Charles Koch Says Many in the Country Are ‘Abandoning’ Its Principles
In a rare appearance on Thursday to receive an award from the Cato Institute, Mr. Koch made oblique references to President Trump and his tariffs, without mentioning his name.
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David Horowitz, Leftist Turned Trump Defender, Is Dead at 86
Once a Marxist, he came to embrace hard-right positions, including the falsehood that Mr. Trump won in 2020, and to mentor Stephen Miller, later the Trump adviser.
Trump Recasts Mission of Justice Dept.’s Civil Rights Office, Prompting ‘Exodus’
Hundreds of lawyers and other staff members are fleeing the arm of the agency that defends constitutional rights, which appointees intend to reshape to enact President Trump’s agenda.
Josh Hawley and the Republican Populists, at War With Their Party
The conservative senator from Missouri, better known for his raised fist in solidarity with Trump supporters on Jan. 6, is embracing a key rhetorical theme in the president’s political ascendancy.
How the U.S. Naval Academy Is Bending the Knee to Trump
Even before the presidential election, the school began preparing for Donald Trump’s potential return to power. Now faculty members are resigning in protest.
Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Universities
The opaque process, part of a strategy by conservatives to realign the liberal tilt of elite universities, has upended higher education.
How the G.O.P. Fell in Love With Putin’s Russia
What explains the Trump administration’s radical reversal toward Moscow?
House Passes G.O.P. Budget After Conservative Revolt Collapses
A pledge from the top Senate Republican that his chamber would embrace far deeper cuts than the measure would require persuaded a critical bloc of fiscal hawks to drop their opposition.
The House Republicans Holding Out Against Trump’s Budget and Tax Cut Plan
Hard-line conservatives concerned about the deficit are among President Trump’s most stalwart supporters in Congress. But they say they cannot in good conscience back the budget plan he has endorsed.
Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired
In her new book, “The Ideological Brain,” the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod outlines what makes some people prone to rigid thinking.