July 13, 2024, 6:01am Columns
An aggressive effort by President Joe Biden to challenge his critics and maintain support from key constituencies has failed to still the post-debate uncertainty over whether he should stay at the top of the Democratic ticket. Read story
July 13, 2024, 6:01am Columns
An unprecedented strain of bird flu is spreading among dairy cattle in the U.S. An outbreak of a flesh-eating bacteria has infected more than 1,000 people in Japan. At least 13 communicable diseases including measles, dengue and polio have surged past pre-pandemic peaks in regions across the world. Read story
July 13, 2024, 6:01am Columns
As if Democrats don’t have enough to keep them up nights, here’s something beyond frightful visions of a Trump victory: a Republican trifecta in Washington. Read story
July 13, 2024, 6:01am Columns
It’s wrong to view the Supreme Court’s ruling in the aptly titled Trump v. United States, its Constitution-torching invitation to authoritarian rule, as a decision without precedent. It’s just that Supreme Court precedents don’t necessarily roll quite like they used to. Read story
July 13, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Recently, a proposed ballot initiative made the erroneous statement that the League of Women Voters had expressed concern about election security in Clark County. We weren’t consulted by the author of the measure, and we do not agree with its premise that county elections procedures are flawed. Read story
July 12, 2024, 6:01am Columns
President Joe Biden’s letter to Democrats in Congress on Monday was everything his debate performance should have been: a forceful, articulate defense of what he has achieved as president and a warning about the existential threat to our democracy posed by Donald Trump. Read story
July 11, 2024, 6:01am Columns
At a recent news conference, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken stood shoulder to shoulder with NATO’s secretary general to deliver a sweeping vision. Read story
July 10, 2024, 6:01am Columns
In the fire hose of news last week, the airlifts are an image that needs more attention. Read story
July 9, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Walking through Roger Williams Park in Providence, R.I., I came upon a moss-covered monolith listing the Ten Commandments. This was some time ago, but knowing the objections then being made to placing religious artifacts in public places, I thought, “This stone won’t be here for long.” Read story
July 8, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Among the many rulings the Supreme Court handed down this term, a decision on so-called Chevron deference could prove especially consequential. The question at issue was whether the courts or government agencies should determine the meaning of ambiguous laws. The new ruling unsettles a 40-year-old understanding by shifting some of… Read story
