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A flurry of recent federal court rulings have stalled, for the moment, the Trump administration’s efforts to deport as many as one million undocumented migrants this year, as judges increasingly determine that ...Read more

Across 12 eventful years, the reign of Pope Francis saw no shortage of resonant images. One thinks of him standing all alone in St. Peter’s Square, in the darkest days of COVID, offering prayers for the world. Or ...Read more

In politics, creating and then owning the narrative is the best way to deceive the public, especially when a compliant media helps promote it and ignores later information that contradicts the initial narrative.

Such has ...Read more

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency wants more power and more data. DOGE has attempted to defy a court order to access Social Security data. It has forced or tried to force access to IRS data systems, ...Read more

Two of my books are among the 381 volumes that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered removed from the library of the U.S. Naval Academy because they were deemed to relate to the topics of diversity, equity or inclusion...Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled recently that Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be released and returned to his family. He was wrongfully deported to the high-security prison in El Salvador based on what...Read more

In these tough times, as we grapple with saving America itself, it is important to note progress and victories.

This year, for the first time, women make up a majority in California’s state Senate. Across both chambers,...Read more

The ping of incoming texts startled me awake.

Texts from family, texts from friends; all starting with the same two words. Oh no. Oh no.

I woke to a world without Pope Francis in it. That was the last thing this sad old...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Give Gov. Gavin Newsom credit. You can call it grandstanding and opportunistic, but suing President Donald Trump over tariffs was smart, bold and much needed.

Sure, it was political. Newsom ...Read more

As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there was in the winter. Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low, but the recent appearance...Read more

For some, it’s as routine as paying at the checkout counter. For others, it’s as nerve-racking as a root canal. Which experience you have depends largely on one thing: where you were born.

We’re talking about ...Read more

It’s time for Democrats to end the circular firing squad between moderates and progressives. Each side blames the other for Trump’s win in 2024, with each urging the other to adopt its diagnosis of what went wrong and ...Read more

As a virologist and a former associate director of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, I observed firsthand the development of various treatments and cures — a process that is complex, sometimes...Read more

As a virologist and a former associate director of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, I observed firsthand the development of various treatments and cures — a process that is complex, sometimes...Read more

Harvard University sued several U.S. government agencies and top officials for freezing billions of dollars in federal funding, significantly ratcheting up a high-stakes showdown with the Trump administration.

The Trump ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump would attend the funeral of Pope Francis, embarking on the first foreign trip of his second term to honor the late spiritual leader.

“Melania ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The fundraising committee for GOP President Donald Trump's inauguration reported accepting $1 million from Gotion Inc., a China-connected battery manufacturer that Michigan Republicans repeatedly attacked ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Republican incumbent congressional lawmakers have dominated fundraising in the first quarter of 2025, according to campaign finance reports, likely preparing to protect their seats and the ...Read more

Harvard University said it sued the U.S. government for freezing billions of dollars in federal funding, ratcheting up a showdown with the Trump administration.

The Trump administration unlawfully suspended Harvard’s ...Read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Nearly a week after an arsonist set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in Harrisburg while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were inside, President Donald Trump called Shapiro to share his “...Read more