Cal Thomas: The option play
What just happened? President Donald Trump cut a deal with Democrats to pay for hurricane damage relief and raise the debt ceiling without getting...
Michael Homans: Legal lessons from the Taylor Swift groping case
Many were not surprised by the prompt verdict Monday in the sexual-assault case in Denver involving Taylor Swift. A jury of six women and...
The Senate’s key health care players
WASHINGTON — Competing interests among Senate Republicans could significantly complicate efforts to partially repeal and replace the 2010 health care law. But despite the...
Opinion: EPA’s Mission Is to Faithfully Execute the Laws
When asked to comment on President Trump’s choice of former Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Obama administration EPA...
Editorial: America’s broken education system gets right leader
One of the most consequential departments in the federal government is now run by one of the most debated members of President Trump’s Cabinet.In...
As 2017 looms: The peril of Europe’s populism
As the anti-establishment bandwagon rolls across Europe, questions with unnerving implications for the U.S. loom. Will populist movements reduce Europe to a hodgepodge of...
Christine M. Flowers: Take it from me: On immigration, Trump doesn’t have a clue
A very dear friend of mine scolded me on Facebook for not letting people know that I’m an immigration lawyer with a “vested interest”...
Ali found icon status in blending politics, activism, sports
NEW YORK (AP) — During the Beatles’ first visit to the United States in 1964, clever publicity agents arranged a meeting with Cassius Clay,...
Quotes in the news
“The spirit, the essence of America lies in the hearts and souls of us. Some missed this message. It wasn’t sexy, it wasn’t a...
America’s split over free trade
Americans have a love-hate relationship with international trade. Every day we enjoy its fruits, which include better and more affordable products; access to a...
