“Soul and body shall we lay down for our liberty,” the Ukrainian anthem says. That line echoed through Kyiv in 2022 as Russia tried and failed to seize the capital in three days. In those first weeks of the war, enlistment queues formed outside recruitment centers, and territorial defense units ran out of spare weapons […]

In 2013, I moved to the United States from the United Kingdom, and in the years since, I’ve learned that there are really two kinds of American holidays, particularly when genuine religious faith is pushed to the background. There are the loud, commercialized holidays that feel like a national competition over who can buy the […]

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it was placing an indefinite pause on immigration from Afghanistan in response to the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D.C. The suspected shooter, an Afghan national, immigrated to the U.S. in 2021, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "Effective immediately, processing of all immigration...

The geopolitical environment that once helped manage nuclear risks has eroded.

Americans are heading home for the holidays with the intent to convince others of their views, but in order to save democracy, they must instead focus on learning from each other and trusting one another.

The leaked peace plan has Team Trump struggling to get its story straight.

Sharp swings in financial markets have left investors reeling in recent weeks, as questions about a potential artificial intelligence (AI) bubble collide with uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision.  The AI trade has been booming for nearly three years since the release of ChatGPT, but some are beginning to wonder how long this can last before shareholders get antsy for returns on firms’ massive multibillion-dollar investments. Meanwhile, investors are searching for clues about whether the Fed will...

Twenty-four million Americans are facing spiking health insurance prices because of expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that Republicans have so far refused to extend.  Lawmakers are divided on the way ahead, with the deadline to sign up for 2026 coverage on Dec. 15. GOP leaders are faced with competing proposals across the House...

The Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for 353,000 Haitian migrants living in the U.S.

President Donald Trump pardoned two North Carolina turkeys in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, maintaining the annual Thanksgiving tradition dating back decades.