Elon Musk’s critics are more autistic than he ever could be
I’ve lost old friends over his ‘salute’
Politics
Read about the latest political news, views and analysis
Monday
Trump’s hundred days of shock and awe
The resistance has gone out with a whimper
Whatever happened to antifa?
Far-left violence may have subsided — but don’t hold your breath
Trump’s presidency is an ink-blot test for America
Democrats see a dictator. Republicans see a strong leader fulfilling his promises.
Friday
The many legal challenges to Trump’s Executive Orders
Plus: Controversial cabinet picks confirmed
Trump puts the cartels in his sights
The administration is already indicating its willingness to take real action against a threat that deserved direct confrontation long ago
Cost-effectiveness can’t trump everything
Dare we hope that the all-seeing, unforgiving eye of DoGE does not entirely eliminate all the little oddities and wrinkles from the federal government?
Wednesday
Tulsi caps off a big day for ‘realism and restraint’ in foreign affairs
The former Democratic congresswoman suffered an acute case of what’s known in Washington as ‘confirmation conversion’
Why DoGE should scrap the F-35
Plus: Russia releases American detainee and Gabbard clears confirmation
Tulsi confirmed: Gabbard survives Todd Young’s attack on the Constitution
The Republican’s conditions were viewed as astounding by more than one of his Senate colleagues
DoGE will only work when government agencies compete
Besides creating sluggish, inefficient workflows, government monopolies make bad outcomes more likely
Monday
Trump announces steel tariffs
Plus: Five cabinet nominees advance
Sunday
The deeper meaning behind Trump’s blizzard of actions
He has two overriding goals: to build a lasting MAGA movement and to roll back the bureaucratic state
Saturday
Who is Katherine Long?
My run-in with the Wall Street Journal reporter who unmasked Marko Elez
Friday
What’s next for DoGE fever?
Plus: Trump plans more tariffs
TikTok, J.D. Vance’s new sherpa assignment
The VP will be taking on the challenge of living up to one of Trump’s more audacious promises
Wednesday
Introducing the MAGA-za Strip
Plus: See ya to the CIA?
The American Brezhnev era is over
Washington’s Soviet-style subterfuge is coming to an end
Tuesday
Gabbard and RFK Jr. head closer to confirmation
It’s another indication that this time around, the Trump 2.0 machine is working much better than the first time
Big Wind is in big trouble
The offshore and onshore wind sectors are in full-blown panic mode