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WASHINGTON — Because of religious principles, a young clergyman or woman wants to follow an age-old tradition of not relying on public insurance as they age. So they take the very common step of opting out of Social ...Read more

One of my most distinct memories of childhood is sitting in the back seat of my mother's car with my sister on Christmas Eve as my mother explained that there would be no Christmas at our house because we were Jewish. It...Read more

Perhaps some of the worst people to explain the real meaning of Christmas are those who claim to believe in its central message, but have trouble communicating it. Like the secularists, they try to define it on their own ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Adam Schiff and his allies want to keep border patrol agents near the border.

So they’ve introduced legislation requiring agents to work within 25 land miles of the border, except in exceptional ...Read more

WASHINGTON — It took more than 20 years, but Congress has finally flexed a war powers muscle.

After several fits and starts, lawmakers this month repealed the 2002 Iraq War and 1991 Gulf War authorizations through the ...Read more

The deadliest domestic terror attack in Australia’s history is raising an uncomfortable question: Is there an Islamic State revival in Asia?

Despite years of counterterrorism successes and the group’s territorial ...Read more

2025 has been a tough year for farmers.

As if the perennial problems of price volatility and changing weather patterns were not enough, the Trump administration’s trade war with China made matters worse. In the past ...Read more

Federal agencies are preparing new guidance on recovery housing, transitional housing and long-term recovery supports. The shift comes at a time when communities face growing pressure from rising addiction, repeat ...Read more

President Donald Trump's geopolitical ambitions have almost been harder to follow than his other policies, encompassing as they have the annexation of Greenland, the conversion of Canada into the 51st state and the ...Read more

At the advent of Facebook in 2004, you had to have a college email address to create an account. Mark Zuckerberg’s creation was a relatively controlled, college-age environment in which you could learn more about and ...Read more

There have been recent reports that the U.S. Department of Defense, under Secretary Pete Hegseth, is planning significant revisions to its Unified Command Plan (UCP).

This document lays out the U.S. military's global ...Read more

While the gaming industry waits on Congress to clean up an inane provision in President Donald Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” that taxes gamblers on winnings they never earned, there is a small bit of good news on ...Read more

I'm 7 years old. We live in a white two-story house we rent on General Cobb Street in a small manufacturing city called Taunton, Massachusetts. I live with my parents, Peg and Gene, my big boxer dog, Joey, and my ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- The worst thing about the immigration debate is not the divisiveness. It's the dishonesty.

After more than 36 years of covering this rhetorical shoving match, I can tell you this much: The whole bloody ...Read more

A federal judge said the Trump administration can move ahead with a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, providing a setback for U.S. technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign workers.

U.S. District ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Chinese military is in the midst of a “historic military buildup” that has made the U.S. homeland “increasingly vulnerable,” according to the latest edition of a Pentagon report on the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Tips provided to federal investigators about Donald Trump's alleged involvement in Jeffrey Epstein's schemes with young women and girls are "sensationalist" and "untrue," the Justice Department said on ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The city of Clearwater said it will abide with a Georgia appeals court, which struck down an ordinance that created distance between protesters and patients at a reproductive health care clinic.

In a Dec. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump on Tuesday and said he did not have legal authority to deploy the National Guard in Chicago to protect federal immigration agents.

Acting on a 6-3 vote...Read more

MONTEREY — A bipartisan piece of legislation that aims to crack down on people who steal packages from others’ homes has been reintroduced by Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Young Kim of California.

The Maximizing Agency ...Read more