California’s failed admissions experiment has run its course
Mina Aganagic is a professor of mathematics and physics at the University of California at Berkeley. The University of California’s...
Trump is using a $500M no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom
White House officials last year secretly awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million for the construction of the...
As war stalls, Putin concedes he never cut a deal with Trump in Alaska
Russia’s war in Ukraine is stalling — on the battlefield and in the corridors of diplomacy. For months, high-ranking Russian...
With little official help, Venezuelans in earthquakes rescue themselves
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — When the ground shook in Venezuela, Alejandro Palombizio was home in Los Palos Grandes, a wealthy...
3 contact lens mistakes that eye doctors wish you would stop making
If you’re one of the 45 million people in the United States who use contact lenses, you may not be...
Congress considers sidestepping filibuster to pass Trump’s voting restrictions
House Republicans are considering using a fast-track process to bypass the filibuster and pass President Donald Trump’s sought-after voting restrictions....
With little help, Venezuelans try to rescue themselves: ‘We have only each other’
When the ground shook in Venezuela, Alejandro Palombizio was home in Los Palos Grandes, a wealthy Caracas neighborhood. He heard...
Trump’s ‘small piece of the puzzle’ in the Iran war is the whole game
President Donald Trump suggested this month that Lebanon is a “very small piece of the puzzle” he’s trying to put...
This voter ID law would spell trouble from Florida to Texas
Derek T. Muller is a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame. Should voters have to show identification...
A reset on civil rights upends DEI — and the ‘New Right’
Michael Toth is director of research at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. The second Trump...
The keys to your life savings might be compromised
Ritchie Torres, a Democrat, represents New York’s 15th Congressional District in the House of Representatives and serves on the Select...
What a ‘mansion tax’ did to Los Angeles
Michael Manville is a professor of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. In 2022, Los Angeles...
Trump says U.S. and Iran will meet to negotiate after days of strikes
After days of U.S. and Iranian strikes tested the fragile ceasefire agreement they signed this month and raised questions about...
A calf named Melania and other sounds from our Great American State Fair visit
The blond calf, named Melania, was a vocal interviewee. Piper Stolipher, a 15-year-old student from West Virginia, raised Melania as...
Supreme Court expands Trump’s power over the federal bureaucracy
The Supreme Court greatly expanded President Donald Trump’s control over the federal bureaucracy Monday, but stopped short of allowing him...
