooting our parenting in friendship isn't going to buffer us from the hard stuff: the mistakes, the heartaches, the fears, the losses. But it allows us to bring our whole hearts, our whole selves along for the journey.

Column: Can we finally admit that we’re friends with our kids? Here’s why I hope so.

By Heidi Stevens

June 7, 2024 at 11:51 a.m.

I made a bold confession at a party last weekend. It was a safe space....

Author Barbara Ehrenreich is seen at her home in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2005. Ehrenreich, an author, activist and journalist who in such notable works as "Nickel and Dimed" and "Bait and Switch" challenged conventional thinking about class, religion and the idea of an American dream, died Sept. 1, 2022, at age 81.

Clarence Page: Barbara Ehrenreich revealed the grim side of prosperity

By Clarence Page

September 6, 2022 at 6:13 p.m.

Barbara Ehrenreich told us about "essential workers" before it was cool. In more than 20...

President Joe Biden arrives with first lady Jill Biden to speak outside Independence Hall, Sept. 1, 2022, in Philadelphia.

Clarence Page: This time Donald Trump makes the election stakes unusually high

By Clarence Page

September 2, 2022 at 5:16 p.m.

What a week. In a prebuttal to President Joe Biden's prime-time "Battle for the Soul...

Morfydd Clark as the Elven commander Galadriel in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."

Review: ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ is Amazon’s lavish bid for buzz. It’s off to a pretty good start.

By Michael Phillips

September 1, 2022 at 7:09 p.m.

They dwell in utterly different worlds. HBO's "Game of Thrones" spinoff, "House of the Dragon,"...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., leaves the Senate floor after a vote on Capitol Hill in May. Graham, who moved from a fierce critic of Donald Trump to a loyal companion, predicted on Aug. 28 that a prosecution of the former president would lead to "riots in the streets."

Clarence Page: No ‘double standard’ for Donald Trump’s case, even if his MAGA supporters want one

By Clarence Page

August 30, 2022 at 4:59 p.m.

When Sen. Lindsey Graham warned that there would be "riots in the streets" if Donald...

Students on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus on Aug. 24, 2022. Earlier in the day President Joe Biden announced his loan forgiveness plan for student debt.

Clarence Page: ‘Dark Brandon’ is learning how political Twitter works, meme by meme by meme

By Clarence Page

August 26, 2022 at 5:37 p.m.

Dark Brandon is figuring out how Twitter works. "Dark Brandon," if you haven't heard, is...

Column: Darren Bailey keeps calling Chicago a hellhole. I call it humanity.

By Heidi Stevens

June 7, 2024 at 11:51 a.m.

State Sen. Darren Bailey, Republican candidate for governor of Illinois, is holding firm to his...

Workers are giving up on going above and beyond, also now known as "quiet quitting."

Clarence Page: ‘Quiet quitting’ — not just for the ‘silly season’

By Clarence Page

August 23, 2022 at 5:19 p.m.

Just as I was wondering whether various crises were coming too fast to allow our...

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