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Despite Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow that Israeli airstrikes will continue in “full force” and an unremitting barrage of Hamas missiles, this round of fighting, which has killed 200 Palestinians and 11 Israelis, will end as all others have—without having achieved any discernible or lasting political goals.

Historically, war, insurgency and violence have produced breakthroughs in the Arab-

When Kate Brown is sworn in as Oregon’s new governor next week, she’ll be making considerable history, becoming the first openly bisexual governor in the U.S. and only the second woman to lead the state It’s a profile that is likely appealing to national Democrats, who count only two other women among their 18 sitting governors. And Oregon political experts on both sides of the aisle, as well

Way back on June 22, New York City’s Democrats went to the polls to vote in a primary for mayor and other city offices. A mere 14 days later, the city’s Board of Elections counted the final 118,000 absentee ballots, deployed a ranked-choice elimination system, and then declared that former police captain Eric Adams had won the Democratic primary — and in all likelihood, will be sworn in as

Will the United States ever elect a woman president?

When President Obama — or Mitt Romney — leaves the Oval Office, there will be a handful of highly touted female candidates for consideration as top-of-the-ticket nominees for both major parties.

On the Republican side, the list includes Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Govs. Susana Martinez of New Mexico, Nikki Haley of