Ever since World War II, Europe has been reliant on the United States for everything from its defense to its healthcare. President Donald Trump is now signaling that this era of dependence is over. Technically, Trump has been telegraphing this since his very first presidential campaign, when he declared that other countries need to stop […]
According to a part-time economist and full-time member of Congress, no one can honestly earn a billion dollars. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has said that “You can get market power, you can break rules, you can abuse labor laws, you can pay people less than what they’re worth, but you can’t earn that.” There is […]
At first glance, a reality-TV star running for mayor of Los Angeles is just another sign that American politics has become synonymous with entertainment. But Spencer Pratt’s campaign is more interesting for an entirely different reason. “National politics has nothing to do with why we’re sitting in my dirt lot,” Pratt recently said. “Local politics. […]
Somewhere, Tom Cruise is dangling from a helicopter skid, wondering how Vice President JD Vance plans to stick the landing in 2028. Reports this week suggest Vance, 41, may be reconsidering his 2028 White House bid — and a close look at the obstacles ahead reveals why it’s not crazy. Getting to the swearing-in ceremony […]
The main cause of division in 2026 is political polarization. Politics is not confined to voting each election cycle. It dominates online culture and, frustratingly, bleeds into every other category of life. We’re forced to deal with politics in sports, music, and entertainment. Far too many Americans view their fellow citizens as bad based on […]
The recent U.S. indictment of Cuba’s 94-year-old former leader, Raul Castro, is far more than a symbolic legal gesture. It is the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration is reviving the same pressure campaign it used against Venezuela and is attempting to apply it to Havana. The federal charges stem from a 30-year-old tragedy: […]
At first glance, President Donald Trump seems more powerful than ever. His party controls both chambers of Congress, and he just asserted dominance over that party by ousting Indiana state senators who defied him on redistricting, as well as successfully primarying United States senators in Louisiana and Texas. But on closer examination, Trump has weakened […]
The U.S.-Israel relationship remains one of the most consequential in history, and its slow depletion — evidenced by poor public opinion — should trouble leaders in both countries.
The U.S. military launched another defensive strike against Iran on Wednesday, shooting down four Iranian one-way attack drones and striking a ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone, a U.S. official told The Hill. Hours later, Iran said it had struck at a U.S. base. Peace talks between...
Iran reupped its backing for Oman on Thursday, after President Trump warned the Arab nation to “behave” or face consequences. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said in a statement that Iran would support the Gulf nation, which is separated from Iran by the Strait of Hormuz, against U.S. threats, Reuters reported. He also criticized...
The redistricting math is getting complicated for both parties ahead of the midterm elections, where the House majority is on the line. This week has brought good and bad news for both parties: South Carolina's legislature rejected a GOP map and a federal court blocked Alabama Republicans’ preferred congressional lines, while two judges in Florida and Tennessee tossed out efforts to halt their own Republican-backed maps. It makes figuring out which party actually has the...
The anti‑weaponization fund is now in place, and many of the same voices that dismissed earlier complaints about abuse suddenly feign grave concern about process.
