2025-12-11 00:35:33
If Tuesday’s oral argument is any indication, the US Supreme Court is likely to strike down another piece of federal campaign finance law. But ignore the scary headlines. Despite all the talk of gutting and eviscerating, a ruling for the petitioners in Republican National Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission won’t bring down any more of the sky than has tumbled already.
2025-12-10 21:30:18
Donald Trump describes Europe as a “decaying” continent, its leaders as “weak.” He attributes blame for the continuation of the Ukraine war to the victim country and to European governments. His latest remarks, in an interview with Politico, are a dramatic intensification of the barrage of insults and falsehoods by which he conducts international diplomacy.
2025-12-10 21:00:22
For the latest bit of proof that President Donald Trump has lost his political mojo and that his era is one of political rot, look no further than the curious case of Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, a Laredo Democrat.
2025-12-10 20:30:22
A Q&A with former alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg raises the question of whether Putin was right to feel surrounded.
2025-12-10 20:00:22
The White House’s National Security Strategy, released last week, has jolted Latin America. It’s the first serious attempt to spell out President Donald Trump’s sweeping foreign-policy recalibration, one that puts the Western Hemisphere at the center of Washington’s geopolitical ambitions. In a region long wary of US meddling, the explicit vow to expel any outside power — by force if necessary — triggers the worst memories of past interventions.
2025-12-10 19:30:24
Generosity is shocking. Especially when it’s to strangers.
