World on the Brink? Fact-Checking Two Views of U.S. Global Leadership
Julia Ioffe and Danielle Pletka offer competing views of the Iran war, alliances, intervention and America’s role in an unstable world.
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Across the Spectrum: How Different Sides Covered Trump’s F-35 Opening to Turkey
This is a new format for PoliTalking: a comparison of how outlets across the political spectrum covered a single story. Category placements follow our curated guide to news sources across the spectrum. The goal is not to declare a winner, but to make framing differences visible so you can read any single outlet with better … Read more
Trump Signals Openness to F-35 Sale to Turkey, Sparks Bipartisan Pushback
At the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7 to 8, 2026, President Trump said he would “certainly consider” selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, a NATO member that has been barred from the program since 2019. Speaking alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trump also announced that the United States would lift sanctions imposed … Read more
