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'You're next!': The Left’s 2016 moment

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here.

Trump is delivering a major blow to human traffickers

Despite historic progress in securing the border under the Trump administration, human trafficking remains a global crisis. However, strengthened state and local partnerships — combined with decisive action from the administration — have driven meaningful progress since last year.

Lincoln’s ‘apple of gold’ and the case against court-packing

Shortly before leaving Springfield for his inauguration in 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln made notes for his own use on the nearly impossible task before him: preserving the Union.

The forgotten Cuban role in America's independence

The United States today is trying to help Cubans regain their liberty by applying unprecedented pressure to the communist regime that has repressed them for 67 years. It is not the first time America has assisted its smaller neighbor. But Cuba, too, played a role in helping America gain the independence that we rightly commemorate this weekend.

Why Jihadi Evil Attracts the Left

Friday will be the thousandth day since jihadis massacred 1,200 people in Israel. Which means we’ve been wrestling for about 999 days with the appalling fact that the pogroms increased support for Hamas and the other terrorists instead of revolting and alienating world opinion.

Alleged Epstein victim and Trump accuser living in fear of retaliation, relative says

Trump administration faces an escalating controversy over handling of ‘Jane Doe 4’ documents in Epstein files. White House has called her allegations ‘completely baseless’

The supreme court has again undermined the power of Congress

The Trump v Slaughter decision allows the president further influence over agencies Congress itself created

World Bank scraps climate financing after facing pressure from Trump

The Trump administration has secured another win in its campaign to end climate-related policies and regulations on the international stage, forcing the World Bank to retire its ambitious climate financing goals.

Congress has work to do to safeguard elections

The Supreme Court held that federal election law does not require states to count only ballots received by Election Day. This leaves states such as California free to enact lax rules that stretch vote counting for weeks and sometimes months. Importantly, however, the court made clear on Monday that Congress may regulate how states conduct federal elections and has done so in the past. This means the current Congress can do more to safeguard elections if it can find the political will to do so.

Google Chromebook Graft Case Sees Indonesia's Former Education Minister Jailed for 10 Years

Makarim was found guilty in a case over the procurement of Google Chromebooks for schools.

International Freak by M Syd Rosen review

Robin Farquharson was a prize-winning game theorist, anti-apartheid activist and countercultural chaos merchant

Amid war in Ukraine, the fleeting moments of despair and salvation I witness are what truly tell the story

There are images that flicker in the mind before sleep: the loss, the resilience and then the strange mundanity of it all