Politics

‘I will see you in the parking lot after this’: when book clubs get dramatic

Book clubs can be fun, fulfilling and interesting – but many members have seen a meeting or group go down in flames

Democratic senators accuse Trump administration of worsening childcare crisis

Six lawmakers demand information on childcare center closures, cost changes, Head Start and government grants

Americans are paying millions for a batch of pro-Trump ads

The spots, including a recycled campaign ad, are funded by taxpayers and present the president as a hero

The Cornell Case Gets a Second Look

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ICE Got Quieter

ICE-watchers get creative after the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, as Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a more secretive approach

Min Jin Lee’s Underdog Morality

The Pachinko author on her latest novel, American Hagwon, and parents’ near-religious belief in elite education

Signs of a Catholic revival flowing through France

Will the Pope’s just-concluded visit to France, and the hundreds of thousands of Catholics who flooded streets and stadiums to greet him, end up changing France, the United States, and the entire West? Sounds fanciful, but there’s precedent.

'A saving gesture': the art exhibition spotlighting US prisoners’ creations

A trio of shows at Michigan’s Grand Rapids Art Museum humanizes people who are incarcerated and celebrates the resilience of creativity

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Yes, DEI can violate civil rights law

Should the Civil Rights Act protect all Americans equally, or must some meet a higher standard to prove racial discrimination? A federal judge appointed by President Joe Biden imposed a heavier burden on white plaintiffs, a distinction the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit rightfully rejected in September.

Supreme Court case could crimp states' ability to sue oil and gas firms over climate change

Supreme Court justices will hear arguments next week in a landmark case that could determine whether states can sue oil and gas companies for climate change.

What Is Trump Doing?

Poll after poll shows that Trump’s presidency is not going well. And he has only himself to blame.