Time once called Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza the world’s “eyes and ears” in Gaza. There is an uncomfortable irony in that description now. In a recent podcast interview, Azaiza described following a vehicle belonging to Hamas’s armed wing, the al Qassam Brigades, as it carried Israeli hostages through Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. People gathered […]
The United States is talking about dialogue with North Korea. North Korea is firing missiles. On Sept. 20, North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from the Wonsan area. The first missile flew approximately 450 kilometers, while the second, launched about three hours later, traveled more than 600 kilometers, according to […]
Pakistan’s rulers know how to work a room. Washington hears counterterrorism, stability, and nuclear responsibility. Tehran hears brotherhood, resistance, and shared interests. Each audience is encouraged to believe it has found a dependable partner. For years, this could be passed off as realpolitik of a state living in a difficult neighborhood. Under Pakistan’s de facto […]
President Donald Trump says the United States and Poland have made “major progress” toward establishing a permanent U.S. Army base on Polish territory. Trump noted last week that the new base could be announced “very soon,” crediting what he called the “bold leadership” of Polish President Karol Nawrocki. This is welcome news. Poland is spending […]
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) looked into a camera this week and told President Donald Trump something Miami has been saying quietly for months. “Some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far,” she said, citing a July count in which half of the roughly 50,000 people detained had no criminal record. Salazar represents one of the […]
The artificial intelligence revolution is eroding public opposition to nuclear power. Data centers are at the heart of the AI Revolution, and these AI factories consume vast amounts of energy. Driven by the convergence of soaring electricity demand, the public’s continued support for a clean environment, and the national imperative for energy abundance, America is […]
There’s a basic distinction among spy services worldwide: those that conduct assassinations and those that don’t. America’s spy outfits, led by the Central Intelligence Agency, are in the former category. Today, the CIA tends to assassinate people with missile-armed drones and similar high-tech stand-off methods. Not all countries do it from a distance, however. Some […]
In today's issue: ▪ Xi’s state visit kicks off ▪ Judge strikes down media ban ▪ Debate over how to tackle diesel costs ▪ Forecasters shift races toward Democrats Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting with President Trump today for high-stakes talks that could touch on several points of tension between their countries, including artificial intelligence...
When Masoud Pezeshkian stood before the United Nations, he spoke in the name of Iran. That was the first deception. The Islamic Republic — the Shia Caliphate — is not Iran. Khomeinist ideology has been imposed upon a civilization that long predates the order established in 1979. Yet Pezeshkian carried the same exhausted script: victimhood,...
Judges’ views on climate change are being influenced by an organization bragging that its purpose is to build and enable “a network of judges and scientists advancing climate science education for the judiciary.”
Winter is soon coming, and so too is a growing dread across Europe. It is dawning on European capitals that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s only conventional path to victory in Ukraine may lie through the Baltic States. Kyiv’s fortress Donbas in eastern Ukraine remains largely impenetrable. Despite Russian claims in advance of last week’s Duma elections that...
When Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) wanted to promote his new book this week, he invited Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) — one of his potential 2028 presidential rivals — to join him onstage and help moderate the event. On Tuesday night, the two governors appeared together before a Beltway crowd, with Moore giving Beshear...
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is in the middle of a fight over a Trump health nominee, presenting a key test of her commitment to being an abortion-rights Republican. Dr. Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will testify Thursday in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)...
China hawks on both sides of the aisle in the U.S. are seething as President Trump prepares to welcome the country’s President Xi Jinping for what is expected to be a lavish three-day state visit to Washington. Unlike with other world leaders, Trump is pulling out all the stops for his Chinese counterpart. Trump took...
