In a Truth Social post Monday, President Trump made his most direct demand yet around an ongoing fixation: get “Mexico” out of New Mexico’s name. […]
Year: 2026
Spanish left-wing chaos dampens Sánchez’s hopes of election miracle
MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s chances of staging a poll-defying election comeback have suffered a serious dent. Spain’s notoriously fragmented far left has […]
French riots lay bare risks and opportunities for 2027 election candidates
PARIS — Looting and rioting across France over the weekend are threatening to reshape the contours of the French presidential race. Far-right frontrunner Marine Le […]
Africa’s LNG boom giving Asia an alternative to Hormuz
When the Iran war closed the Strait of Hormuz earlier this year, about 20% of the world’s liquefied natural gas supply stopped flowing almost overnight. […]
Chinese EVs racing into Gulf’s oil-rich car market
The Gulf Cooperation Council, a bloc of oil-rich states long known for its appetite for imported cars, is becoming a growing market for Chinese electric […]
France: Paris, Lyon and Marseille count the cost after violent protests
Streets littered with broken glass, burnt bicycles and debris greeted residents in France on Sunday 18 October, following demonstrations that left extensive damage across Paris, […]
Pope Leo XIV thanks faithful for prayers at first appearance since surgery
Pope Leo XIV thanked the thousands of faithful in the Vatican’s Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalised earlier this […]
Alleged voter fraud in California leads to 28 arrests
The Trump administration is ramping up its efforts to flush out noncitizen voters with next month’s midterm elections approximately two weeks away. On Monday, the […]
Trump’s promises are hampering Alaska GOP as voter ‘fatigue’ sets in: report
President Donald Trump has been rolling out a stream of pledges for Alaska, including a long-hoped-for gas pipeline, broadband money, and data center help — […]
Pete Hegseth took a secret trip to visit Trump ally ahead of election: report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took a secret trip to Israel on Monday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the country’s elections, according […]
Senators Blast Trump’s Plan to Rig Child Deportation Proceedings
Congressional Democrats sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday, urging him to rescind a new policy […]
In Defense of Red Tape
The (continued) failure of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovations is a useful illustration in why government procurement has so many rules—it’s to stop things like […]
Ukraine Update
Yesterday there was a headline in the New York Times — Trump Offers Putin Economic Relief in Hopes That Russia Will Return the Favor. So […]
Can a Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Turn a Ruby Michigan District Blue?
On the late afternoon of Sept. 17, a gray end-of-summer sky hung low over the cornfields of Mason, Michigan. A gangly, bespectacled young man stepped […]
Trump Rambles Like A Loon About Cushions At Women’s Health Event
Even when this White House tries to do simple, normal political things, Donald Trump has to be weird. Republicans are complaining and finger-pointing at Trump […]
Republicans Are Crumbling And Pointing Fingers At Trump For Midterm Failure
Trump has been laying the groundwork for blaming Republicans if his party loses all or part of control of Congress in the midterm election. Before […]
EU Parliament launches probe into fake email seeking to sway internal election
STRASBOURG — The European Parliament is launching an internal investigation into a bogus email ostensibly written by a senior European People’s Party lawmaker, apparently attempting […]
French PM orders ‘localized’ curfews in response to looting and unrest
PARIS — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said he has instructed local authorities to enact “partial curfews” Monday evening to prevent scenes of rioting and […]
China next-gen solar tech curb to impact SpaceX AI computing plan
Beijing has proposed banning exports of the technology used to make next-generation solar cells, a move that could complicate United States technology guru Elon Musk’s […]
Talking with China, say what you’re told you can’t say
For years, the idea of speaking forthrightly to China would evoke an admonition from the US State Department and most of the American policymaking class: […]