In Focus

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The ‘come-and-take-it’ Supreme Court term: At-home prayer, planes, and home distilling

Jack Birle · October 24, 2026 2:00 pm

Mary Trump at a presidential debate in 2024

Estranged relatives are fair game — unless they hurt Democrats

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

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

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

United States' Dylan Larkin (21) holds Johnny, the son of the late player Johnny Gaudreau

The US hockey team knelt — and that is what matters

Samuel J. Abrams February 23, 2026 5:00 pm

Trump walks outside.

The Supreme Court got it right

Guy Benson February 23, 2026 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Why Trump’s push for state voter rolls matters

Kaelan Deese February 23, 2026 8:00 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle)

Why the Trump administration is focused on the defense industrial base

Sean Durns February 22, 2026 2:00 pm

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listens as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. President Trump confirmed that the U.S. military carried out a large-scale strike in Caracas overnight, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The DEI loophole in federal contracting rules

Timothy P. Carney February 22, 2026 8:00 am

The USS Abraham Lincoln.

How the Iran deployment proves America is dangerously overstretched

Henry Olsen February 20, 2026 5:00 pm

The U.S. hockey team pounces on goalie Jim Craig after a 4-3 victory against the Soviet Union in a medal round match at the the 1980 Winter Olympics.

We could use another Miracle on Ice

David Harsanyi February 20, 2026 2:00 pm

This photo combination shows Stephen Colbert, left, in Los Angeles, Sept. 12, 2022 and Texas Rep. James Talarico, Aug. 16, 2025, in Chicago.

The Gospel according to James Talarico

Peter Laffin February 20, 2026 8:00 am

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) helped a fellow socialist, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, win both the Democratic primary and the general election. (Heather Khalifa/AP)

The coming progressive Tea Party

W. James Antle III February 20, 2026 4:41 am

For sale by owner sign is displayed in Northbrook, Illinois.

People remain sour on an improving economy because of housing

Tiana Lowe Doescher February 19, 2026 2:00 pm