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. For Republicans, the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election is the stuff of […]
How did Nigeria’s economy grow 30%? It did on paper, and to government agencies, that’s what counts. Nigeria recently revised its method for calculating GDP, which revealed a presumably uncaptured 30% increase in the size of its economy. A 30% increase in GDP, based on a model that was updated only a decade ago, is extraordinarily large. […]
A deeply disturbing investigative report in UnHerd last week uncovered rampant violations of physician-assisted suicide practices in states with the oldest and largest programs. The 11 states that have legalized assisted suicide require clinicians to submit compliance forms shortly after the “patient’s” death. But the chaotic assisted-suicide bureaucracy rarely follows regulations, and clinicians put people […]
Venezuela is at “maximum preparedness” in light of the U.S. military bolstering its maritime force in the Caribbean to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said. “In the face of this maximum military pressure, we have declared maximum preparedness for the defense of Venezuela,” Maduro said on Monday during a...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the Trump administration has a wide array of backup plans to impose tariffs on foreign trading partners if the Supreme Court strikes down the rates set under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). "I'm confident the Supreme Court will ... uphold the president's authority to use IEEPA,"...
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) has endorsed Zohran Mamdani to lead the country’s largest city with the mayoral race just over two months away. The former mayor, who served two terms leading the city from 2014 to 2021, said in an op-ed in the New York Daily News published Tuesday that...
Richard Besser, former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Monday called Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “major ideologue” amid turmoil at the CDC. “And now with the loss of leadership and secretary of Health who came in not just with policy differences, but he‘s...
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Tuesday that Moscow has never been against Ukraine joining the European Union (EU) but reiterated that the country’s potential ascension into NATO is “unacceptable.” "As for Ukraine's membership of the EU, we have never objected to this," Putin said while in China, according to Reuters. "As for NATO, this is...
President Trump will reportedly announce Tuesday that Space Command headquarters is moving to Alabama, reversing former President Biden's decision to keep the command in Colorado. “The President will be making an exciting announcement related to the Department of Defense," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. The announcement is scheduled for 2...