Chris Christie plays down risk to Republicans if Trump loses primary but won't leave the race  —  He argued “the public en masse will begin to ignore” the former president  —  Republican presidential candidate and former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie speaks at the Hudson Institute, on Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

A Troubling Trump Pardon and a Link to the Kushners  —  A commutation for a drug smuggler named Jonathan Braun had broader implications than previously known.  It puts new focus on how Donald Trump would use his clemency powers in a second term.  —  Even amid the uproar …

From Niagara Falls to Texas to Gaza, a horrifying look into the abyss of a post-truth future  —  “There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.”  — George Orwell, 1984In the ever-shrinking world of a free and fair media …

Why Trump's Trials Should Be on TV  —  The conduct of the trials, their fairness, and their possibly damning verdicts will be at the center of the 2024 election.  Transparency is crucial.  —  On November 6th, Donald Trump emerged from a New York City courtroom, where he had testified …

Gaza: Findings on October 17 al-Ahli Hospital Explosion  —  Evidence Points to Misfired Rocket but Full Investigation Needed  —  (Jerusalem) - The explosion that killed and injured many civilians at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on October 17, 2023, resulted from an apparent rocket-propelled munition …

A doctor tried to renew his passport.  Now he's no longer a citizen.  —  The Northern Virginia doctor was born in D.C. and given a U.S. birth certificate.  At 61, he learned his citizenship was granted by mistake.  —  Siavash Sobhani is stateless.  —  The Northern Virginia doctor knows at least that much about his situation.

Turner says House passage of Ukraine, Israel aid package unlikely before end of year  —  Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, predicted Sunday that approval of an aid package to Ukraine and Israel is unlikely before the end of the year.

Members of Congress Head for the Exits, Many Citing Dysfunction  —  More than three dozen incumbents have announced they will not seek re-election next year.  Some are running for other offices, while others intend to leave Congress altogether.  —  Eleven are running for the Senate.

Biden Asked If He's Too Old to Run in 2024: 'That's Stupid!'  —  He didn't respond to a question about his standing in polls against Trump  —  President Joe Biden dismissed concerns about his age as “stupid” while shopping in Nantucket, Massachusetts over the weekend.

4-year-old Israeli American hostage is released  —  Abigail Edan, the 4-year-old American dual citizen abducted by Hamas on October 7, has been released - marking the first successful release of an American hostage since the start of a truce between Israel and Hamas.  Edan is one of the 17 hostages released Sunday.

Attackers seize an Israel-linked tanker off Yemen in a third such assault during the Israel-Hamas war  —  Attackers seized a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, authorities said.  While no group immediately claimed responsibility, it comes as at least two other maritime attacks …

Argentina's Milei Heads to US, Invites Lula to Inauguration  — Milei to meet Biden administration officials in Washington  — Envoy traveled to Brazil to invite Lula to swearing-in  —  Argentina President-elect Javier Milei on Sunday night will head to the US while his incoming foreign …