Hill liberals push for shutdown clash over ICE funding but face resistance in Democratic ranks

Congress’ most liberal Democrats are pushing for an all-out fight to rein in President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration ...
The New York Times

Has Japan’s ‘Rice Minister’ Brought Down Prices Enough to Save His Party?

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to buoy support for the Liberal Democratic Party? By River Akira Davis and ...
Cfr.org

What’s Next? Japanese Voters Hand the LDP Yet Another Loss

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), listens to a question from a journalist at the LDP headquarters, on the day of Upper House election ...
RealClearPolitics

Dark Passions, Democratic Politics, and the Liberal Spirit

Once a fighting creed, the liberal spirit in America now fights for its life while drawing heavy fire from both sides. Leading intellectuals on the left attack the liberal spirit for conspiring with ...