Texas state Democrats had been plotting their departure for weeks. But most weren’t sure they were going—or where they were ...

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National missile defense is still impossible—and expensive.

Yair Rosenberg: The Israeli cabinet approved a decision to occupy Gaza City—a part of the Gaza Strip where many civilians are ...

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Donald Trump imposed additional global tariffs this week—but is there a governing theory to how the president is carrying out his trade policy? Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to ...

In prior international climate negotiations, America has tried to minimize its responsibility as the largest cumulative ...

Republicans used to trumpet the innovation of the American medical sector. Now they’re taking a meat axe to it.

If you read the fine print, the “concessions” from America’s trade partners don’t add up to much.

a bright line runs through Iran’s domestic movement for democratic change: on one side, frank opponents of the regime, and on ...