A student asked how to improve government. My reply was disappointing.
A thoughtful high school student in Texas reached out to me last Friday with questions about the country and the...
Two federal agents shot Alex Pretti, initial government review reveals
MINNEAPOLIS — Two federal officers fired at Alex Pretti during Saturday’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis, according to a statement sent...
Seniors in 10-story building face sixth week without working elevator
Residents of a 10-story apartment building in downtown Washington, most of whom are senior citizens and low-income, say they have...
D.C. seizes Michele’s and Michelin-starred Gravitas over unpaid taxes
D.C. tax officials seized two upscale restaurants last week run by Michelin-starred chef Matt Baker because of hundreds of thousands...
Layoffs are up, hiring is down as Amazon cuts reverberate through U.S. economy
Job cuts and other changes at Amazon, the country’s second-largest private employer, rippled through the economy this week, throwing workers...
White biologist sues Cornell, alleging illegal race-based hiring
An evolutionary biologist filed a lawsuit against Cornell University this week that alleges the Ivy League school used unlawful race-based...
ICE would still operate in a partial government shutdown
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other immigration enforcement agencies would keep operating even if broad swaths of the federal...
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
When Tesla shareholders approved an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk last year, they bet on Musk’s ability...
Inside the shadow war between Russia and Ukraine that exploits teens
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — She’d applied for job after job, but none of them had worked out. Not the gig in...
Millions in bets ride on what Trump will say, do or invade next
Caleb Davies, a Democrat who lives in the Minneapolis area, says he’s furious that federal immigration personnel have killed two...
U.S. judge orders ICE chief to appear in court, threatens contempt ruling
Minnesota’s chief federal judge has demanded the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personally appear in court Friday,...
The rise and fall of Border Patrol ‘commander at large’ Greg Bovino
One year ago, Gregory Bovino was a low-profile Border Patrol chief overseeing a relatively small stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border...
John Kennedy’s book achieves a rare distinction for a senator: It’s selling
A dozen sitting U.S. senators published books last year, including big names such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Senate...
Trump is dealing with an immigration mess of his own making
President Donald Trump’s partial retreat on immigration enforcement in Minneapolis is a mess of his own making. His approach to...
Voter support for Trump’s immigration strategy is eroding, and the GOP knows it
A critical bloc of voters has taken a look at the harsh tactics deployed by federal agents in cities far...
