Inside the Fiasco at the National Security Council
The national security adviser seemed at a loss. It fell to Michael Waltz to explain to handpicked members of his staff this month why the president had ordered their dismissal...
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US allies express alarm at Trump’s plan to let Russia keep most of the land it seized from Ukraine
Some US allies are highly alarmed by the framework the Trump administration is pushing to end the Ukraine war and Europeans are bracing for the outcome of another round of...
Honor the Pope’s Legacy by Resolving the Global Debt Crisis
When Pope Francis stepped onto his balcony, looking out at crowds formed in St. Peter’s Square, it was often to share a message of compassion. As the head of the...
Trump will almost certainly get away with banning trans people from the military
Almost immediately after he began his second term, President Donald Trump ordered the military to ban transgender people from serving in the US military. Under the Defense Department’s policy implementing...
Protesters drench Belgium’s francophone liberal chief in beer
Tensions flared outside a political event in Wallonia on Wednesday, as the leader of the Belgian French-speaking, center-right Reformist Movement (MR) party was insulted and pelted with beer by protesters....
Pete Hegseth Priced Out a “$10-15k” Makeup Room for the Pentagon, But Settled For a Glam Countertop
If your public incompetence in your high-profile role prevents you from being the government’s golden boy, you can still aim for bronze—by installing a makeup studio in the Pentagon to...
Voters Should Pick their Candidates, Not Party Bosses
Before I became chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), I spent my life working at every level of my party. My first boss was the late Senator Paul Wellstone,...
Federal judge partially blocks Trump’s effort to deny funding to pro-DEI public schools
A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from cutting funding to public schools that maintain diversity programs, a setback to its broader crackdown on DEI....
Donald Trump Trots Out His Worst Manners for Funerals. What Can We Expect at the Pope’s?
The death of a world leader is typically a portentous occasion, an opportunity for heads of state to pay solemn tribute to the recently deceased. Following the death of Pope...
Judge blocks Trump attempt to require proof of citizenship to vote
Donald Trump’s unilateral effort to reshape election processes is an attempt to “short-circuit Congress’s deliberative process by executive order,” a federal judge in Washington, D.C. wrote Thursday afternoon. In a...
