President-elect Donald Trump's provocative remarks about purchasing Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal and annexing Canada have unsettled global leaders and challenged established norms, signaling a foreign policy ethos of turbulence and recalibration of American priorities.
Texas is facing a tumultuous 2025, as simmering feuds within the state's ruling coalition are poised to boil over during its coming legislative session. The power struggle within the Texas GOP comes alongside a wave of new challenges for the state, from a burgeoning water crisis to the condition of its electrical grid — all of which...
Amber Sax’s frustration grew each time she saw a new report of a U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashing over the past two years, often taking service members down with it. Sax, the wife of Capt. John Sax, who was among five Marines who died in a 2022 crash in California, decided earlier this year that...
Tensions between Iran and the United States are likely to be one of the first major foreign policy challenges for the incoming Trump administration. Tehran’s recent moves have brought Iran closer to developing a nuclear weapon than any point in the country’s history, and the risk of war between Israel and Iran — with direct...
Two of President Trump's top health nominees are on a collision course as the incoming administration faces a crucial decision on coverage for groundbreaking anti-obesity drugs. Mehmet Oz, President-elect Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has extolled the benefits of anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic, pitching them on his show and...
In today’s issue: Washington gears up for Trump 2.0, Carter’s legacy With three weeks to go until Inauguration Day, Washington is preparing for President-elect Trump’s second term in office, adjusting their expectations to meet reality. On the campaign trail, the president-elect made grandiose promises to voters to bring down costs quickly, to end the war in Ukraine...
President-elect Trump is headed for a battle over the debt limit with conservative lawmakers who are demanding steep cuts to federal spending that will significantly complicate Trump’s ability to pass his agenda next year. Thirty-eight House Republicans sent a warning to Trump last week by rejecting his demand to extend the nation’s borrowing authority for...
Republicans will work to defend their fragile House majority in the 2026 midterm elections, but thanks to Trump's convincing 2024 victory, the GOP will enjoy some home-field advantage in key congressional races