In Today’s Issue

Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views. Read More

The Accidental Speaker

When House Republicans met there in March, Johnson was in his fifth month as speaker of the House, and his victory of this past weekend, in which he secured funding for the Ukraine war, seemed ... Read More

Is the US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered

A measure to outlaw TikTok is on its way to President Biden for his signature. So what does this mean for you, a TikTok user, or perhaps the parent of a TikTok user? Here are some key questions and ... Read More

Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses

Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden as he resists calls to cut off U.S. support for Israel while trying to hold together the ... Read More

Democrats weigh prospect of helping Johnson save his job as House speaker

Some Democrats are entertaining the prospect of helping House Speaker Mike Johnson save his job should Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia force a vote seeking his ouster. It will depend ... Read More

‘I’m dying, you’re not’: Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death

Lawmakers in at least 12 states are debating bills that would legalize physician-assisted death while others are criminalizing it, creating a patchwork of laws that leaves many Americans without ... Read More

Jonah Goldberg: For Israel and Ukraine alike, US support is proving unreliable and inadequate

Ali Reza Zahdi, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard leader ... should stand down and "take the win." "Our aim is to de-escalate regional tensions," a senior Biden official told the Washington Post. It's a ... Read More

Munyao gives Kenya another London Marathon victory

Alexander Mutiso Munyao denied 41-year-old Kenenisa Bekele a first London Marathon victory by pulling away from the Ethiopian great with about 3 kilometers to go for his biggest career win. Mutiso ... Read More