Policy
The Daunting Task the New China Committee Faces
A new House panel debuts with a prime-time hearing and questions about how to address threats from the Chinese government.
Untangling the Chinese Knot
We shouldn’t glibly conflate China’s economic challenge with its military-strategic threat.
Supreme Court Seems Poised to Sink Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation
Plus: Lori Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor to lose reelection in decades.
Lawmakers Elevate Human Rights Ahead of First CCP Hearing
The select committee on competition with China meets tonight to lay out the threat posed by China.
Biden’s Immigration Saga
Supporters and detractors alike say Biden’s new immigration plan sounds a lot like his predecessor’s.
How to Lose Elections and Still Cut Taxes
Quirky circumstances may give Michigan Republicans bragging rights even though Democrats control the state legislature and governorship.
Another Biden Immigration Plan That Looks a Lot Like Trump’s
President Joe Biden’s plan for asylum likely faces the same legal problems Donald Trump’s did in 2020.
America’s Changing Death Penalty Debate
Americans are souring on the death penalty for lots of different reasons.
Gearing Up for the Tucker Tapes
Plus: A look at lawmakers fighting isolationism as the war in Ukraine enters its second year.
A Congressional Fight Against Isolationism
The For Country Caucus wants Congress to take a bigger role in foreign policy.
The Dangers of an ‘Angry Pacifism’
What America can learn from a 20th-century British political cartoon character.
Nuclear Breakout or Just Holes in the Ground?
By some measures China’s atomic arsenal has become more formidable than America’s.