The soaring price of youth sports: $50 to try out, $3,000 to play
Lindsey Rector added up the costs as she waited for her son to finish his baseball lesson. That was $60...
Why D.C.’s next council member will be chosen by lawmakers, not voters
The next new member of the D.C. Council won’t be elected by voters — but will instead be selected by...
Caught between Trump and Musk’s rockets, a Mexican village despairs
MATAMOROS, Mexico — The first time Daniel Santiago saw one of Elon Musk’s super rockets blast off, he thought it...
The Cuba-born Harvard economist behind Trump’s immigration crackdown
Stephen Miller has been the public face of the Trump administration’s unprecedented immigration crackdown and deportation campaign, but a Cuba-born...
Trump may have to pay high price to get oil companies to drill in Venezuela
Now that President Donald Trump has toppled Venezuela’s autocrat, carrying out his plan to revamp the economy there will require...
Hegseth’s remade press corps covers Venezuela raid with praise, not probing
The U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro marks the first major test for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s...
Gabbard MIA on Venezuela operation, amid tensions with Trump policy
President Donald Trump’s top national security advisers in recent days have outdone one another, publicly extolling his bold decision to...
Two sloth bear cubs born at National Zoo; father yet to be identified
Two sloth bear cubs were born at the National Zoo, which appears to be good news for this vulnerable species...
Trump administration freezes child care funds for 5 Democratic-led states
The Trump administration is freezing billions of dollars in child care grants and family assistance in five Democratic-led states, in...
In Maduro’s capture, Russia sees a great-power rival act with impunity
Russia is reeling from the capture of Nicolás Maduro, a key Kremlin ally, but in Moscow, President Donald Trump’s brazen...
Georgia sets special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat
Georgia’s Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Tuesday announced a special election to fill the House seat vacated by the resignation...
What’s going to be in the new U.S. dietary guidelines for healthy eating
The Trump administration is slated to release new dietary guidelines this week that are expected to say Americans should be...
Maduro raid killed about 75 in Venezuela, U.S. officials assess
The U.S. government assesses that about 75 people were killed during Saturday’s military raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro,...
Jan. 6 defendants, supporters march, demanding ‘retribution’ for prosecutions
They held signs that described D.C. jail as a “gulag” and called Jan. 6, 2021 “an inside job.” They wore...
The crisis over Greenland is here
A year ago, it may have seemed a passing storm, another bit of bluster in the whirring maelstrom of President...
