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…
A letter from the Trump administration warns educational institutions that they’ll lose federal funding if they don’t…
A packed public meeting at a senior center in January 2025 continues a Philly tradition that dates back to a meeting at…
Tracking disability policies has long been challenging − this will become a harder task under the Trump administration.
Democrats are desperate to retake control of Congress; Republicans want to keep it. To win, it helps to know what kind of…
Research shows that imposing longer sentences harms inmates and society. There are less expensive − and more effective…
Friedrich Merz has expressed a desire to ‘strengthen Europe as quickly as possible’ in the face of a growing rift between…