By Glenn Altschuler , Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Emeritus Professor of American Studies at Cornell University

On the campaign trail, Kennedy has belied his image as an anti-establishment straight-shooter with a series of have-it-both-ways assertions on hot-button issues, probably to curry favor with voters across the ideological spectrum.

By Tom Mockaitis, professor of history at DePaul University 

In its preliminary finding, the International Court of Justice rightly refused to accept a resolution brought by the Republic of South Africa accusing Israel of genocide. The Netanyahu government has used excessive force in Gaza. That may be a war crime but is not genocide.

By Douglas E. Schoen, Democratic consultant

As Trump continues to lose in court, the Biden team is sticking to their guns. While Democratic strategists are urging the campaign to get louder and push back against Trump’s lies, that just isn’t — and has never been — Biden’s strategy.  

By Ken Buck, U.S. congressman (R-Colo.)

Partisan impeachments that do not meet the constitutional standard will boomerang back and hurt Republicans in the future. I can envision a future Republican administration where a Democrat-led House uses this precedent to act against a Republican Cabinet member who isn’t discharging their duties in a way that Democrats desire.