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

U.S. Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks during a May Day rally.

Meet Graham Platner: Marine, oyster farmer, communist

Bethany Mandel May 20, 2026 2:00 pm

Stephen Colbert attends the CBS Network 2018 Upfront at The Plaza Hotel on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in New York.

Stephen Colbert’s demise, by the numbers

Joe Concha May 20, 2026 6:00 am

Students listen during commencement in Harvard Yard

Commencement has lost its soul to spineless administrators

Samuel J. Abrams May 19, 2026 4:00 pm

Above, host Stephen Colbert with dancers dressed as COVID vaccine needles in September 2021. (CBS, via YouTube)

Stephen Colbert turned into the pompous dullard he once satirized

David Harsanyi May 19, 2026 1:36 pm

Mexico lobby digital foreign affairs south america central america

Mexico’s consulate network is a foreign lobbying operation

Mike Gonzalez May 19, 2026 6:04 am

Court packing supreme court law justice america united states flag

Court-packing cometh?

Guy Benson May 18, 2026 2:00 pm

A 9mm "ghost gun" pistol build kit with a commercial slide and barrel with a polymer frame is displayed in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022.

Why law enforcement fears new ‘ghost gun’ bans won’t stop the surge

Claire Carter May 18, 2026 7:00 am

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, April 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo)

Fauci knew: the lab-leak cover-up that broke America

Peter Laffin May 17, 2026 6:00 am

Utah Data Center Mr Wonderful

Why Utah’s massive new data center plan has drawn such a backlash

Maydeen Merino May 16, 2026 2:00 pm

A $100 bill is stacked on top of a Social Security card. (Getty Images)

The GOP’s entitlement math doesn’t add up

Andrew Biggs May 16, 2026 2:00 pm

Tariffs economy supply chain port

Tariffs aren’t dead

Michael Faulkender, Jill Homan May 16, 2026 10:48 am

FILE - Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel appears before the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Thomas Massie’s useless tenure in Congress is coming to an end

Joe Concha May 16, 2026 6:00 am