The Republican senator who had effectively blocked confirmation of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve said Sunday he was dropping his opposition after the Department of Justice ended its investigation of the current central bank chair.
For decades, physicians held a near-monopoly on medical knowledge. That era is over. In its place is a fragmented marketplace of online authorities all...
In January 2026, winter storms Fern and Gianna swept across the southern and eastern United States, leaving millions without electricity in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Regions such as the Carolinas faced historic snowfall. The FirstNet Response Operations Group successfully answered more than 20 requests for support from public safety agencies. To ensure this capability […]
The evidence pointing to systemic failure in the U.S.’s education system is overwhelming — and I’m not just talking about the massive number of students who sit in U.S. classrooms year-after-year without learning to read or do math. The 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, for example, our so-called Nation’s Report Card, found that nearly […]
As a ceasefire with Iran moves into its second extension, what might come next for Iran, the United States, and the region? The first question: Who is running Tehran? The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has opened a power vacuum at the center of the Islamic Republic. His son Mojtaba has been described as a […]
In the early 19th century, the seizure of vessels by North African Barbary pirates became a crisis for the young American republic. President Thomas Jefferson issued instructions in 1802 to his naval commanders: “You are hereby authorized and directed to subdue, seize, and make prize of all vessels, goods, and effects belonging to the [Barbary […]
After what may be another attempt on President Donald Trump’s life, masked cowards waited outside the scene of the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting with signs calling for “all tyrants” to die. You know who the real tyrants are? The ones who murder their political opponents. The ones who keep trying to kill the leader […]
Fifteen years ago, I helped make the case for what became California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission. It was a first-of-its-kind body of 14 ordinary Californians,...
America’s growing antisemitism problem is proving an existential test for Democrats across the country, but it’s incumbent on all of good will to fight...
