Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the latest figure to offer ample compliments to a president known for his transactional, if not unpredictable, approach to foreign policy.

A few decades back, a decreasing number of countries were given taints of autocracies and dictatorship (even though many were ...

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Thad McCauley wanted to be an astronaut when he grew up. Instead, he became an art teacher. But now his art is in space.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele backs Trump’s war on Mexican cartels, slamming critics warning of economic fallout. Drawing from his own anti-gang success, Bukele highlights how El Salvador ...

During his presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly said that if he were once again elected president, he would “be a dictator for one day” and use his executive powers to enact sweeping ...

As a second-term president, Donald Trump promised that he would not be a dictator “except for Day One.” The last part came true swiftly enough. The tyrannical record on his return was an ...

Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence has repeatedly come under fire for her defense of violent authoritarians, including Assad, the brutal dictator who fled Syria for Russia ...

A top head coach candidate for the New York Jets was recently called a “dictator” by a respected former NFL quarterback, but that hasn’t stopped the coach from being heavily sought after on ...

And an actual dictator is born. In poll after poll and interview after interview, Trump's most loyal voters continue to say the oddest thing: They don't like his policies.

A local dance and performance artist has been accused of using racial slurs and damaging artwork during an African American art exhibit that was part of a DreamWeek event. The incident, which is ...

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