Obaidullah Baheer has built his career promoting progress in Afghanistan: He’s a university lecturer on intractable conflicts and who advocates for women’s and minority rights online. But his life could have wound up very different. As the grandson of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar — the leader of Islamist rebel group Hezb-i-Islami — he was once…
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When Congress created Space Force back in 2019, it looked to some like a wild idea from President Trump…
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At their core, sanctions are a way for countries to say, “We don’t like what you’re doing, and…
Long lines at ATMs and gas stations. The constant blare of air raid sirens. Military jets scrambling…
Congress hasn’t passed a significant immigration bill in decades, but the demands on the immigration…
Since the beginning of the American experiment, presidents have tussled with Congress over how to handle…
The Framers of the Constitution made sure Congress had a voice guiding our role in the world. Congress…