Hasan Piker's audience is a Democratic audience, and the party wants his support, even if its candidates won’t take responsibility for what Piker actually believes.
The federal government’s debt burden passed $40 trillion last week, a terrible milestone. It shows the extent to which we are living beyond our means and need to make hard choices. As we evaluate this growing economic and national security threat, we must first properly diagnose how we got into this dire position. Democrats are […]
Republican primary runoffs in South Carolina and Oklahoma put Trump's endorsement record on the line after five gubernatorial picks fell short this cycle.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to block a Texas law requiring age verification for app store downloads, allowing the law to take effect while litigation continues. If Texas’s law ultimately survives, it could set an important precedent for other states seeking to protect children online. The case was brought by Students Engaged in Advancing […]
Last weekend, we celebrated 250 years of America, joyously commemorating our miraculous and inspired founding. Much has transpired since the signatories of the Declaration of Independence pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to create a new nation rooted in a grand and unprecedented experiment. Their courageous risk birthed the most successful country in the history […]
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Babies are contagious. Yes, often in the literal sense, in […]
Temperatures in the United States might have soared over Independence Day, but a network of gas stations promoted by President Donald Trump helped cool fuel costs in the Philadelphia region over the holiday weekend. Gas prices at the Freedom Fuel Network saved motorists at the pumps in and around the City of Brotherly Love in […]
Democrats are bringing the knives out for Graham Platner, their Senate nominee in Maine, after another set of misconduct accusations. This isn’t something being done out of some moral principle, though. It’s being done because they’re scared he is going to cost them control of the Senate. Platner is being accused of sexual assault by an ex-girlfriend, […]
Even when it comes to the closest allies, America’s alliances are imperfect. Still, the engagement of so many foreign militaries in ceremonies to mark America’s 250th anniversary underlines how America still has many friends and is stronger for them. The list of participants in this year’s celebrations is a long one. We’ve seen America’s respective […]
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Speaking at the “American Dynamism” summit back in 2025, Vice […]
At the G7 summit in Evian last week, the leaders issued their first joint declaration since President Donald Trump returned to office, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called it “a real success.” After a year of trade friction, a drawdown of American troops from Germany, and open strain between the two men, the change in […]
The Food and Drug Administration is about to decide whether a scientific word can become a regulatory loophole. On July 23 and 24, the FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee is scheduled to consider whether several peptides should be added to the list of bulk drug substances that may be used in pharmacy compounding. That sounds […]
A union leader recently announced he was leaving the Democratic Party. His stated reason was blunt: The party, increasingly influenced by the Democratic Socialists of America and aligned activist networks, is no longer primarily focused on working people. It has been captured by anti-capitalist ideologues and factions whose priorities are ideological transformation and foreign policy […]
Washington is about to hand a single agency responsibility for a trillion-dollar market. Whether that turns out to be a triumph or a debacle depends on whether the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is ready. For years, regulatory uncertainty has hindered the development of the U.S. digital asset industry. Innovation has moved offshore, companies have faced […]
Iran’s leaders call survival a victory. After a year in which the United States and Israel dismantled the Islamic Republic’s military, gutted its nuclear program, and killed its supreme leader, the regime’s surviving officials insist that merely enduring is triumph enough. But surviving is not the same as living, and what Tehran has preserved is […]
