What Charlie Kirk Could Mean for the Future of Marriage and Family
Erika Kirk said her husband aspired to “revive the American family.” Conservative activists wonder if Charlie Kirk’s legacy will lend new urgency to White House policy discussions.Read More
F.C.C. Head Says Kimmel Not ‘the Last Shoe to Drop,’ and Musk Goes All In on A.I.
Plus, your Friday news quiz.Read More
What Is ‘Consequence Culture’?
As some prominent conservatives target both ordinary people and public figures for their comments about Charlie Kirk, they are trying to rebrand a practice they once maligned.Read More
How Outrage at Kimmel Grew to a Shout From a Whisper
Right-wing users on social media on Tuesday were frustrated but not yet apoplectic about Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue. Things changed.Read More
Taliban Rebuffs Trump’s Effort to Regain Air Base in Afghanistan
An Afghan official rejected the idea of a renewed presence for the U.S. military in the country, but left the door open for “political and economic relations.”Read More
How Xi Is Using a TikTok Tradeoff to Court Trump
Agreeing to a deal suggests that the fate of TikTok matters less to Beijing than gaining leverage on issues it cares most about, like tariffs, technology and Taiwan.Read More
Trump Pressures Broadcasters Over Critical Coverage, Escalating Attack on Speech
The president’s suggestion that broadcasters should lose their licenses because of criticism of him indicated that his assault on critics’ language is driven in part by personal animus.Read More
Flattery and Flourish for Trump. For His U.K. Hosts, Relief at Avoiding Strife.
The president was feted by King Charles III with the sort of pageantry he covets, signed a technology deal and steered clear of big disagreements with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Read More
Elon Musk Has Focused on xAI Since Leaving Washington
Mr. Musk spent the summer at his artificial intelligence start-up xAI, trying to match the runaway success of OpenAI. The result was chaos.Read More
Trump and Xi Set to Finalize TikTok Deal
The two leaders are expected to speak Friday to discuss a deal to keep the wildly popular app from going dark in the United States.Read More