2018 is shaping up to be Mitch McConnell’s annus horribilis

Trump’s Jerusalem declaration is about American politics, not peace in the Middle East

The democrats shouldn’t make Niger their Benghazi

Did Iraq’s Kurds lose their big bet on independence?

Who should Trump make time for at the UN this week? Definitely the Russians

On Afghanistan, Trump promised to listen to his gut. Instead, he lost his nerve

Even the Marines couldn’t prepare John Kelly for what he’ll have to do for Donald Trump

Candidate Trump called the Iran agreement “the stupidest deal of all time.” This week, he recertified it

ISIS won’t be defeated after liberating Mosul. And it won’t be defeated after Raqqa, either

Rex Tillerson’s first big test as secretary of state has finally come

The US just sold $500 million of arms to Saudi Arabia, keeping the Middle East’s nastiest conflicts inflamed

Don’t worry: The US and Europe aren’t breaking up

Reality check: Impeaching Trump is very hard, even if he did ask Comey to end the Flynn investigation

Three lessons Trump must take from his first 100 days if he wants to keep being president

Trump’s plan to defund the UN would be a great way to draw America’s military into many more global conflicts

The Democrats need a plan, and fast, if they ever want to be a governing party again

Trump’s North Korea policy is the same as Obama’s—he just doesn’t want to admit it

Syria and North Korea aside, Trump is still more “America First” than interventionist

Republicans have their plot for an indestructible House majority to blame for Trump’s healthcare defeat

Gorsuch’s nomination hearing is the powder keg that could finally blow the US Senate apart

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