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

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

Strengthen NATO by relocating US military from Spain and Italy

By Tom Rogan April 2, 2025 2:00 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.

Does Trump have a Plan B if his tariffs plunge us into recession?

By David Harsanyi April 2, 2025 8:00 am

The high speed rail viaduct under construction over the San Joaquin River near Fresno, California, on Oct. 9, 2019. The California High-Speed Rail Authority on Feb. 12, 2020, bumped its overall cost estimate for completing the rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles to $80.3 billion, blaming inflationary increases and better cost projections for a $1.3 billion boost that still is smaller than in previous years.

Coastal California’s war on the Central Valley

By Zachary Faria April 1, 2025 2:00 pm

Trump betrays MAGA with his Greenland obsession

By Ian Haworth April 1, 2025 8:00 am

DJ Daniel holds an honorary Secret Service special agent ID presented to him by Secret Service Director Sean Curran, right, as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Progressives hate what makes us human

By Peter Laffin March 31, 2025 2:00 pm

Hakeem Jeffries struggles to be the ‘man of the moment’ for leaderless Democrats

By David Sivak, Rachel Schilke and Ramsey Touchberry March 31, 2025 8:00 am

An elderly woman wearing a mask and looking out a window.

The lockdowns were a deadly mistake

By Timothy P. Carney March 30, 2025 2:00 pm

Planned Parenthood braces for Supreme Court fight over Medicaid funding

By Gabrielle M. Etzel and Kaelan Deese March 30, 2025 8:00 am

Elon Musk arrives to speak at an indoor presidential inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Elon’s musketeers shine in selling DOGE’s mission

By Joe Concha March 29, 2025 2:00 pm

North Carolina lawmakers hope to end Trump administration lawsuits

By Jack Birle March 29, 2025 8:00 am

Jonathan Chait’s imaginary COVID ‘reckoning’

By David Harsanyi March 28, 2025 2:00 pm

NPR and PBS are begging for mercy. They don’t deserve it

By Mike Gonzalez March 28, 2025 8:00 am