Regina Santos-Aviles, a staffer for Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales, died after catching fire at her home; officials ruled her death a suicide by self-immolation.
Democrats are trying to blunt the Republican advantage on the widely popular no-tax-on-tips policy as both parties look to strengthen their appeal to the...
In breaking ranks to end the federal government shutdown this week, Nevada’s two Democratic senators showcased the shifting politics of the once solidly blue...
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...
In The Land Trap, Mike Bird of The Economist has given us something a little unexpected. It’s a history of land ownership and its consequences that spans several centuries and multiple continents. Sure, readers encounter some trendy topics from the worlds of real estate and housing policy — bubbles, crashes, the failure of modern big […]
In Jack Carr’s outstanding series of thrillers featuring the fictional former Navy SEAL and intelligence operative James Reece, there are several mentions of and passages about Reece’s father, Thomas Reece, a CIA officer and former Navy SEAL who served in Vietnam. The latest entry, Cry Havoc, puts Tom Reece front and center in the action […]
In the annals of boxing’s greatest heavyweight champions, two names often enter the conversation: Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney. They each had Irish backgrounds, were ring-savvy, had real punching power, and rarely lost. Their two titanic battles were highly anticipated events in the Roaring Twenties. Even though nearly a century has passed since they fought, […]
The BBC is a big part of why the United Kingdom is less free than the United States. If your chief exposure to Britain’s state broadcaster is through dramas (Dr Who) or documentaries (Planet Earth), you will have little idea of the pervasive and sedulous news bias of what is still Britain’s most watched TV […]
Seventeen transgender Air Force members sued the Trump administration after losing up to $2 million in promised retirement benefits under a ban on their military service.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been receiving around-the-clock care at home, has been hospitalized with a rare neurological disorder, according to his Chicago-based organization.
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over - on paper, at least. But the American public isn't done with it yet: Getting everything back up and running doesn't happen all at once.
