The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday delivered a jobs report showing anemic growth in the economy, figures that are likely to spur concerns about the broader economy under President Trump. The U.S. added 22,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in August, according to the report. Economists expected the U.S....

Deep concern is spreading among doctors, parents and public health workers for the safety of children and others who might be vulnerable in a disease outbreak.

The U.S. economy added 22,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in August, according to the first federal jobs report released since President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Economists expected the U.S. to gain 75,000 jobs last month with the unemployment rate rising slightly to 4.3...

Are we a populist party in name only, or are we a party actually filled with working people, civic leaders and educators?

Federal immigration authorities raided a Hyundai electric vehicle (EV) plant in Georgia on Thursday, arresting more than 400 “unlawful aliens” as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.  “Today, @ATFAtlanta joined [Homeland Security Investigations], FBI, [Drug Enforcement Agency], [Immigrations and Customs Enforcement], [Georgia State Patrol] and other agencies in a major immigration enforcement...

We don’t mean to completely pooh-pooh all of the talk about the importance of the gerrymandering arms race that has broken out since Texas tried to lasso five more seats for the GOP. But we should pooh-pooh it a little. Midterm elections depend on how districts are drawn, certainly, but not nearly as much as...

A whole new generation may have to learn first-hand that socialist policies will not work, and never have.  

Incoming Democrats are poised to advance legislation forcing the Trump administration to release all the federal files on Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender. Up to now, the focus on Capitol Hill has been on which Republicans might buck President Trump and GOP leaders and endorse a procedural tool, known as a...

The Justice Department (DOJ) sued Boston and its Democratic mayor, Michelle Wu, on Thursday over the city’s sanctuary law, arguing that it is illegal and helps release dangerous criminals who should be deported.  “The Boston Police Department was once a cooperative partner with ICE’s immigration enforcement efforts. Throughout 2015, the Boston Police Department honored all...

Apart from short-lived confrontations in the South China Sea, China has not been involved in an extended intensive military conflict for nearly a half century.