Essay | What Went Right in 2023

[ad_1] According to most polls, Americans are ending the year in a sour mood. Trust in all public institutions, ranging from the government to the Supreme Court to the media…

Biden Knew Carter Was in Trouble in 1979. Now He’s in the Same Boat.

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 28, 2023 10:02 am ET WASHINGTON—When an unpopular Democratic incumbent president was struggling to build support for a second term, a young Delaware senator floated the idea…

Don’t Let Trump ‘Inject Politics’ Into Courtroom, Special Counsel Urges

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 27, 2023 2:44 pm ET WASHINGTON—Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal judge Wednesday to fend off Donald Trump’s attempts to “inject politics” into the criminal case…

Haley Endorsement Marks Presidential Return of Koch Donor Network

[ad_1] The billionaire Koch family and its network of like-minded donors are tiptoeing back into presidential politics, putting money behind their opposition to former President Donald Trump and backing an…

How Can Spending Be Up When People Feel Down?

[ad_1] Dec. 26, 2023 11:00 pm ET According to the Misery Index, Americans shouldn’t be all that miserable. But they might only recently have started to catch on. Invented by…

Opinion | Alexei Navalny Lives

[ad_1] Some residual good news for courage in 2023: Alexei Navalny is alive and has been located in a distant prison colony. His team says the leading opponent of Vladimir…

Trump Asks Appeals Court to Dismiss Election-Interference Case

[ad_1] WASHINGTON—Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court late Saturday to throw out the case that he illegally sought to undo his 2020 election loss, reiterating…

Supreme Court Declines to Fast-Track Trump Immunity Case, as Jan. 6 Looms Over 2024 Election

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 22, 2023 5:52 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court declined Friday to fast-track a decision on whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution…

Whether in 2000 or 2024, There’s No Upside for Supreme Court in Deciding Elections

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) WASHINGTON—For the second time this century, the U.S. Supreme Court finds itself playing perhaps its least comfortable role: ruling on a presidential election.  Former…

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Visit Hamas Attack Site in Israel 

[ad_1] Ivanka Trump, daughter of Donald Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner landed early Thursday in Tel Aviv, amid questions about how the former U.S. president would deal with Israel…