In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here . As far as I can tell, the only country
Democrats in the New York and San Francisco metropolitan areas have continued to cut checks to a Chinese Communist Party-linked media outlet even after the Department of Justice designated it as a foreign agent in August 2021, the Washington Examiner has learned. Federal, state, and local Democrats have paid Sing Tao News Corporation roughly $800,000
President Donald Trump has intensified U.S. military activity around Venezuela in recent months, from counter-narcotics operations to a broader campaign of coercive pressure against dictator Nicolás Maduro’s government. Since early September, U.S. forces have conducted strikes on roughly 20 alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s most
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is releasing a memoir of his brief 20-day stint in prison, set for publication exactly one month after his sentence concluded. Sarkozy served as president from 2007 to 2012. His criminal conviction in September stemmed from around this time, with a French court finding him guilty of being involved in
Congressional Democrats unveiled a political action committee Friday to combat intraparty antisemitism. The Alliance Against Anti-Semitism PAC will be co-chaired by Reps. Greg Landsman (D-OH), Laura Friedman (D-CA), and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), as seen on a statement of organization the PAC filed with the Federal Election Commission in October. “We want to celebrate and
The Coast Guard reinforced its stance on characterizing swastikas as hate symbols following confusion about the branch’s hate symbols policies, triggered by a report noting a change in wording from previous policies. Confusion broke out on Thursday after the Washington Post published a report saying the Coast Guard removed swastikas and other extremist symbols from
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) was nearly elected to be the country’s next vice president. Lost in that is that his state has become the fraud capital of the United States. Minnesota’s Department of Health and Human Services is moving to scrap the “Housing Stabilization Services” program, which is funded by Medicaid and the state’s taxpayers, due to widespread
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to Bill and Hillary Clinton’s lawyer on Friday, ordering the couple to appear for depositions in which they can answer questions from Congress about the extent of their ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The depositions are scheduled for next month. Former President Bill
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to be at his most perilous crossroads in nearly four years of sustained war: agree to the Trump administration’s new proposal to end the war or risk losing U.S. support moving forward. “The pressure on Ukraine is now at its most intense. Ukraine may now face a very difficult choice:
Scott Jennings has a gift. Actually, he has many. But none is more apparent to the general public than the one he displays in his role as CNN‘s senior political commentator. There, he unfailingly articulates President Donald Trump‘s appeal to an audience that is prone to believe there is none. This ability comes from a
