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Then-State Sen. Aisha Wahab speaks to the crowd gathered during the Ramadan Iftar on April 10, 2023, at the state Capitol in downtown Sacramento, California
Middle East

By shunning the Taliban, the world is hurting normal Afghans

Rep. Aisha Wahab is right: International isolation has hurt the people while doing little to hinder the regime

President George W. Bush and White House staff watch news coverage of Flight 175 striking the South Tower of the World Trade Center at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida
Washington Politics

Symposium: What I miss most about pre-9/11 America

We asked diplomats, scholars, activists, and military leaders about what the US has lost in a long quarter century

How Congress gave up its power over war and peace
QiOSK

How Congress gave up its power over war and peace

In a new episode of Always at War, QI Advocacy Director Tori Bateman discusses why lawmakers can't seem to stop conflicts

Trump Zelensky
Europe

Despite Trump denials, US still sending Ukraine billions in weapons

Not only is Europe not 'paying for it,' it's enough total support — including target intelligence for deep strikes into Russia — to keep escalating the conflict

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth answering questions from journalists during a press conference at the Pentagon
Washington Politics

Hegseth has been a disaster. It's time for Trump to fire him.

The secretary of defense has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unqualified for the job

Gtmo
Washington Politics

Why 9/11 mastermind KSM still awaiting trial after a quarter century

By any measure, the controversial Guantanamo Bay court has failed its purpose, but believe it or not, proceedings press on.