In Focus

Nikole Hannah-Jones speaks onstage during "The New Power Structure: Black Politics in the Age of Resistance" panel during the 2026 National Association Of Black Journalists Convention at Atlanta Marriott Marquis on August 13, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Nikole Hannah-Jones has the wrong cure for failing black schools

Will Crossley · October 23, 2026 4:00 pm

abdul el-sayed guns 2nd amendment firearms gun control

No, Abdul el Sayed, the Second Amendment doesn’t mean muskets only

A MAGA hat.

The MAGA bubble is about to burst

A protester holds a Palestinian flag as a bus stop burns during a demonstration at Place de Republique on October 17, 2026 in Paris, France. (Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

All is not well in the West

Protesters march through central Paris amid fires, smoke, police deployments and clashes during nationwide demonstrations against the high cost of living, on October 17, 2026 in Paris, France. (Firas Abdullah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

It’s the economy, stupid: Why France will keep burning

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner firing a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile

Trump closed the gap between rhetoric and action on Iran

Jakub Grygiel March 2, 2026 11:52 am

President Donald Trump listens as Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., speaks with reporters after arriving at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump and DeSantis lock horns in GOP split over AI

David Sivak March 2, 2026 8:00 am

Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano speaks during a news conference outside the county courthouse in Fairfax, Va., on Oct. 15, 2020.

Steve Descano: America’s worst prosecutor

Timothy P. Carney March 1, 2026 8:00 am

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump enters the debate hall in front of the "C" in CNN during the Republican presidential debate sponsored by CNN, Salem Media Group and the Washington Times at the University of Miami in 2016.

Can Paramount save CNN from itself?

Joe Concha February 28, 2026 8:00 am

In this picture released by the official website of the Iranian Army on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, a missile is fired from a vessel during Iranian navy drill in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean. (Masoud Nazari Mehrabi/Iranian Army via AP)

What Trump should tell the public about Iran

David Harsanyi February 27, 2026 2:00 pm

Lawfare victim Donald Trump, left, in his Aug. 24, 2023, mug shot from Fulton County, Georgia; Trump’s own lawfare targets (clockwise from top left) former U.S. National Security adviser John Bolton; New York Attorney General Letitia James; Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell; and former FBI director James Comey. (Trump, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office/AP; Bolton, Martin Mejia/AP; James, Yuki Iwamura/AP; Powell, Jacquelyn Martin/AP; Comey, Andrew Harnik/AP)

America off the rails: A political class without restraint stokes fear and division

Isaac Schorr February 27, 2026 5:01 am

Shown is the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump needs Congress if he wants to keep his tariff regime

Tiana Lowe Doescher February 26, 2026 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump arrives for an event to proclaim "Angel Family Day" in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Support Iran regime-change action? Admit the big costs to China war readiness

Tom Rogan February 26, 2026 8:00 am

Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger.

Is Abigail Spanberger’s Virginia the new California?

Mike Gonzalez February 25, 2026 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump delivered his fourth State of the Union address Tuesday, the first of his second term, where he declared that America has undergone a “turnaround for the ages.” (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

In Focus Forum: State of the Union edition

Washington Examiner February 25, 2026 8:00 am

President Donald Trump, center, greets Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts, right.

MAGA’s dangerous delegitimization of the Supreme Court

David Harsanyi February 24, 2026 2:00 pm

Canada's Cale Makar, not seen, scores his side's opening goal during a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP)

USA men’s hockey gold medal somehow becomes a political football

Joe Concha February 24, 2026 8:00 am