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The Beginning of the End of NATO

This is when the world finds out whether the United States remains committed to Europe’s defense.

The Tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s Killing

The activist’s murder is a disaster for the country.

A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story

A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid

Will Israel Destroy Trump’s Greatest Foreign-Policy Achievement?

The Abraham Accords rested on a commitment that the Israeli settler right wants to break.

A World-Changing Vaccination Campaign, in Photos

In 1952, its peak year in the U.S., polio outbreaks left nearly 21,000 victims paralyzed and 3,000 dead. After the country introduced a vaccine, which became widely available in 1955, cases in the U.S. dropped to fewer than 100 per year within a decade.

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