Newsom’s Anti-Trump Recall Strategy Offers Republicans a Warning for 2022

California Democrats were able to nationalize the vote — thanks to an avalanche of money, party discipline and, above all, an easily demonized opponent.

Opinion | George W. Bush 2021, Meet George W. Bush 2001

The former president was an active participant in the politics he now bemoans. 

Opinion | George W. Bush 2021, Meet George W. Bush 2001

The former president was an active participant in the politics he now bemoans. 

The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture

Twenty years after the attacks, the United States is still grappling with the consequences of brutal interrogations carried out in the name of national security.

At 9/11 Ceremonies, Moments of Silence, Tributes and Tears

Twenty years after the worst attack on American soil, the loss of nearly 3,000 people was remembered in events across the country.

Opinion | What Comes After the 9/11 Era?

The battle to define the next American grand strategy.

Biden and Bush Urge Unity as Nation Remembers Sept. 11

Both President Biden and former President George W. Bush acknowledged that what has happened in the years since has only challenged the notion that Americans found strength in coming together.

Biden and Bush Urge Unity as Nation Remembers Sept. 11

Both President Biden and former President George W. Bush acknowledged that what has happened in the years since has only challenged the notion that Americans found strength in coming together.

Opinion | Manning Up, Letting Us Down

Overdosing on macho after 9/11 led America astray.    

20 Years On, the War on Terror Grinds Along, With No End in Sight

The failures in Iraq and Afghanistan obscure what experts say is the striking success of a multilateral effort that extends to as many as 85 countries.

Opinion | Foreign Terrorists Have Never Been Our Biggest Threat

By 9/11, domestic extremism was already on the rise.

Why Art Struggled to Address the Horrors of 9/11

After the attacks, American culture became one of prohibitions. Then the Iraq War made it difficult to address Sept. 11 on its own terms.

Opinion | Drowning Our Future in the Past

Republicans keep dragging us backward. 

Biden Tours Hurricane Ida Damage in New Orleans

The president has taken pains to show his commitment to the storm response even as his administration deals with the Afghanistan pullout and other critical issues.

Opinion | America Is Giving the World a Disturbing New Kind of War

The withdrawal from Afghanistan is a final step in the transformation of American warfare into something sanitized and edited out of view.

Opinion | Joe Biden’s Critics Lost Afghanistan

Our stumbling withdrawal was bad. The decades of waste and quagmire were much worse. 

In Afghanistan, an Unceremonious End, and a Shrouded Beginning

The last American flight from Afghanistan left behind a host of unfulfilled promises and anxious questions about the country’s fate.

Did the War in Afghanistan Have to Happen?

In 2001, when the Taliban were weak and ready to surrender, the U.S. passed on a deal. Nearly 20 years later, the Taliban hold all the cards.

Donald H. Rumsfeld, Defense Secretary During Iraq War, Is Dead at 88

Mr. Rumsfeld, who served four presidents, oversaw a war that many said should never have been fought. But he said the removal of Saddam Hussein had “created a more stable and secure world.”

Appeals Court Blocks Ruling That Overturned California’s Assault Weapons Ban

The decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit leaves the three-decade-old ban in place while litigation continues.