18F was the US government’s in-house technology consultancy, lauded for saving taxpayer money and improving services.…
As DOGE taps into sensitive federal agency data repositories, many people fear what could happen to the data. One little-discussed…
A death row inmate in South Carolina chose firing squad over lethal injection and the electric chair.
The US produces more oil today than any other country, and there is no clear emergency on the scale of the energy crises…
USAID started in the 1960s as a way to offset the spread of communism. Since then, it has had various other soft-power benefits…
When the US Constitution was written, many people − from those who wrote the document to those on the outside who read…
The highest-ranking military officer in the country, the chairman has no direct command authority. His role is as a presidential…
Rather than clarifying American foreign policy, the term has long been used to tar critics or obfuscate legitimate international…
All presidents should expect to be sued early and often by state attorneys general of the opposite party.
The State Department declared Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization, and news reports say its members are wreaking havoc…
Trump is not the first American leader to dream of northern expansion. History suggests these designs reveal simmering divisions…
A fractious meeting in Washington has left Ukrainians wondering what will become of relations with the US.
Trump’s angry outburst at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy illustrated why authoritarians are lousy dealmakers,…
Trump’s campaign produced campaign materials in Spanish to reach more voters. Now that he’s president, his White House…
NOAA’s work has kept fisheries from collapsing, helped coastal ecosystems survive extreme heat and battled invasive species,…
A majority of Russians are in favor of peace talks, but a very vocal minority eye US overtures with suspicion and contempt.
Legal experts are concerned that President Donald Trump is expanding executive powers beyond the law – creating what they…
Henry Kissinger once mused ‘Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?’ The question now might be, would Washington…
The US economy has always been a mix of government regulation and market forces. The balance between those has shifted over…
The humanitarian toll of more than a year of conflict will be augmented by the risk of further health issues due to poor…