When the walls feel like they’re closing in, it’s tempting to shrink away, to hide or to assimilate. But instead, let’s learn from those among us, ordinary people who do extraordinary things.

How did this repulsive material end up in the state’s official voter materials, posted on a government website and mailed to millions of California voters at taxpayer expense?

The decision for Republicans is between pro-Trump and pre-Trump factions, representing dramatically different constituencies and focused on equally dramatically different policy goals.

No endorsements. Just three possibilities to consider as we prepare to navigate an increasingly complicated political landscape before we cast our votes for these three critical offices.

Both the Gallup and Pew polls showed that opposition to Israel is much stronger among young people in both parties.

As Donald Trump continues to struggle to explain his goals there, his backers have begun casting about for scapegoats to blame for the president’s decision to enter the war. Not surprisingly, a growing number of conservative fingers are now pointing at Benjamin Netanyahu.

By avoiding the difficult choices he now confronts, Trump has managed to delay a commitment that may ultimately define the war’s trajectory and outcome.

Israel’s friends face a series of wrenching decisions in the months and years ahead: do we maintain our standards and support only those candidates who are unflinching Israel allies?

Too many voices on both the left and the right disparage Israel for how its military has been deployed in Gaza, without raising similar questions about Hamas’ terrorism, which began and continues the war.