The pattern is clear—he’s using American power not to help Americans but to shield foreign authoritarians from justice.

Far from being the deft strategist he portrays, Trump has turned American diplomacy into an impulsive, self-serving spectacle.

Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias has lost his bid to thwart a Kansas law banning foreign actors from funneling money into state-level ballot initiatives.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill Wednesday that prohibits foreign money from funding ballot issue campaigns, making it the ninth state to enact such legislation.