If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. And nowhere is this more true than in the Middle East. On July 6, anonymous members of Hamas told the news agency AFP that they were dissolving their own authority in the Gaza Strip, which has long served as the base of operations for […]

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. Before it broke for the summer, the Supreme Court, in […]

When President Donald Trump signed the No Surprises Act, he delivered a real victory for American patients. For the first time, families couldn’t be ambushed by crippling out-of-network bills after an emergency they never chose. It was the commonsense, pro-patient reform Washington had promised for decades and never delivered. Trump got it done. But a […]

Despite winning the Democratic primary in Maine last month, Senate candidate Graham Platner could be off the ballot in November after a Politico story published on Monday detailed a woman accusing him of sexual assault.  July 13 is the deadline for Platner to withdraw from the race and have a replacement, according to the Maine...

Former "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd on Sunday accused President Trump of ruining the Fourth of July celebration of the country's 250th birthday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Todd said on his podcast "The Chuck ToddCast" that the president took over the celebration originally to be held by America250, which was established...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story How the AI boom is making MacBooks, Xboxes more expensive The AI boom is fueling massive demand for memory chips, forcing electronics manufacturers to grapple with rising prices that are starting to trickle down to consumers. © Illustration / Courtney Jones; and Adobe Stock Memory chips, which are...

The NAACP will be spending more on midterms than any other election in its history following the Supreme Court’s April ruling that effectively limited the Voting Rights Act's power against racial vote dilution. In response to the high court’s decision to strike down Louisiana’s second Black majority district, the nonpartisan civil rights organization will invest...

DHS executed 20 federal warrants and arrested 10 Hoover Criminals Gang members in Los Angeles, identifying 51 sex trafficking victims as young as 14.