The Supreme Court heard arguments this week in Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, challenged the public school system for the right to opt their young children out from exposure to books on LGBT themes. The case appears, on the surface, to reverse long-standing views of the role of local government. […]

Public media is one of the few civic institutions that still commands broad trust in an age of division and disinformation.

National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett dismissed the notion that President Trump is worried about empty shelves in supermarkets and households due to the ongoing tariff war and claimed the U.S. is actively engaged in trade negotiations with scores of countries around the world.  "No, absolutely not,” Hassett said Wednesday night in an interview...

When it comes to war with Iran, the cure would be worse than the disease.