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At least 274 Palestinians killed during Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages: Gaza Health Ministry

At least 274 Palestinians were killed Saturday in an Israeli raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The Israel Defense Forces, along with two other units, conducted a special operation on Saturday from two separate locations in Nuseirat in central Gaza. The operation, which included a heavy air...

It’s not just test stores: Kids are losing developmental skills

Pandemic learning loss has impacted students' basic developmental skills, ranging from sharing to using scissors, raising the stakes for using the summer months to help make up the gap.   In this week's Education Week State of Teaching survey, most pre-K through third-grade teachers said that, compared to five years ago, their students had more...

How to fix our faltering public schools

Americans, alas, do not agree about the causes of, let alone the cures for, the crisis in public education.

Sullivan says Hamas still needs to respond to cease-fire proposal

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday called on Hamas to respond and accept the terms of an Israeli-proposed cease-fire and hostage release deal aimed at ending the war. President Biden announced the proposal late last month, stating it includes a three-part plan towards an end to the fighting and the release of...

James Carville suggests Biden, Trump causing young voters to disengage: ‘My greatest fear’

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville suggested that both President Biden and former President Trump are partially causing young voters to disengage, stating it is his “greatest fear.” Carville, who has been critical of Biden and has said the president should not run for another term, shared during a radio interview that the lack of engagement...

Mace seeks to ward off primary challenge amid GOP backlash

Rep. Nancy Mace (R) is looking to avert an upset in her South Carolina primary as she faces backlash from some members of her party. Mace, who flipped her seat in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District back in 2020, is the front-runner heading into Tuesday’s primary against Catherine Templeton, a former agency official in the...

GOP thinks it has found winning argument for Trump

Republicans have a new twist on the slogan, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” Their argument now: Were you better off under former President Trump than you are under President Biden? Republicans argue the economy — particularly inflation — was better under Trump than it is under Biden. And they...

Critics see Biden evolution in new border order

On the campaign trail in 2020, President Biden was eager to distinguish himself from his opponent on immigration issues, promising to “restore our moral standing” while casting former President Trump’s policies as cruel and inhumane. While border numbers have dipped, they still hover at historic highs. And with immigration a central issue in the 2024 contest,...

Thousands of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside White House as Israel conducted hostage rescue mission

Thousands of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside the White House on Saturday even as Israeli forces conducted a daring hostage rescue mission in Gaza.

Top K Street firm rocked by sexism claims

The story of how Shanti Stanton and Steve Elmendorf formed a decades-long work partnership is a classic Washington tale. It started on Capitol Hill...

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