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Dropping candidates is not a sign of strength

It’s beginning to be a habit. It, in this case, is the messy business of center-left political jettisoning one leader suddenly deemed unelectable and, without resort to the usual rules or democratic procedure, designating a replacement. It’s the process that came fairly close to giving ...

Ukraine’s prime minister steps down as Zelenskyy reshuffles government

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down on Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced fresh changes to Ukraine’s government, saying he had offered a new and important position to the former premier. Zelenskyy, who has remained in office under ...

Almanac for July 13, 2026

Today is Monday, July 13, the 194th day of 2026. There are 171 days left in the year. Today in History: In 1985, the “Live Aid” benefit rock concerts were held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, raising millions for famine relief in Ethiopia. Also on this date: In 1793, French ...

Dems need to take the keys away from Bernie

The Platner fiasco has unleashed something of a brawl in the Democratic Party over how the sexting candidate with a Nazi tattoo came to be their rival to Susan Collins, now in her fifth term as Republican senator from Maine. Bernie Sanders thought his socialists could pass off blue-collar ...

Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday he was refusing to put his name on it because of the little progress made in passing a strict voter ID bill that he has been pushing. “I will ...

Almanac for July 11, 2026

Today is Saturday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2026. There are 173 days left in the year. Today in History: In 1995, the U.N.-designated “safe haven” of Srebrenica in Bosnia-Herzegovina fell to Bosnian Serb forces, who subsequently carried out the killings of more than 8,000 Muslim men and ...