A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.

And the West Has Done Far Too Little to Deter It

A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

(RNS) — From US senators to John Legend, many are voicing support for the city’s Haitian community, even as neo-Nazis marched downtown Saturday.

ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an air...

It was possible, for a time, to think that Kramatorsk, where I was born and raised, would survive the war mostly unscathed. Not any more.

The Russian region of North Ossetia has suffered a heavy toll, yet many accept the Kremlin’s line that the fighting must continue until victory is secured.

Russians are braced for what may follow for the military and economy after a parliamentary election that the Kremlin sees as a means of legitimizing its policies.

Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.

Thousands of supporters gathered outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on the evening of Sept. 18, following the vote to close the center for at least two years for repairs. Read more at the link in our bio. https://t.co/kYwHbuQo2s

Vladimir Putin has taken complete control.

Vladimir Putin has taken complete control.

America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions.

The ruling blocks the Trump administration from dramatically changing how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections.

The quote of the week has to be Mr. Trump‘s urging his voters to “cheat like hell.“ I’m sure some Republicans will say, “oh that’s just Trump being Trump.“ Others, more closely aligned with the presi...

Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.

Jill Dougherty reflects on reporting from Moscow during the 9/11 attacks and how the brief era of US-Russia counterterrorism cooperation ultimately gave way to deep geopolitical conflict and the ongoi...

In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart.

The strike hit the “We Are Ukraine” building while journalists were on air, partially destroying the facility and prompting calls for an international response.

She edited the landmark 1970 anthology “Sisterhood Is Powerful,” led Ms. magazine and helped build the institutions of the modern feminist movement.

Pro-Trump accounts share a 1688 French-language map supposedly showing Lake Ontario labeled as ‘Lac America.’

She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.

A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.

The administration has revoked funding for bike paths, and encouraged removing some. A cycling advocate said it is playing on the idea of “that dork on a bike.”

The DOJ attorneys called the Kennedy Center “structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation’s Capital.”

John Ratcliffe flew to Moscow in a military cargo plane from Riga, Latvia. It is not clear whom he met or what the purpose of his trip was.

When Jameka Wilson encountered a man wearing a Chucky-style Halloween mask, her stage combat training kicked in. Now she’s a minor local celebrity.

Canada’s prime minister walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal with the United States. Many Canadians are behind him, but it will be costly.

The White House wants private companies to help take down cybercriminals overseas. But in Russia, the line between criminal hackers and the government is difficult to draw.

A new movie shows how the president conferred with State Department experts before each meeting.

The president likes to boast about the “greatest economy we’ve ever had.” His record falls far short.

In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

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If you thought the Reflecting Pool was a disaster, wait until they try to build this.

The Health Secretary and other conservatives claim that the U.S. had the highest COVID-19 mortality rate compared to all other countries: NewsGuard’s False Claim of the Week

Western democracies are finally recognizing that a major system-transforming war could happen soon. As regional power balances threaten to unravel across Europe, the Middle East, the Korean Peninsula,

A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.

A memo distributed to water industry members and obtained by Nextgov/FCW makes mention of Iran but does not directly present evidence attributing the latest Minnesota incident to the country.