By Leah Schroeder on Feb 10, 2026 12:05 am Almost exactly one year ago, the swift dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) got underway with a public statement issued by the State Department. Read in browser »
By Jennifer Kavanagh on Feb 09, 2026 09:12 am For weeks the question animating the Washington D.C. commentariat has been this: When will President Donald Trump make good on his threat and launch a second round of airstrikes on Iran? So far at least, the answer is “not yet.” Read in browser »
By Senator Peter Welch on Feb 05, 2026 03:00 pm On February 13th, 2025, President Trump said something few expected to hear. He said, “There's no reason for us to be building brand-new nuclear weapons. We already have so many. . . You could destroy the world 50 times over, 100 times over. And here we are building new nuclear weapons . . . We’re all spending a lot of money that we could be spending on other things that are actually, hopefully, much more productive.” Read in browser »
By Lee Schlenker on Feb 05, 2026 12:05 am Last week, President Trump declared a national emergency regarding Cuba and threatened to impose 30% tariffs on countries supplying Havana with oil. The move made clear that Washington is exerting maximum leverage over the island in bilateral talks the president says are taking place but Cuban authorities deny. Read in browser »
By Leah Schroeder on Feb 04, 2026 12:05 am During Trump’s first administration, the Stars and Stripes newspaper had come perilously close to shuttering. In 2020, the Pentagon asked Congress to cut its funding, before ultimately ordering for the paper to be closed. Read in browser »
Almost exactly one year ago, the swift dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) 
For weeks the question animating the Washington D.C. commentariat has been this: When will President Donald Trump make good on his threat and launch a second round of airstrikes on Iran? So far at least, the answer is “not yet.”
On February 13th, 2025, President Trump said something few expected to hear. He said, “There's no reason for us to be building brand-new nuclear weapons. We already have so many. . . You could destroy the world 50 times over, 100 times over. And here we are building new nuclear weapons . . . We’re all spending a lot of money that we could be spending on other things that are actually, hopefully, much more productive.”
Last week, President Trump 
During Trump’s first administration, the Stars and Stripes newspaper had come perilously close to