White House goes after more foreign aid cuts : NPR
The White House is asking Congress to take back nearly $5 billion in appropriated foreign aid funds. The timing of the request makes it hard for Congress to weigh in …
DC Statehood: Now, More Than Ever
Politics / August 28, 2025 The best counter to Trump’s authoritarianism is a renewed commitment to secure full representative democracy in Washington. Ad Policy Members of the National Guard patrol …
Hollywood’s School of Hard Knocks
Bruce Handy provides a flawed but fun survey of a social phenomenon that American pop culture essentially invented: ‘teenagerhood.’
I Live in DC. Crime Is Finally Down–Thanks to Trump
President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard soldiers to fight crime in Washington, DC, is necessary because local leaders are inept.
At Trump’s urging, Missouri jumps into redistricting race : NPR
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, at the Missouri State Fair this month, has called lawmakers to a special session to draw new voting lines sought by President Trump. Charlie Riedel/AP hide …
Trump’s Attempt to Fire Lisa Cook From the Fed Is a Naked Power Play
Politics / August 28, 2025 The president’s targeting the Federal Reserve governor over a technicality is blatantly politically motivated. Ad Policy Lisa Cook is sworn in during a Senate Banking …
Political Gnosticism Is a Modern Sickness
The conspiratorial belief that massive hidden systems need to be exposed is gripping left and right.
Is Politico Running a Foreign Influence Operation?
This story from Politico is journalistic malpractice. But it’s more than that: it’s a foreign influence operation meant to hurt the administration and one of our most effective members.
Trump’s lesser-known conflicts : NPR
President Trump has been focusing on some of the lesser-known conflicts in the world as peace remains elusive for Ukraine and Gaza. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: As he struggles to end …
He’s Sued Trump 39 Times—and He Keeps Winning
Politics / Column / August 29, 2025 Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, is using the courts to rein in Trump and, for now, it’s mostly working. Ad Policy Rob Bonta, …