Political Issues

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?

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

Zachary Faria · April 1, 2025 2:00 pm

Courage, Strength & Optimism

Trump betrays MAGA with his Greenland obsession

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

Peter Laffin · March 31, 2025 2:00 pm

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

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

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

Planned Parenthood braces for Supreme Court fight over Medicaid funding

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

Joe Concha · March 29, 2025 2:00 pm

North Carolina lawmakers hope to end Trump administration lawsuits

Jack Birle · March 29, 2025 8:00 am

Jonathan Chait’s imaginary COVID ‘reckoning’

David Harsanyi · March 28, 2025 2:00 pm

Virginia Republicans have a Winsome Earle-Sears problem

Jeremiah Poff · March 27, 2025 2:00 pm

Houthi Signal snafu isn’t the scandal Democrats hope it is

Joe Concha · March 26, 2025 8:00 pm