Gretchen Whitmer: If we’re going to do tariffs, let’s do them right
Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, is governor of Michigan. The American people have been calling on elected officials to tackle the...
Can Democrats move fast on tech? Their future depends on it.
Wendy R. Anderson is a former senior official in the Defense and Commerce departments under the Obama administration and former...
Child poverty soars in Britain as working families struggle to keep up
LONDON — Thea Jaffe pushes a stroller up a steep hill on the morning school run in north London. “It’s...
With lasagna and burritos, neighbors feed one another as food prices soar
Homemade lasagnas and foil-wrapped burritos prepared and delivered between neighbors. A farmers market offering funds for fresh and local produce....
How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
The number of newly enrolled foreign college students in the United States dropped 17 percent this fall after the Trump...
MBS comes to Washington. Regrettably.
President Donald Trump’s decision to invite Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a “working visit” to the White...
China expands desert nuclear test site as Trump revives nuclear tension
President Donald Trump’s announcement this month that the United States would restart nuclear weapons testing on an “equal basis” with...
Frazzled parents turn to screen-time coaches, $8,000 detox camps to rein in kids’ tech
When parents feel like they’ve lost control of their children’s tech usage, they can call up Daniel Towle. A professional...
The rise of ‘Uncle Dennis,’ the adviser at the center of an NBA scandal
LOS ANGELES — The meeting was set for a July afternoon in 2019, and the goal was clear: Close the...
D.C.’s long-promised halfway house lacks walls, roof, completion date
When D.C.’s only halfway house for men closed in 2020 after years of complaints over its safety and lack of...
Democrats eye housing affordability as next weapon against Trump
Fresh off coast-to-coast electoral victories, Democratic advocacy groups are rolling out the issue that they hope will launch their next...
What to know about China’s newly modernized nuclear arsenal
China rebuffed President Donald Trump’s proposal for nuclear arms control talks as “unreasonable,” even as Beijing has more than doubled...
Fight over abortion could doom Congress’s health care plans
Democrats emerged from the longest government shutdown in U.S. history with a hard-won promise from Republicans: The Senate will vote...
Carolyn Hax: Grown kid’s rent-free deal with mom makes dad and stepmom ‘crazy’
Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My stepdad died suddenly of a heart attack two years ago, and my...
Man dies while in transit police custody
A suspect in an assault was arrested Sunday by Metro Transit Police and later died while in custody, the transit...
