As Putin loses confidence in his military, Ukraine presses harder

This has resulted in hardships unprecedented for this generation’s Russian elites in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Cyclospora is easy for doctors to miss. The US made it even harder to spot | Robert B Shpiner

Last year the federal government downgraded active surveillance for this parasite. Now thousands are sick A patient arrives after two weeks of relentless watery diarrhea, sometimes 20 episodes a day.…

Why does the US want to ‘dismantle’ the international criminal court? | Kenneth Roth

Marco Rubio has offered nonsensical rationale in attacking the court. The Trump administration’s real goal is impunity With the pointless war of choice in Iran going poorly, the Trump administration…

Burnham must learn from Starmer’s mistakes: Labour was elected to transform the economy, not just stabilise it | Jonathan Portes

Devolution, tax, the EU and immigration: these are all opportunities for growth if Burnham abandons the excessive caution of the past few years The economic inheritance Andy Burnham will receive…

Defence is the one public budget we dare not question – will Andy Burnham break this cycle? | Andy Beckett

Any boost for the military will be paid for by cuts elsewhere. Britain’s new PM should be careful he is not being sold a pup For many British voters, politicians…

Anthony Albanese’s AI vision scores high on vibes but the devil will be in the detail. And there is one glaring omission … | David Pocock

When the PM talks about new laws applying to the ‘next generation of large-scale datacentres’ what does he mean? Albanese’s AI blueprint sparks calls for datacentre moratorium until new regulations…

Amy Coney Barrett reveals insane threats against SCOTUS 

The justices shouldn’t have to put up with this. No one should.

The National Guard cannot serve two masters

The National Guard should be restored to its primary historical purpose as a domestic emergency force first and a state-based strategic reserve second.

Kathy Hochul bans data centers for a year; accountability incoming 

The AI race with China is real. America should absolutely lead. But winning that race cannot come at the expense of the very people it’s supposed to benefit. 

Congress did its job on housing. Now, let’s get to work.

Congress recently enacted the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan law designed to modernize financing tools and remove regulatory barriers to address the national housing affordability crisis.