U.S.

post-trial

Kyle Rittenhouse gun to be destroyed

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the ghost dimension

Avenatti cross-examines Stormy Daniels about paranormal claims

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Joel Mathis

Can the Pentagon stop killing civilians?

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Ryan Cooper

The Supreme Court is a bastion of unearned privilege

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Samuel Goldman

If the economy's so great, why do we feel so lousy?

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fixer upper

Biden's Pittsburgh visit still on following bridge collapse

President Biden speaks with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 28, 2022

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Samuel Goldman

The fading of 20th-century American Jewish meritocracy

A drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

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environmental battles

Judge tosses oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico

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developing story

3 Houston police officers in stable condition following shooting

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'Nothing makes sense'

Fauci: The 'very upending' last 2 years have 'shaken me a bit'

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 27, 2022

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Boze Herrington

Why resurgent antisemitism is a problem for us all

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GaetzGate

Another figure in Matt Gaetz investigation pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate

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gun violence

San Jose approves 1st U.S. law requiring liability insurance for gun owners

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W. James Antle III

The Senate battle to replace Stephen Breyer will get ugly

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W. James Antle III

There is no such thing as a 'Generic Republican'

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so long

Stephen Breyer reportedly to retire from the Supreme Court

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Damon Linker

A tragedy in Indianapolis

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 26, 2022

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Damon Linker

Princeton boldly helps people who don't need help

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Jeva Lange

Making the SATs digital won't make them fair

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coronavirus crisis

COVID-19 is having a 'substantial impact' on law enforcement deployment in Los Angeles

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fake it until you break it

DOJ investigating pro-Trump 'fraudulent elector certifications' from Biden states

The outside of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

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modern medicine

Boston hospital defends refusing heart transplant for patient who won't get COVID-19 vaccine

A memorial for Officers Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera.

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tragedies

NYPD officer dies days after being shot on duty

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short-lived

OSHA tosses private employer vaccine mandate

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drop your pencils

The digital SAT will be 'shorter, simpler, and perhaps easier'

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Damon Linker

The fundamentally irrational American response to COVID-19

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki briefs the press on the U.S. response to Russia's aggression

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 25, 2022

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Damon Linker

America's hyperbole habit is the worst thing ever

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Rick Henderson

The risk of weaponizing the disqualification clause

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afternoon delight

Stock market rallies after rough start Monday

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"a slow and agonizing death"

Former cops stand trial for failing to help George Floyd

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W. James Antle III

How Joe Biden will determine Republican foreign policy