Instead of grasping for a pretext to intimidate or fire Powell, or other members of the Fed, Trump should push Congress to pass meaningful reform this fall, writes @SenWarren.

We must help Ukraine remain capable of defending itself. But a western backstop would also help. History suggests that the physical presence of foreign military forces on Ukrainian soil is crucial to deterrence, writes @MichaelEOHanlon.

The Trump administration is giving U.S. trading partners a blueprint and a shield by showing them how to retaliate against Trump’s trade policies in a way that will hurt the U.S. most and be least subject to retaliation, writes Phil Gramm.

A court throws out Letitia James’s fraud fine on Trump of half a billion dollars.

The case of SawStop is one small story about one discrete product in one corner of one industry. Imagine what else goes on behind regulatory doors, writes @KimStrassel.

Say this for the gerrymander wars, both parties are honest about their raw partisan motives.

Things are looking even worse for New Yorkers seeking an alternative to Mamdani, as more corruption accusations surround former aides to Mayor Eric Adams.

All the happy smiles of diplomacy won’t make a difference unless Putin thinks that the cost to him of continuing the war is higher than the risk of ending it.

What’s being hyped as an unprecedented attack on journalists in Gaza is actually a cynical salvo in an information war, writes @jkirchick .

John Maynard Keynes quipped that otherwise intelligent men usually are slave to some defunct economist. So it is with the Trump administration and a Belgian named Robert Triffin, writes Joseph Sternberg .

Gerrymanders reduce political competition, and they’re getting worse over time. Congress could set limits on the practice, but incumbents want safer seats. Unless voters rebel, it will continue.

A patient can’t complain his way to healing, and a city can’t red-tape its way to prosperity, writes @JonathanAlpert .

Where does Europe end and Russia begin? The resolution of Russia’s war against Ukraine will settle this question, at least for now, writes William Galston.

Zohran Mamdani, the Rise of Socialism and Gen Z Politics: In this week’s Future View column, students discuss whether the New York mayoral candidate reflects the future of the Democratic Party.

Transforming the Fed would create an opportunity to lower interest rates, save billions of dollars in interest payments and build market confidence in U.S. investments and the dollar, writes @DavidRMalpass.

Artificial intelligence is the latest justification for supporting the bad idea of “universal basic income,” writes @jasonrileywsj.

Bolivian voters say they’ve had enough of the hard-left MAS party. Socialism fails again and again.

A swift confirmation for Rebecca Taibleson would be another signal to other federal judges chosen by Republicans that if they elect to retire, this is the type of serious nominee whom Trump might appoint to replace them.

Government unions had another bad day Friday when a federal court let the Trump Administration resume whittling down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Holy years are occasions for anyone, not simply the faithful, to reflect, pray and seek grace. All are welcomed to do so, if possible, at the Vatican, writes Brenda Cronin .

Vladimir Putin is playing familiar tricks and showing no serious interest in a deal. The question is what President Trump will do about it.