Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor  —  The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.  —  The Justice Department has issued subpoenas …

Well, President Donald J. Trump finally has his Nobel Peace Prize.  Yesterday, in a visit to the White House, Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado presented Trump with the Nobel Peace Prize medal the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded to her in October 2025.

Dispatch from the occupation  —  What life is like in Minneapolis now … I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul ─ one of America's 20 largest metro areas.  I have kids in the public schools, own a house, go to work every day, pay taxes, volunteer in my community …

How the House Slumped to Historic Lows of Productivity in 2025  —  Despite holding a governing trifecta, Republicans labored to steer the tightly divided House, with fewer votes and fewer bills that became law than almost any session in the last two decades.

Trump can now travel to Mar-a-Lago on a street bearing his name  —  Trump's latest naming recognition is a 4-mile stretch of Florida roadway connecting Palm Beach International Airport to his Mar-a-Lago resort.  —  WASHINGTON ‒ Presidents typically wait until they've left the White House ‒ …

Trump Is Making China Great Again  —  SOMEONE ALERT the Norwegian Nobel Committee: Against the odds, Donald Trump has succeeded in peacefully uniting the world.  —  Unfortunately, the world has been united against us.  —  This Pax (Ex) Americana era was illustrated Friday …

“When Politics Blind Justice”  —  There are moments when silence becomes complicity.  When letting the record stand without context feels less like restraint and more like consent.  This is one of those moments. … A federal appeals court has just revived President Donald Trump's effort …

I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence.  Here's how ICE observers are helping.  —  Scientific research has shown that their tactics can undermine the conditions that lead to violence.  —  Since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Good on Jan. 7 …

DOJ Moves to Block Independent Monitor in Maxwell Case, Says Courts Cannot Force Epstein File Disclosures  —  DOJ Tells Court It Cannot Be Forced to Release Epstein Files  —  The U.S. Department of Justice has formally moved to block the appointment of an independent monitor or special master …

Some Trump administration social media posts mirror extremist rhetoric  —  While the posts are a small part of the administration's overall social media presence, experts say they are clear references to white supremacist messaging.  —  A series of recent social media posts …

It's Trump's Economy, and Voters Are Unhappy With it, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Poll offers warning signs for the president and Republicans as they prepare for a pivotal midterm election  —  It's President Trump's economy now, and voters are increasingly unhappy with how he's handling it.

Multiple Labor Department staffers are on leave amid IG investigation into Secretary Chavez-DeRemer  —  At least one additional staffer has been temporarily relieved of their duties after two longtime aides were placed on administrative leave earlier this week in connection with the probe.

‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’  —  “We don't do politics in the Department of Homeland Security,” Tom Ridge, the nation's first DHS secretary, liked to say whenever reporters would ask how he handled pressure from the White House.  Ridge, a moderate Republican and a Vietnam vet with a square jaw …

Trump to POLITICO: 'It's time to look for new leadership in Iran' … The next day, the president abruptly changed course, saying he had been informed that the killings had stopped.  —  “The best decision he ever made was not hanging more than 800 people two days ago,” Trump said Saturday …

America's myriad afflictions  —  In this week's newsletter, we take a journey across various challenges facing the United States, some of them self-inflicted and some of them extra-self-inflicted.  And then, at the very end, there's a funny chart about sports.  So sort of an emotional wash!

Uganda police deny opposition leader's arrest  —  Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Saturday he had escaped a police and army raid on his house as veteran incumbent Yoweri Museveni looked set to secure an overwhelming official victory margin in a presidential election.

National Guard to remain in nation's capital through 2026  —  About 2,400 Guard members are stationed in the District, officials said.  —  National Guard members walk along the National Mall in Washington D.C., Jan. 14, 2026.  —  Federalized National Guard troops will remain deployed in Washington …

In which the WSJ Editorial Board does exactly what I predicted they'd do 3 weeks ago.  —  (Spoiler: They flat-out lie about ACA enrollment data)  —  Me, December 26th: … The Wall St. Journal editorial board, yesterday: … (sigh) OK, here we go.  —  First of all, let's take a look at the numbers in the WSJ piece.

To transform Iran, the west needs patience not over-reach  —  Playing a long game paid off with the Soviet Union and a similar trajectory of regime collapse could come in Tehran  —  The writer is senior counsellor at Centerview Partners, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former US diplomat