Category Politics

The Israel-Hamas war has shaken up the Middle East. Who’s on whose side? A member of the Iraqi’s Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashed al-Shaabi) stands guard during the funeral of the 16 members killed in US airstrikes on February 4 in…

Senate negotiations revealed what some Democrats are willing to give up on immigration in 2024. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to reporters during a vote in the Senate Chambers of the US Capitol Building on January 25, 2024. Senators continue to negotiate…

Many reproductive health organizations want to codify stronger standards. They’re not going to pick that fight this year. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally to restore Roe at Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia, on January 23,…

Record arms exports are a sign of America’s commitment to Europe — and its foreign policy failures during the war in Ukraine. A soldier of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade of the Zakarpattia Land Forces of the Armed Forces…

Farmers’ frustration over French and EU regulations are a new dimension in a longstanding problem. Protesting farmers blockade the A6 autoroute on February 1, 2024, in Chilly-Mazarin, France. Christian Liewig—Corbis/Getty Images Ellen Ioanes covers breaking and general assignment news as…

The voters who could decide 2024 are a complicated bunch. A voter fills out their ballot in the New Hampshire primary at the Barn at Bull Meadow on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. in Concord, New Hampshire. Matt McClain/The Washington Post…

The guy behind the Harvard lawsuit attacking affirmative action turns his ire on the service academies. West Point cadets cheer at a football game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen on December 9, 2023, at Gillette Stadium…

Nevada’s dueling primary and caucuses are wreaking avoidable chaos. Supporters of former US president and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump watch his speech on a screen outside a Commit to Caucus Rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 27, 2024. …

A brief history of the right’s long-running battle against higher education. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis listens to activist and New College of Florida trustee Christopher Rufo before signing three education bills on the school’s campus in Sarasota, Florida, on May…

It could still happen — but the four prosecutions of Trump have been beset by delays and challenges. Former US President Donald Trump departs after speaking to the press after attending the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization in…