Rachael Bedard

What We Really Learned From the Fauci Hearing

Show trials are bad for democracy.

David French

The War That Could Swallow the World

Whatever is happening in Iran, it isn’t working.

The Ezra Klein Show

Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse

The big trick of his “Odyssey” is smuggling the core of Judeo-Christian ethics into an ancient Greek epic.

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Julia Belluz

This Teen Took on a $10 Trillion Industry. We Might All Be Healthier Because of Him.

A teenager’s lawsuit against the food industry shows us the path to a better food system.

Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter

A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.

Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places

The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.

Kay Granger, Pathbreaking Texas Congresswoman, Dies at 83

She was the first Republican woman from the state to be elected to the House. It caused a stir in 2024 when she was discovered to be residing in a senior living facility while still in office.

Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate

The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.

New Round of Trump Threats and Pullbacks Raises Uncertainty in Mideast

Analysts and lawmakers are trying to divine whether Mr. Trump’s latest announcement means negotiations with Iran will truly get underway Monday or if the president is just working through unappealing options.