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Still leaning left?: Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Senate Democrats Are Attacking Tulsi Gabbard for the Wrong Reasons Senate Democrats Are Attacking Tulsi Gabbard for the Wrong Reasons

Preferring to defend spy agencies and line up behind the hawkish consensus, the bipartisan elite ignores the director of national intelligence nominee’s rampant Islamophobia.

Jan 31, 2025 / Jeet Heer

The US ambassador to Uganda, Natalie A. Brown, visits the PEPFAR-supported National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services facility in Kampala, Uganda.

Will Trump End the Most Successful Foreign-Aid Program in US History? Will Trump End the Most Successful Foreign-Aid Program in US History?

The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief is in danger of being shuttered. The decision could kill hundreds of thousands of people and kickstart an epidemic.

Jan 30, 2025 / James North

Then-candidate Donald Trump walks along the US-Mexico border south of Sierra Vista, Arizona, on August 22, 2024.

The Trump Administration Unabashedly Embraces the Monroe Doctrine The Trump Administration Unabashedly Embraces the Monroe Doctrine

Despite other foreign-policy disagreements, a consensus is emerging among Republicans: The US must take an ultra-hawkish approach to Latin America.

Jan 30, 2025 / Guillaume Long

Guantánamo Bay

The Uncertain Fate of Guantánamo Under Trump The Uncertain Fate of Guantánamo Under Trump

More than 23 years after the 9/11 attacks, here we are in the very same place we’ve been for endless years—on pause.

Jan 29, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg

Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous War on America

Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous War on America Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous War on America

Every one of Hegseth’s predecessors emphasized unity and a diverse military as key to national progress and defense.

Jan 28, 2025 / Michael T. Klare

President Donald Trump speaks during a fire emergency briefing at Station 69 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025.

Trump Is a Clear and Present Danger to the Nation’s Security Trump Is a Clear and Present Danger to the Nation’s Security

There are no greater threats right now than the climate crisis and global pandemics.

Jan 28, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage

A nuclear test on May 25, 1953, at the Nevada Proving Grounds.

The Washington Establishment Isn’t Going to Protect Us from Nuclear War The Washington Establishment Isn’t Going to Protect Us from Nuclear War

They’re protecting their bottom line.

Jan 27, 2025 / William D. Hartung

Trump's First Week, Colombia Rebel Fighting, and M23 Advancing in DRC

Trump's First Week, Colombia Rebel Fighting, and M23 Advancing in DRC Trump's First Week, Colombia Rebel Fighting, and M23 Advancing in DRC

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Jan 24, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Displaced Palestinians making their way back on foot from the southern regions to their homes in the north via Al Rashid Road after the ceasefire agreement in Gaza Strip on January 28, 2025.

The Sudan Army Advances, the IDF Remains in Lebanon, the US Freezes Foreign Aid The Sudan Army Advances, the IDF Remains in Lebanon, the US Freezes Foreign Aid

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Jan 24, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally outside the New York Times building on January 18, 2025.

“The New York Times” Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide “The New York Times” Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide

The paper told my organization that we couldn’t use the word “genocide” in a paid ad. So we walked away.

Jan 24, 2025 / Joyce Ajlouny

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