Washington Politics
Are Democrats falling into a hawkish trap on China?
The president has actually opened the door to rethinking ties with Beijing, but partisan politics are preventing some lawmakers from walking on through
May 14, 2026
The president has actually opened the door to rethinking ties with Beijing, but partisan politics are preventing some lawmakers from walking on through
Some candidates are saying things the party would never utter in a million years — whether their policies will follow is another question
The new estimate dwarfs Trump’s initial assessment and would be close to the entirety of today’s defense budget
The defense secretary defied all expert reporting, saying "we know exactly what we have. We have plenty of what we need."
The president is clearly frustrated as the fighting is ramping back up and no deal in sight. Meanwhile his comments did nothing to ease oil fears.
Maryland is assessing the damage from the incident, which fits a pattern of slow DoD responses to environmental disasters
