


Tulsi Gabbard, Sean Penn and the hunt for an American hostage
A controversial trip to Syria in 2017 produced a possible sighting of Austin Tice, an imprisoned journalist
EARLY IN 2019, a Lebanese-American businessman tried to bring a stunning piece of information to the attention of Tulsi Gabbard, then a 36-year-old Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii. The man told her that two years earlier, while they were visiting Syria together, he had met Austin Tice, a freelance American journalist abducted in 2012 while working outside Damascus.

How flush Americans feel depends on their views of Donald Trump
Republicans expect a Trumponomics boom, Democrats dread a bust

How will calamity change Los Angeles?
Short-sighted policies amplified the destruction. Will LA–and California–learn from their mistakes?

How hard is it to run the Pentagon?
A look at the responsibilities Donald Trump is giving to Pete Hegseth, a former platoon leader
Time could be running out for TikTok
After a Supreme Court hearing, the app could be banned soon—unless it finds a new owner
America’s bet on industrial policy starts to pay off for semiconductors
Trump will not reverse the chip subsidies, but will he reinforce them?