As 2025 wraps up an eventful year in foreign policy, five CFR fellows look ahead to what they’ll be watching in 2026. In charts, graphics, and maps, our experts consider how the United States will ...

Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster cited ‘absurd videos, off-kilter advertising images, (and) cheesy propaganda’ flooding ...

New research shows that social media creators have enormous influence over their audiences' politics—especially those who don ...

A deeper look at the employment data reveals several trends that could spell trouble for the labor market if they maintain ...

In today’s edition, Steve Kornacki digs into an issue split between Democratic leaders and their base. Plus, Matt Dixon ...

José Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election, with experts citing growing Trump influence in Latin America as a key ...

On the surface, Gen Z looks like it’s drifting “right.” Polling suggests they’re more skeptical of progressive nonsense than ...

The Republican plans to pick off five Democratic-held congressional seats in Texas once seemed like a sure thing. Not anymore.

In recent weeks, nearly two dozen elected officials on both sides of the aisle said they were targeted after getting caught ...

Global human rights are in decline according to the findings of a recent study by researchers at the University of Rhode ...

The question is not whether Trump is relevant in many of these stories. This is, after all, an age in which faith, culture and religious doctrines are frequently linked to debates about hot-button ...

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and the longest government ...