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Editorial: Americans continue moving out of high-tax states
Owning a business in California has become a challenge — unless you’re running a U-Haul franchise.
The Census Bureau this month released its annual report on domestic migration — Americans moving from county to ...Read more
Biden is racing to shift marijuana policy, courting young voters
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris looked up from prepared remarks in the White House's ornate Roosevelt Room this month to make sure the reporters in the room could hear her clearly: "Nobody should have to go to ...Read more
POINT: Gig work doesn't have to be a race to the bottom -- but it's up to Congress
The gig economy is nothing new. Nor is it inherently bad for workers. Artists and tradespeople have relied on gig work for centuries. It provides much flexibility, which many workers need, and explains why it remains a ...Read more
Editorial: The humanitarian aid Gaza needs most is a cease-fire
In Gaza, famine is imminent.
To get urgently needed food, clean water, temporary sanitation facilities and medical supplies to more than 2 million Palestinians, President Biden ordered construction of a floating dock. ...Read more
Commentary: The Goldilocks Constitution is no fairy tale
When the Framers sat down to think about the best form of government for America, they had few good reasons to think a republic would succeed. Looking back at historical examples of failed democracies and oppressive ...Read more
COUNTERPOINT: When it comes to the gig economy, the only thing to fear is fear itself
To the typical American, clicking a couple of buttons on your smartphone to snag a rideshare car to take you to the airport seems as unremarkable as it is uncontroversial. But since 2018, progressive politicians, in the ...Read more
Noah Feldman: Supreme Court scoffs at flimsy abortion pill argument
Abortion is back at the Supreme Court. The case contests decisions by the Food and Drug Administration to make the drug mifepristone available by mail and via telemedicine. But at oral argument on Monday, the court that ...Read more
Commentary: Don't delay--now is the time to neuter or spay
Binnie was in big trouble. After six years of cycling in and out of heat and giving birth to litter after litter of kittens, this shy cat had developed a severe infection of the uterus called pyometra. This painful ...Read more
Editorial: America's energy boom has helped with global security. Biden should leave well alone
North America’s amazing energy boom has been a huge plus for U.S. domestic security over the past decade. Thanks to the rise of shale fracking and other game-changing technologies, the U.S. and Canada have produced more ...Read more
Clarence Page: Haiti’s tragic history just keeps repeating itself
In Haiti, history repeats itself — repeatedly.
And for what remains of Haiti’s troubled government, history seems to keep getting worse.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry and Kenyan President William Ruto signed an ...Read more
Judge recommends disbarring attorney who aided Trump
Another defendant in the Georgia election interference case may lose his license to practice law for aiding Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
John Eastman devised questionable legal ...Read more
Judge skeptical of Hunter Biden's effort to dismiss tax case as politically motivated
LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for Hunter Biden asked a federal judge in Los Angeles to throw out nine tax-related charges, arguing that the president’s son is being vindictively prosecuted by the Justice Department and had his...Read more
Trump says RFK Jr. is 'Biden's political opponent' and good for MAGA
Environmental lawyer and long-shot presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced his running mate, and it was apparently enough to catch the attention of the 45th president.
Former President Donald Trump...Read more
Florida's lost its battleground sheen. Biden is courting its Hispanic voters anyway
President Joe Biden’s campaign isn’t ready to give up on Florida just yet.
Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband and a top Biden campaign surrogate, joined Florida Democratic ...Read more
Biden's re-election campaign to open headquarters in the Lehigh Valley, throughout Pennsylvania
President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, in coordination with the state Democratic Party, is opening campaign headquarters in the Lehigh Valley.
The office, which will be in the South Side neighborhood of Easton and ...Read more
Former Trump lawyer John Eastman should lose his license, judge rules
LOS ANGELES — John Eastman, the former California law school dean who helped forge Donald Trump’s legal strategy for retaining power after losing his 2020 presidential bid, should be disbarred, a State Bar Court judge ...Read more
Democrat wins Alabama swing seat by 25% amid controversy over abortion and IVF
A Democratic candidate won a swing seat in the Alabama state house by a whopping 25% margin in a race dominated by the controversy over Republican efforts to ban abortion and in-vitro fertilization.
Marilyn Lands, who ...Read more
Trump to attend for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller
NEW YORK — Former President Trump plans to attend the wake for NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, the hero cop who was gunned down Monday in Far Rockaway, police said Wednesday.
Trump has told NYPD officials that he will ...Read more
Analysis: Race to House majority runs through the 10 toss-ups
WASHINGTON — Even with President Joe Biden’s job approval rating stuck underwater, Democrats have a path to the House majority. It just involves winning virtually all of the "toss-up" races.
On the other hand, even ...Read more
Missouri Republicans want to enshrine abortion ban in state constitution amid ballot push
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As Missouri abortion rights groups mount a campaign to overturn the state’s abortion ban, Republican lawmakers are weighing legislation that would enshrine the ban in the state constitution.
A ...Read more
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