List of U.S. Government articles
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A woman stands in front of a large wall-mounted red-white-and-blue button that reads "American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith." When the Democratic Recession Comes Home
Michael McFaul wants more democracy promotion. Is now the time?
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Ursula von der Leyen in Riga, Latvia Does Europe Finally Realize It’s Alone?
Washington’s new National Security Strategy ratifies an adversarial relationship.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on during a meeting at the White House in Washington on Dec. 2. Pete Hegseth’s Bad Week
The defense secretary is under scrutiny for a series of questionable decisions.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Dominican President Luis Abinader, both wearing suits, stand in front of two U.S. flags. The U.S. Can’t Talk to Its Neighbors Anymore
What the postponement of the Summit of the Americas reveals about regional relations.
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A historic photo of a politician speaking to the press. What Is the Filibuster Good for?
A term originally used to describe pirates is now synonymous with U.S. congressional dysfunction.
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A sitting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gestures as he speaks while President Donald Trump sitting next to him listens during a White House cabinet meeting. Republicans Criticize Hegseth for Deadly Caribbean Double Strike
Bipartisan lawmakers are demanding congressional probes into the defense secretary’s handling of a deadly boat strike.
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A close-up of Trump's face. He's staring ahead and wearing a yellow striped tie. Trump’s Favorite Role? Foreign-Policy Czar.
In diplomacy, the U.S. president always seems to follow his own transactional view of human affairs.
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A U.S. soldier with an automatic rifle stands on one side of a barbed-wire fence and points the weapon into a crowd of people on the other side. Many in the crowd reach their open hands out. Other soldiers stand nearby in camouflage fatigues with their own weapons. U.S.-Led Regime Change Is Usually Disastrous
The arrogance that led to Iraq now threatens catastrophe in Venezuela.
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National Guard soldiers look for people in distress as they scan rural areas affected by Hurricane Helene near Ashe County, North Carolina. The Uncomfortable Truth About Climate AI
Military technologies used to address climate threats are often the same ones used for more nefarious purposes.
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A woman sits in a clinic exam room with a blood pressure cuff on her arm, looking to the side with a serious expression. A nurse in a white uniform shirt stands nearby. Medical supplies and medication bottles are arranged on a small shelf against the wall, which is covered with charts and papers. The End of Ending AIDS
As the Trump administration pledges to meet global health targets, it has terminated some of its best tools for doing so.
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President Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025. Israel Is Wondering if America Is Still on Its Side
Shifts in U.S. policy and public support have Israelis searching for answers.
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U.S. President Donald Trump with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bassent while meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 18. Trump Should Stick to His Guns on Venezuela
The U.S. president was right to resist regime change before, and he should do so again now.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff face each other smiling and shake hands in the foreground while a man stands in the background, gripping the back of a chair in a large formal room. House Republicans Slam Witkoff Over Handling of Russia-Ukraine Talks
Republican opposition to the Trump administration’s chaotic approach to Russia-Ukraine negotiations is growing.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a community roundtable at 180 Church in Detroit, Michigan. Trump’s Religious Freedom Agenda Needs to Extend Beyond Nigeria
The U.S. should avoid a narrow Christian focus.
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House Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene leaves after U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The Wobbling of King Trump
At home and abroad, his autocratic approach is starting to run aground.