We will boil this down to a simple lesson in civics. There are two pillars — the Declare War Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the Monroe Doctrine — designed precisely for moments of national stress ...

To get outside their bubbles — and crib some tactics — members of a listening club are plunging themselves into a world they ...

The third-quarter GDP report delivered a surprise that deserves applause. At a time when recession fears have lingered and economic confidence has faltered, the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of ...

From genome sequencing to single-cell multi-omics profiling, bioinformatic data holds massive promise, calling for data interpretation to facilitate the development of precision medicine with ...

We’re pleased to report the American middle class is indeed “hollowing out” — because ever more Americans are earning their way into higher income brackets. That runs counter to today’s populist gloom ...

This month, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago is scheduled to announce whether the hands of its famous Doomsday Clock will move closer to midnight. It feels like a ...

The Washington Post editorial board on Saturday lauded President Trump’s capture of embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, calling the military operation “a major victory for American interests.” ...

Every last American should agree the death in Minneapolis of a 37-year-old American mother of three at the hands of a gun wielded by an agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is an ...

No sooner had the new year dawned than President Donald Trump introduced a new level of stress to the world, grabbing the leader of a sovereign nation without congressional approval, hauling Nicolás ...

If a 60-day legislative session is a slog, the 30-day session is definitely a sprint. Much to do, and no time to waste. The big task, of course, is to pass a budget. In fact, anything other than ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Jan. 1 The Washington Post on Trump's new humanitarian aid package to the U.N. The Trump administration will always couch even its most ...

News that the Trump administration has agreed to reevaluate thousands of science and medical research grant applications held up because they supposedly had elements of diversity, equity and inclusion ...