In Focus

Graphic of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump with artillery shells.

Trump stopped Hegseth’s execution livestream. Now he should reconsider Hegseth

Ron MacCammon · October 21, 2026 3:00 pm

President Donald Trump is seen behind Iran flag.

Like Bush’s surge, Trump’s Iran war took courage. And victory is near

Former Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

Lisa Murkowski could turn into the GOP’s Joe Manchin

President Donald Trump holds up a document with the words "Foreign Trade Barriers" on it as he speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington.

Voters wanted Trump I’s economy. They got tariff chaos

People protest against U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in New York.

Iran, China, and Cuba are directing protests inside America

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) arrives to speak at the National Press Club in Washington on June 8. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Bye bye, Bernie? Socialist Sanders is reshaping the Democratic Party in his image in final political act

W. James Antle III June 12, 2026 5:00 am

The U.S. Capitol Dome is reflected in a rain puddle on the compass star on the east side of the building, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

The document that could define post-Trump conservatism

Henry Olsen June 11, 2026 4:00 pm

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, points to a cover-up tattoo that had previously been an image recognized as a Nazi symbol.

‘New man’ Graham Platner can’t stop lying

Guy Benson June 11, 2026 2:00 pm

Scott Pelley attends the CBS Upfront on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

No one is entitled to work at CBS or anywhere else

Jay Caruso June 11, 2026 6:00 am

Illustration of President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Iranian flag.

We started this war. Now, we must finish it

Ron MacCammon June 10, 2026 2:00 pm

Collage of 2026 Los Angeles mayoral candidates Nithya Raman, Karen Bass, and Spencer Pratt

The party that wants to save democracy can’t count its own votes

Joe Concha June 10, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the National Press Club

Don’t fall for Bernie Sanders’s authoritarian AI power grab

David Harsanyi June 9, 2026 2:12 pm

Religious freedom supporters hold a rally to praise the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in the Hobby Lobby case, June 30, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Â (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Religious liberty at 250: America’s most radical idea

Bethany Mandel June 9, 2026 6:00 am

Elvis Exhibit

America 250: How the US took over the world’s jukebox

Harry Khachatrian June 8, 2026 2:00 pm

People attend a march marking International Workers' Day.

What to know about GAESA, the Cuban economic conglomerate targeted by Trump

Brady Knox June 8, 2026 8:00 am

Finland President Alexander Stubb speaking at a NATO summit in Washington, D.C. on July 11, 2024. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Finland’s NATO nerves: A country on Russia’s doorstep wonders about the alliance’s future

Timothy Nerozzi June 7, 2026 2:00 pm

childcare

Democrats’ daycare obsession is built on a feminist myth

Timothy P. Carney June 7, 2026 6:00 am