Challenges to Pelosi part of broader movement to replace the Democratic Party’s old guard

A long-simmering reckoning over generational power has exploded into the political forefront as members of the party’s old ...

Japan's Ishin party joins political establishment it vowed to fight

Formed in 2010 to shake up Japan's political establishment and loosen Tokyo's administrative stranglehold, the Japan ...

Japan’s first female leader is an ultraconservative star from a male-dominated party

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated ...

Democrats, liberal media's violent rhetoric against Trump, Republicans goes back over a decade

Democratic politicians and celebrities face scrutiny over a decade-long pattern of controversial comments and violent ...

Democratic senators fear getting ‘hammered’ after ‘No Kings’ for ending shutdown

Some Democrats skeptical about their leadership’s hard-line stance against reopening the federal government privately ...

Pelosi faces challenges as age becomes unavoidable tension point for Democrats

Rep. Nancy Pelosi's most serious primary challenge in decades is not just a local political moment, but a prominent example ...
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Japan ruling party proposes higher departure tax for int'l travelers

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday called for hiking the departure tax from the current 1,000 yen ($7) per ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

Liberal Democratic Party, Japan Innovation Party Sign Coalition Pact

Takaichi Sanae, head of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and Yoshimura Hirofumi, representative of the Japan ...
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Liberal Party exec says they must admit role in PH’s ‘faulty’ system

While the Liberal Party (LP) has been seeking accountability following corruption scandals that were unearthed, the party must also admit and realize its role in shaping a ...

A campaign that started as a liberal working-class revival has turned into an apology tour.

And just a couple of weeks ago, the GOP had every reason to feel threatened: A young, union-backed veteran and oyster farmer ...
The New York Sun

Japan Elects Its First Female Prime Minister With Help From Far Right Party That’s Hawkish on Defense, Foreign Policy

History is made as a late political challenge by Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ fails to prosper against Sanai Takaichi. Mr. Kirk, based ...