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Business
The Fed Tries to Steer Clear of Politics, But Election Year Is Making It Tough
Economists are wondering whether political developments could play into both the Fed’s near-term decisions and its long-term independence.
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News
Israel Has a Choice to Make: Rafah or Riyadh
U.S. diplomacy to end the Gaza war and forge a new relationship with Saudi Arabia has been converging in recent…
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News
A Dangerous Game Is Underway in Asia
This month, President Biden threw one of the most lavish state dinners in Washington’s recent memory. Celebrities and billionaires flocked…
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News
Mike Johnson Steps Into His Power Even As He Might Lose It
On Saturday, the House of Representatives approved the most consequential legislation of this Congress, a foreign aid package for American…
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Liz Cheney: The Supreme Court Should Rule Swiftly on Trump’s Immunity Claim
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump’s arguments that he is immune from prosecution for his efforts…
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Books
Long Before Trump, Immigrant Detention Was Arbitrary and Cruel
“In the Shadow of Liberty,” by the historian Ana Raquel Minian, chronicles America’s often brutal treatment of noncitizens, including locking…
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News
Iran Just Made a Big Mistake. Israel Shouldn’t Follow.
It would be easy to be dazzled by the way Israeli, American and other allied militaries shot down virtually every…
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News
The Founding Fathers Don’t Have the Answer to Every Question
As things stand now, 48 states are set to allocate their electors this November according to the winner of the…
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News
What Worries Me Most About a Trump Presidency
There are almost daily headlines now describing what Donald Trump would do if elected: the mass deportations, the pardons handed…
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News
Everyone Wants to Seize Russia’s Money. It’s a Terrible Idea.
The Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, has brought a glimmer of hope to supporters of the Ukrainian war effort. He…