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JD Vance and Marco Rubio: Who's the Future of the Republican Party?
Chatter about 2028 picks up, as the Vice President presents a worldview skeptical of free-market economics, including in his book "Communion" and on t...
The War With Iran Escalates and Andy Burnham Is Britain's Newest PM
Iran strikes a U.S. base in Jordan, while three more Americans killed brings the total number of U.S. casualties to 17 during the conflict. Plus, who...
The GOP's Reconciliation 3.0 and Trump's Speech on the SAVE America Act
As Republicans try for a third reconciliation bill, what's in the House's new $95 billion budget framework? Plus Donald Trump gives a prime-time addre...
Trump Won't Renew His USMCA Trade Deal, as Michigan Gets a New Bridge to Canada
The White House wants to renegotiate trade terms with Canada and Mexico, creating uncertainty for businesses, including auto makers. Plus, the Gordie...
The Supreme Court Wants a Security Upgrade / Todd Blanche's Confirmation Hearings
Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan testify about rising security threats, as the Court seeks more money from Congress. Plus, acting Attorney G...
Trump Blockades Iran Again, While Saying the U.S. Will Guard Hormuz
Donald Trump reinstates his naval blockade of Iran and pledges to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, with or without its help. Yet his initial talk of ch...
The Legacy of Sen. Lindsey Graham and How Will His Death Affect the Senate?
Lindsey Graham will be remembered as a man who loved politics and as an advocate for a muscular, principled U.S. foreign policy. Why was he so influen...
Michigan’s Democratic Senate Debate / Trump Fires the Election Assistance Commission
The next test for leftist Democrats is Michigan's race between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens. Plus, Alaska's top court puts Dan J. Sullivan ba...
Raging Against the Machine, Graham Platner Exits the Maine Senate Race
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner announces he’s leaving the race by denying the allegations against him and railing against establishmen...
Trump Calls Iran's Leaders 'Scum' and Says the Ceasefire Is ‘Over’
Donald Trump now says talks with Iran are a waste of time, since its leaders are liars and cheats, as the U.S. military hits 80 targets in response to...
Democrats Quit Defending Graham Platner After a New Accusation
Graham Platner is reconsidering his Senate campaign in Maine after being accused of forcing himself on a woman in 2021. If he drops out soon, Democrat...
Trump’s Red Card Intervention and Mixed U.S. Signals Before the NATO Summit
The NATO summit kicks off this week in Turkey, with President Trump airing his complaints about European allies and their defense spending. But is the...
Celebrating America’s 250th and Looking Towards an Optimistic Future
On its 250th anniversary, why does the Declaration of Independence still matter, and what are the threats to the U.S. today?
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The Socialist Surge Comes to Colorado, as Democrats Nominate Melat Kiros
Denver's 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette loses her primary to 29-year-old Melat Kiros, a socialist who says 9/11 was inevitable and the U.S. should quit se...
Supreme Court Rulings on Birthright Citizenship, Women's Sports, and Political Spending
The Justices say the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, striking down President Trump's order to exclude children of illegal aliens and...
Split Supreme Court Decisions on Presidential Power
The Justices issue four major rulings on executive power, voting law and the Fourth Amendment, with mixed majorities in each one. The Court says Donal...
Supreme Court Rulings on Gun Rights, Immigration and More
The Justices say 6-3 that the law gives the Trump Administration unreviewable authority to tell immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, including...
It’s Donald Trump Versus Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill
Donald Trump and Senate Republicans clash on war powers and the filibuster, and a recent closed-door meeting was especially testy. Plus, the President...
New York Democrats Vote to Send Zohran Mamdani's Socialists to Congress
The state's Democratic primary nominates three more socialist House candidates, including Darializa Avila Chevalier, who says every deportation is wro...
Marijuana Users Still Have Gun Rights, the Supreme Court Says 9-0
The Justices unanimously agree that pot consumption alone isn't enough to justify a loss of Second Amendment rights, though they offer few hints about...
