Ilham Aliyev is trying to use political prisoners to advance his foreign policy agenda.
The U.S. has made progress on a promise made seven years ago, but much work remains.
Stereotypes of conservatives as extreme, dim and intolerant are turning out to be true.
An epic Democratic contest is happening in the shadow of the GOP’s turmoil over Trump.
Millions of Americans have served their prison time and are now free, but we know next to nothing about how they’re faring in society.
Despite signs of a backlash against President Xi Jinping, his hold on power appears firm.
Here is the range of bad choices: pacifist, internationalist, unilateralist and mercantilist.
The GOP front-runner is ignoring the party’s 2012 ‘autopsy report’.
Republican and business leaders are looking around desperately for something to use as a chisel to cut the Trump ice block down to size. Abortion is not going to be their chisel.
He exposes a fundamental tension in the Republican Party between its assertion that life begins at conception and the legal and moral implications of that absolutist view.
His nomination would put a Democrat in the White House and devastate the GOP.
Young jihadis are finding a ready-made ideology in radical Islam.
Trumpism doesn’t have a strong foothold, and it’s diverting attention from actual issues.
There must be ways to do repair work that do not hurt people who depend on transit.
The Russian leader reappoints Mr. Kadyrov, the despotic head of Chechnya.
Studies depict a scary upward spiral of warming, while Republicans look the other way.
Protesters gather before the Supreme Court to rally for abortion access in Texas. (Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
There's a long history to the debate over punishing women for having abortions, and it's not over yet.
To Erdogan, any opposition could lead to a coup.
If this election cycle has done anything, it has made U.S. trade policy much more complicated for the future.
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The two-party system suffocates independent challengers. I would know.
The GOP convention may be a circus, but Democrats can claim the big tent.
As members of a free society, we’ve implicitly accepted that some level of risk is tolerable.
The island won’t have a future unless exiles put aside their anger about the past.
What to read and watch to decode encryption.
In rural Virginia, disparities in Internet access diminish the usefulness of digital tools.
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A partnership with Virginia and other states could lead to fairer representation.
Renovations for the south Mall area may include ripping up one of its few peaceful spots.
The commonwealth should embrace progress for a more just future.
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