Kennedy’s 1987 speech helped sink Bork's nomination and is considered by Republicans (and some Democrats) to have been unfair ...

Trump’s partial tariff retreat still leaves most import taxes in place, and the Congressional Republican tax cut plans won’t ...

Trade policy has a way of dividing political parties. Shifts towards liberalized or protectionist trade measures have disparate impacts on industries and regions, scrambling the usual partisan fault ...

In addition to Chatfield, officers fired since Trump’s return to the White House is Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the Navy’s top officer; Admiral Linda Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard; and Lieutenant ...

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Funeral for Hezbollah General Secretaries Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, both killed by Israel, in Beirut, Lebanon, on February 23rd, 2025. Credit: Associated Press In late November 2024 ...

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The President’s partial tariff retreat still leaves his biggest import taxes in place, and the Congressional Republican tax cut plans won’t offset them. The Washington Monthly is an independent voice, ...