Round One of the U.S.-Iran Talks, and Another British Prime Minister Resigns.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns, and his successor Andy Burnham would be the seventh PM in 10 years. What's driving the instability, and w...
Inside WSJ Opinion’s ‘The Lockdown Dissidents’
Why were some scientists blacklisted and censored for questioning the need for lockdowns during the Covid pandemic? And why did some in Washington enc...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Trump's Deal With Iran
Donald Trump explains that oil and stock prices drove his decision to sign the memorandum of understanding with Iran, in a surprising admission of U.S...
The Political Fight Over Anthropic's New AI / Trump Pulls Jay Clayton's Senate Confirmation
The White House effectively bans the advanced Fable 5 model by placing it off limits to foreigners, even ones working at Anthropic. Plus, Donald Trump...
The Next Mayor of Washington, D.C., Could Be a Socialist
As D.C. holds its Democratic primary, the polling leader is Janeese Lewis George, who wants new taxes on businesses, "childcare for all," and more. Bu...
Is Trump's Deal With Iran a Good One for the U.S.?
Donald Trump and Iran say they've agreed to a ceasefire deal that lets commercial and oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz but delays talks on iss...
Bill Pulte, Jay Clayton and the Surveillance Lapse of FISA Section 702
After President Trump names Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence, the House fails to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance progra...
Donald Trump Announces an Iran Agreement After Cancelling Strikes
Donald Trump says an agreement with Iran has been made, but Iranians say the deal is not done just yet. Plus, will Republicans pass the President's de...
Maine's Senate Choice Is Now Graham Platner vs. Susan Collins
Democratic voters nominate Platner, the progressive oyster farmer, despite a string of news stories about personal scandals, including a Nazi-linked t...
Spencer Pratt Loses Out to Nithya Raman in L.A., as California Keeps Counting Mail Votes
On election night Pratt was in second place to Mayor Karen Bass, and now after a week of watching his position be steadily eroded by late-arriving bal...
Are Israel and the U.S. on the Same Page on Iran?
Iran and Israel exchange missiles as the Iran war passes its 100th day, with Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu saying they want the same goals desp...
Matt Pottinger on Competing with China and What's Next in Iran
President Trump continues to negotiate with Tehran, but lurking behind the war in the Middle East is America's larger strategic contest with the Chine...
Congress Puts Donald Trump’s Iran Strategy on the Clock
Four House Republicans side with Democrats to pass a resolution calling for the end of hostilities in Iran unless Congress approves further action. Is...
Will Steve Hilton and Spencer Pratt Emerge From California's Jungle Primary?
Late mail ballots will straggle in for days, but California could get some political competition in November, if Republicans Steve Hilton and Spencer...
The GOP Agenda Gets Stuck on Trump's $1.776 Billion Settlement Fund
Republican lawmakers are trying to pass a reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement, but first they want answers on Donald Trump’s $1.8 bill...
Iran Puts a Pause on Ceasefire Talks with the U.S.
Iran suspends ceasefire negotiations with the United States as airstrikes resume in the Middle East. With threats of Iran to close the Strait of Hormu...
Jill Biden's Book Tour Renews Debate on Joe's Age and What Democrats Knew
The former First Lady reveals that when Joe Biden melted down during his 2024 debate with Donald Trump, she worried it might be a stroke. Yet she also...
Can Viral Ads Make Spencer Pratt L.A.’s Next Mayor?
Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt is using viral videos to make his case against Karen Bass and become the new mayor of Los Angeles. Plus, candidat...
Ken Paxton Wins the Texas Primary, as Trump Makes Another Senate Gamble
Republican voters resoundingly nominate Attorney General Ken Paxton, instead of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, but can the AG win? Democrat James Talaric...
Trump Praises Iran Talks, but What About Its Uranium and the Strait of Hormuz?
Donald Trump says the latest negotiations with Iran are "proceeding nicely," but the details of any nuclear deal remain elusive, as U.S. forces strike...