Karen Yuan

The presidential race is the big bad of all elections in 2016, but let's not forget about the down-ballot races — especially when they're imitating the presidential one in scary ways. The influence of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump may…

What even is this election? I know that's a tired question asked daily, but I am constantly baffled by this circus we use to pick our president. Sometime late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders agreed to…

We've known it's over on the Republican side for a while, but now it's official: Donald Trump has enough delegates to win the party nomination. On Thursday, the AP reported that Trump can finally boast 1,238 delegates. A candidate needs 1,237…

It seems like the 1990s are being remixed with some surprising results. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that Ken Starr praised Bill Clinton as "the most gifted politician of the baby boomer generation," when Starr could be seen as the last…

On Monday, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton declined to debate Bernie Sanders in California before the state's June 7 primary, where 475 party delegates are up for grabs. The Fox News debate had been agreed to by Sanders, and…

A recent survey conducted by three Asian American NGOs revealed to me the most unsurprising result ever: Most Asian Americans dislike Donald Trump. The poll of more than 1,000 Asian Americans showed that only 19 percent of Asian Americans view Trump…

These days, everything can become an election issue. Thursday's disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 elicited statements from both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, whose response styles reflected their overall characters and approaches to crises.…

One of TV's legends has passed. On Thursday, longtime CBS News correspondent Morley Safer died at 84 in his home in New York City. Safer had just retired last week after over 50 years, 46 seasons, and 919 reports as the most celebrated contributor…

Since the disappearance of EgyptAir flight 804 within 10 miles of entering Egyptian airspace, concerns have risen over the safety of flying in and out of Egypt, especially as allegations of terrorism being the cause have grown. No official warnings…