Investigative Journalism
It has always been part of America's story about itself that it lectures the rest of the world about freedom. For generations, the country presented itself as a champion of democracy and the rule of law, warning others, lecturing others, convinced of its own moral authority. This summer, the world is holding up a mirror instead, demanding that America live up at home to the values it has preached abroad ...
There is one comfort people reach for when the numbers scare them. They call it divine providence. When the polls stop looking favorable, a higher power is put in charge instead, one that has no interest in percentages. That is exactly where Mike Johnson finds himself these days, and he stands there with a smile that leaves no room for doubt ...
One morning, Vietnam veterans in Sumner County, just north of Nashville, woke up to find that the road that had belonged to their own fallen for more than four decades suddenly carried someone else's name ...
America's Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has found himself a new enemy. It's a white stripe painted on asphalt. Earlier this month, he announced that the administration would ...
Es gibt Wochen, in denen ein Land seine Verfassung so präzise zusammenfasst, dass jeder Kommentar zu viel wäre. Diese ist eine davon. Am Mittwochmorgen stellte das Finanzministerium eine neue 1-Dollar-Goldmünze...
There are gestures meant to refute something that end up proving it instead. On Monday, as France's ambassador took the floor at the United Nations Security Council, the representatives of the United States stood up and walked out. The meeting was about the war in Ukraine, peace, and international security, but the American delegation did not leave ...
A conviction is usually where a story ends. For Jeffrey Epstein, it was where the real story began. In 2008, he pleaded guilty in a Florida court to procuring a minor for prostitution. He was required to register as a sex offender and was officially a man under court supervision. Yet according to an investigation that examined thousands of Justice Department records, ...
At the annual Alliance Defending Freedom summit in San Diego, the speaker was introduced with a single sentence that made everything else almost unnecessary. Before he ever ran for Congress, Speaker Johnson ...
A man was seriously injured Friday evening in Yellowstone National Park after an enraged bull bison hurled him approximately 8 feet through the air. The incident occurred at the Bridge Bay Campground south of Fishing Bridge ...
Criticism of the AfD does not need extra ammunition. Its platform, its rhetoric, and its conduct in state legislatures and parliamentary committees provide more than enough material for sharp, evidence-based reporting. Anyone who resorts to forgery in an attempt to expose a political opponent abandons the ground of truth-seeking and steps onto the very terrain they claim to oppose. For days, an alleged AfD campaign poster has been circulating ...
I hereby submit my application for the next cabinet position that becomes available. I know it's a little unconventional, but after watching this week's developments, I'm confident I exceed the qualifications. I'm available Tuesdays and Thursdays, I don't care which ministry it is, and if I'm ever feeling under the weather, ...