In Focus

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) walks to board a bus to the White House with other Senate Republicans for a meeting with President Donald Trump on his spending and tax bill, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Cornyn flexes conservative credentials in bitter Senate primary

By Ramsey Touchberry and Samantha-Jo Roth March 2, 2026 5:10 am

Macron’s gift to Hamas terrorism

Gareth Elwell and Jason Agnew Aug 21, 2025

The Senate tries to do what the Fed cannot: Solve the housing crisis

Tiana Lowe Doescher Jul 31, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks before signing the Laken Riley Act in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington.

Team Trump is blowing its chance to reform the deep state

John Schindler Jul 31, 2025

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) offers an amendment as the House Oversight and Accountability Committee holds an organizational meeting for the 118th Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

AOC, Crockett, and Mamdani: The scary future of the Democrats is now

Joe Concha Jul 30, 2025

Will the media’s libel protection last in the age of Trump?

By Ashley Oliver April 14, 2025 8:00 am

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Nov. 2, 2024.

The Supreme Court is the only properly functioning institution in Washington

By David Harsanyi April 13, 2025 2:00 pm

Katie Porter stuck in waiting game in California governor’s race

By Barnini Chakraborty April 13, 2025 8:00 am

By rejecting voter ID, Democrats are in the minority, again

By Joe Concha April 12, 2025 6:00 pm

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

How Bessent’s billion-dollar bet on the bond market saved Trump from autarky

By Tiana Lowe Doescher April 12, 2025 2:00 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on during a press conference about Utah's new fluoride ban, food additives and SNAP funds legislation, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Salt Lake City.

Microplastics and MAHA: How RFK Jr. can regulate plastics pollution from within HHS

By Gabrielle M. Etzel April 12, 2025 8:00 am

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrives to vote for the parliamentary runoff elections, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 10, 2024.

Trump flexes on a hobbled Iran

By Peter Laffin April 11, 2025 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Senate Republicans at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

What if Trump’s risky tariffs bet pays off?

By Elizabeth Stauffer April 11, 2025 8:00 am

University of Pennsylvania athlete Lia Thomas prepares for the 500 meter freestyle event at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

Boys in girls sports is the stuff of insanity

By Joe Concha April 10, 2025 3:49 pm

Intel Foundry factory workers researching semiconductors.

There is no economic emergency

By David Harsanyi April 10, 2025 8:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks before signing the Laken Riley Act in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington.

Trump’s tariffs are trampling alliances against China

By Tom Rogan April 9, 2025 2:13 pm

In this May 10, 2019, file photo, a container ship is unloaded at the Virginia International Gateway terminal in Norfolk. A Chinese state news agency said U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators promised to create “favorable conditions” for carrying out a truce in their governments’ tariff war during a phone call.

Why Trump’s tariffs are harmful

By James Rogan April 9, 2025 8:00 am