Commentary
We are not in a constitutional crisis, but ignoring the judiciary would place us firmly in the middle of one.
Commentary
The overhead that the Trump administration wants to slash is necessary to research work that is saving lives.
The agency paid farmers $2 billion for crops to feed a hungry world and to support a vital industry.
Commentary
Trump’s move to takeover the Kennedy Center is not about the arts but about celebrating his tastes.
Commentary
With no formal grant of authority, Musk is making cuts without fully understanding the consequences.
The Conversation
The courts can uphold the law, but they can’t match the speed of the executive branch in tearing down systems.
Bills in the state Senate would look to control costs and keep decisions in the hands of providers.
State legislation would exempt taxes and gratuities from the fees that credit card firms charge businesses.
Keeping home insurance affordable amid climate change will take adaptation to threats and broader efforts.
Trump’s attempt to end it, almost certainly unconstitutional, won’t fix the nation’s problems at its borders.
Commentary
Talk of criminal investigations is intended to panic corporations into abandoning their DEI programs.
Commentary
Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum will harm allies we need and won’t help industries here.
Commentary
We haven’t seen the last of Trump’s Sharpie-amended reality and it’s destabilizing effect on scientists.
Commentary
Even promises of ‘waivers’ are falling short and allowing medical efforts to dry up, endangering millions.
Commentary
Even if Trump could settle on a justification for his tariffs, the results could leave the country far. weaker.
Commentary
It’s too difficult to hire and fire federal workers. A grand bargain is possible, but that’s not what Trump seeks.
Most of Trump’s executive orders are likely to face court challenges, setting the limits of presidential power.
