Marc A. Thiessen

Washington D.C.

Columnist focusing on foreign and domestic policy
Marc Thiessen writes a column for The Post on foreign and domestic policy. He is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush. He is a Fox News contributor.
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Here are the U.S. congressional districts benefiting from Ukraine aid

We mapped the U.S. congressional districts producing weapons for Ukraine. Many are represented by members who have been vocal opponents of Ukraine aid.

April 18, 2024
A Ukrainian artillery unit fires an M777 howitzer at Russian armored vehicles in southern Mykolaiv region on November 2022. (Heidi Levine for The Washington Post)

Trump gets it right on abortion

The pro-life movement’s disappointment is understandable, but “let the states decide” is a promise conservatives need to keep.

April 9, 2024
President Donald Trump speaks at a March for Life rally on Jan. 24, 2020, on the National Mall.

My top eight spine-tingling concert moments

Concert lovers know it when they feel it: that transcendent moment when artist, song and audience all come together to create magic.

March 26, 2024

Take it from me: See your music heroes before it’s too late

I missed seeing Sinatra. I won’t make that mistake again.

March 25, 2024

If Ukraine falls, it will be the GOP’s Afghanistan

Republicans should look at the damage the fall of Kabul did to Biden’s good name and imagine what the fall of Kyiv would do to theirs.

March 22, 2024
Members of the military hold a Ukrainian flag over the coffin as they take part in the burial ceremony of a combat medic on Thursday in Kyiv. (Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)

I want to support Trump. He keeps making that harder for me.

I’m deeply concerned that Trump’s second term, if elected in 2024, would not be the one that millions of Americans voted for in 2020.

March 14, 2024
Former president Donald Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Rome, Ga., on Saturday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump needs Haley voters to win back the White House

Nikki Haley voters, along with others dissatisfied with Trump, could decide the November election.

March 6, 2024
Former president Donald Trump takes the stage at a Super Tuesday election night party on Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.

Mitch McConnell bent the arc of American history to the right

The longest-serving party leader in the Senate belongs on the short list of most-influential conservatives in U.S. history.

February 28, 2024
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on his way to speak on the Senate floor on Wednesday. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

If Republicans want to help Trump, they should pass Ukraine aid now

If Republicans don’t help Ukraine, they will own Ukraine’s collapse, and they will leave Trump with a weak hand if he wins in November.

February 21, 2024
Former president Donald Trump answers questions during a town hall event in Greenville, S.C., on Tuesday. (Sam Wolfe/Reuters)

Here’s a deal that could get aid to Ukraine

In exchange for two tough border policies, the GOP plan would provide military aid alone to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

February 14, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at the Capitol on Wednesday. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)