President Trump said Iran’s navy has been destroyed and confirms a sweeping oil blockade, while sharply criticizing NATO allies and warning U.S. support for the alliance faces scrutiny.
President Donald Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of being "terrible" on foreign policy as the pontiff continues to criticize the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and call for peace.
Rep. Eric Swalwell dropped his bid for California governor after a growing number of Democrats called on him to step aside following a bombshell report.
When we think of those who stood up, spoke out, and took covert action against the Nazis, it is the French resistance, Greek partisans, and other clandestine networks in occupied Europe that usually come to mind. Yet, some brave German souls also sought to undermine or even overthrow the Nazi regime. Most of them were […]
It’s the Groundhog Day of arguments about sports. Some guy in a Steelers jersey is getting red-faced about how Formula One isn’t a real sport because “the car does all the work,” while his buddy, who bowls league every Thursday, is trying to explain that rolling a sixteen-pound ball with precision down sixty feet of […]
The summer before I went to college, a much-admired older boy loaned me a copy of Scorsese on Scorsese, a book-length interview concerning Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and other pictures from the director’s early oeuvre. I had seen none of those movies. Yet, the volume was a revelation, not only because of its […]
Money has shaped the justice system for centuries through common law tort principles that balance financial restitution with moral accountability. But over several decades, that balance has collapsed. Wall Street and other big investors are now allying themselves with trial attorneys to take stakes in litigation outcomes. They have entered the courtroom through third-party litigation […]
As it passes legislation about pregnancy, postpartum health and lactation, the City Council is doing its best to avoid using the alarming word “woman."
If the Trump administration is really dumping the entire grace period for legal immigrants to renew work permits, the Department of Homeland Security needs...
Donald Trump recognizes an important reality: There is nothing immoral about testing US nuclear weapons, and not testing them doesn't make the world safer.
While President Trump extracted compromises on tariffs, fentanyl and trade, much remained unsaid over the course of the two-hour meeting with Chinese President Xi...
As a lifelong athlete, resident of Virginia, and advocate for protecting women’s spaces, I know what’s at stake this election season. Stories like mine are becoming more common. As an NCAA Division 1 athlete at Southern Utah University, I structured my life around my sport. Up before sunrise, running by 5:45 am, and juggling classes, […]
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. Five years after the pandemic-era census miscounted hundreds of thousands of […]
ALVIN BRAGG AND THE TRUMP TRIAL THAT NEVER HAPPENED. There was a curious moment in New York City politics a few nights ago, but you might have missed it because of all the attention being paid to the mayor’s race. It happened during a debate in the contest for district attorney of Manhattan. The only reason most […]
