In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame
The volley of Israeli missiles that slammed into a government compound in central Tehran last Saturday morning was…
Trump’s East Wing Ballroom Plan: See the Design
West Wing ExecutiveResidence ProposedEast Wing Eisenhower building Treasury building Proposed East Colonnade Grand staircase Staircase Garden Arched windows…
After the Epstein Files Release, Who Has Resigned, Been Fired or Is Being Investigated?
The Justice Department’s latest release of files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has set off…
Tracking the Battle to Reshape Congress for the Midterms
The first primaries for the 2026 midterm elections are scheduled for early March. For Republican and Democratic state…
The Quiet Architect of Trump’s Global Trade War
On Jan. 26, 2025, Jamieson Greer was teaching Sunday school to a group of 9-year-olds when one of…
N.Y. House Democrats Unite to Endorse Hochul on Eve of Convention
The last time New York’s top Democrats met to decide their party’s candidates for statewide races, Gov. Kathy…
Read the Clintons’ Legal Letter to Comer
Hon. James Comer January 12, 2026 Page 2
Secretary Clinton are offering this further accommodation pursuant to…
11 Data Points and Discoveries That Stuck With Us in 2025
Our goal at The Upshot is to produce distinctive explanatory journalism. But how do we get there? Some…
Lawmaker Sues Trump to Remove Name From Kennedy Center
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Are Trump’s Actions Unprecedented? We Asked Historians (Again).
Since the start of his second term, President Trump has cut budgets, made demands on public institutions, and…
Norman Podhoretz, Literary Lion of Neoconservatism, Dies at 95
Norman Podhoretz, the longtime editor of Commentary magazine and a lion of neoconservatism, whose intellectual odyssey took him…
Trump Says U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast
The United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, a dramatic escalation in…