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. The congresswoman, who once was rewarded with her own prime-time […]

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) threw a social media hand grenade on Sunday, tweeting, “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”  He did not mention race but his words echoed old segregationist rhetoric that lumped minorities and dogs together as though they were two types of […]

Growing up, my dad tracked time based on the Olympic Games. “By the next Olympics, you will have graduated from high school!” he would inevitably say as we huddled around the TV to critique elite athletes’ diving techniques. Or, to the newlyweds in the room, “Last time this happened, you did not even know your […]

President Donald Trump argues that U.S. security demands the annexation of Greenland from Denmark. There’s no question that Greenland has outsize strategic importance to the United States. The island sits astride the entrance to the Northwest Passage, an increasingly important waterway as melting ice makes the route navigable for both Russia and China. The U.S. has maintained military […]

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office confirms that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is set to reduce the amount of money taxpayers lose on federally subsidized student loans, reducing federal deficits by hundreds of billions over the next 10 years. There is still more Congress can do to lower higher education costs, […]

It’s a rich irony that after decades warning about how Democrats would corrupt our country with state-sponsored atheism and moral relativism, Republicans can now lay claim to perhaps the most godless and amoral administration in American history.