Policy and Politics

Six days which changed the Middle East

Fifty years ago, war broke out between Israel and its neighbours. The conflict lasted just six days but its effect would last to the present

In one state, abused animals get a legal voice in court

One state has created legal advocates for abused animals, an experiment being watched nationwide for signs of success.

North Korea, cyberattacks and 'Lazarus': What we really know

What can be done to protect computers from future breaches and, trickiest of all, who is to blame?

CNN Host takes A stand

Host speaks out about liberal intolerance, ‘anti-intellectualism’ and the silencing of conservative voices.

We owe it to the poor to exit the Paris Climate Treaty

The scientific godfather of modern global warming alarmism, James Hansen, has called the Paris Climate Agreement a fraud.

Why Keystone XL Would Be an Economic and Environmental Win

In all, the pipeline will contribute more than $20 billion to the U.S. economy.

Beware of nationwide phone scam

If you believe you've been a victim of the scam, you can report the incident to the local marshals office.

Hillary Clinton and the “biggest nothing-burger”

Hillary Clinton says her secret email server scandal was the “biggest nothing-burger” of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

A Legal Victory over the Moon

In this week's ruling, the judges said Davis made a case that the detention violated her constitutional right regarding unreasonable seizure.

Girl accuses school of war crime

She criticised the policy of punishing a whole class for one person's bad behaviour - by citing the Geneva Conventions.

Should the Feds try to save Free Speech on Campus?

That free speech on college campuses is under attack cannot be denied.

American tourist dollars are feeding Castro's Human Zoo

Their country is still run by a socialist communist dictatorship and they're still third-class citizens.

Remembering Manchester

The 20th century was the prelude to the terrible reality of Islamic jihadist evil that now permeates the 21st century.

A Kennedy embraces anonymity

Senator John Kennedy shuffles alone through the Capitol basement, reveling in his bag of walnuts, unrecognized.

Pelosi Upset That Trump Didn’t Visit Countries Alphabetically

If that wasn’t strange enough, Pelosi then started citing what past presidents had done.

Advanced gun training for Colorado teachers

A course to help school personnel learn how to stop a Columbine-style mass shootings.

Here’s how the US should choose which infrastructure projects to start

The debate over what an infrastructure modernization package should look like is heating up in Washington.

Obama Admits The Red Line He Drew In Syria ‘Was An Imperfect Solution’

Obama warned Assad in 2012 that any use of chemical weapons would cross his “red line” and force U.S. military intervention.

Whistleblower: Obama admin knew about MS-13 members

The Obama administration knowingly let in at least 16 admitted MS-13 gang members who arrived at the U.S. as illegal immigrant teenagers.

Chicago only major U.S. city to lose population from 2015 to 2016

Over the past year, the Tribune surveyed dozens of former residents who said they have packed their bags for a variety of reasons: high taxes