Politics

The 2028 campaign has begun. What will Trump's role be?

In 26 months, the Republican Party will gather at its national convention in Houston to nominate a standard-bearer who will try to hold together and build upon President Donald Trump’s 2024 coalition.

America's 250: Thoughts and prayers then and always

Controversy has dogged various activities for America’s 250th anniversary year. Even the sporting events chosen involved squabbling.

The movies that best capture the American spirit

The Austrians gave the world the orchestral symphony, the Italians opera, and the French ballet — just don’t mention that last one to the Russians. Cinema, the youngest of the great narrative arts, was born in several countries at once, though the French have tried to claim this one as well. But the real movies — not that pretentious avant-garde nonsense, but glamorous stars, studios, spectacle, and the Golden Age magic that produced such immortal lines as “Here’s looking at you, kid” — are American.

Seven-year-old Abdiqadir was hit in a US airstrike. Without a $750 operation, he may lose his ability to walk

Abdiqadir Salah was pierced by shrapnel in a bombing that killed 12 in Somalia. But as the US denies civilians were hurt they face no hope of compensation

Poland is the NATO ally America needs

The United States isn’t retreating from Europe into isolation, as some critics of the Trump administration claim. It is advancing in a different direction, and it is beginning where it should, by backing Poland as an important U.S. ally.

Netanyahu's relationship with Trump becomes reelection millstone

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was years ago nicknamed “The Magician” for his ability to win seemingly unwinnable elections and marshal governing coalitions out of parliamentary chaos.

Trump in Defeat

The president went to war triumphant and will likely leave greatly weakened.

What would the founders think of America’s schools today?

The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As we reflect on our nation’s founding ideals, many are asking whether we are living up to the promises set forth in the declaration and the Constitution.

Abraham Lincoln, the First American

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Team Capitalism, Not Team Elon

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Republican Circus, Republican Monkeys

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They were forced into marriage and abused. Now women facing exploitation in China have a glimmer of hope

Female activists are working in the shadows to find and support vulnerable women they fear are being failed by authorities