University of Chicago News

As America turns 250, how the Declaration of Independence endures

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a document introducing a new nation to the world, composed of 13 “free and ...
National Catholic Reporter

What the Declaration of Independence does — and doesn't — say about God

On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely "proclaimed." Couriers carried the printed version by ...
The Guardian

Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO

Exclusive: Commission says alert would trigger coordinated international response that could help avoid millions dying The climate crisis should be declared a global public health emergency by the ...
BBC

No obligation to declare £5m gift, Farage says

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said there was "no obligation" to declare a £5m gift he received from a billionaire backer before he became an MP. In a Telegraph interview, external last week, ...
Wall Street Journal

It’s Way Too Early to Declare Defeat in Iran

Speaking at WSJ Opinion Live in Washington, D.C., WSJ Editorial Board member Kate Odell and Anduril Industries President Christian Brose discuss U.S. defense challenges, the shift toward scalable ...
USA Today

NBA draft deadline to declare is Friday night, here's who still hasn't decided?

Since Michigan basketball cut down the nets inside Lucas Oil Stadium on April 6, the top priority for men's college basketball programs over the last two weeks has been finding solutions to holes in ...
Wall Street Journal

Justice Thomas: Progressives vs. the Declaration

Speaking at WSJ Opinion Live in Washington, D.C., WSJ Editor at Large Gerard Baker and Texas Senator Ted Cruz discuss the war in Iran, the 2028 Republican primaries, and whether Mr. Cruz would accept ...
The Conversation

1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies

A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying. The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into the American ...
Cfr.org

Governments Declare Emergency Energy Policies in Response to Iran War

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. “In a matter of weeks, the Iran war has generated massive uncertainty about ...
The Washington Post

The case for declaring an early victory in Iran

President Donald Trump before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Feb. 27. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) Nine hundred years ago, the Iranian philosopher Abu Hamid al-Ghazali ...
KCCI Des Moines

Get the Facts: What's the process to declare war?

The Constitution says Congress, not the president, has the power to declare war on another nation, but there are exceptions and disagreements about war power. Let's get the facts. *** declaration of ...