Activists sue Harvard over legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling
A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to...
Congressional Republicans seek special counsel investigation into Hunter Biden whistleblower allegations
A group of senior Congressional Republicans are demanding an investigation into what they call “unlawful whistleblower retaliation against veteran IRS employees” involved in an investigation...
Federal Reserve poised to start raising interest rates again
The Federal Reserve appears likely to raise its key interest rate next week, with minutes from the central bank’s most recent meeting showing some officials...
Watchdog faults “ineffective” Border Patrol process for release of migrant on terror watchlist
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog on Wednesday questioned the Border Patrol’s system for determining whether migrants could pose a national security risk due...
Walt Nauta, Trump aide indicted in classified documents case, pleads not guilty
Washington — Waltine “Walt” Nauta, former President Donald Trump’s employee and an ex-White House aide, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges alleging he...
Yellen lands in Beijing for high-stakes meetings with top Chinese officials
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing on Thursday for high-stakes meetings with senior Chinese officials. It’s her first visit to China as treasury secretary...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Conspiracy Theories Go Beyond Vaccines
He has promoted a conspiracy theory that coronavirus vaccines were developed to control people via microchips. He has endorsed the false notion that antidepressants are...
Federal Judge Defends Clarence Thomas in New Book
Judge Amul Thapar thinks America is misjudging its judges — one in particular. A member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,...
Kennedy, Christie and the Supreme Court: Are They Changing the Race?
When I returned from a trip to China almost exactly eight years ago, I found my inbox full of requests from editors to write about...
Where the GOP Presidential Candidates Stand on Climate Change
As wildfires in Canada have sent masses of smoke over the United States this week, engulfing much of the Northeast in a yellow haze of...
Lowell Weicker, Senator Whose Star Rose During Watergate, Dies at 92
Attempts by social conservatives like Mr. Helms to advance their agenda — whether through enacting legislation regarding prayer in public schools or restrictions on abortion...
Peg Yorkin, Who Helped Bring the Abortion Pill to the U.S., Dies at 96
Peg Yorkin, a feminist activist and philanthropist who as a founder of the Feminist Majority, a national women’s rights organization, campaigned to bring mifepristone, the...
James Crown, Chicago Businessman and Avid Philanthropist, Dies at 70
James Crown, a scion of a wealthy Chicago family who held important positions in businesses as diverse as General Dynamics, Sara Lee and JPMorgan Chase,...
Who’s Winning the Trump vs. DeSantis Meme Wars?
The same week, a deepfake video superimposing DeSantis’s face on the character Michael Scott from “The Office” surfaced online. Both DeSantis’s face and voice track...