The most chilling aspect of the Jan. 6, 2021, siege of the U.S. Capitol is that, almost two years later, the peril remains. As the House Committee investigating the horrific assault has dramatized, the attack may be a prelude to election deniers gaining a foothold to power in the midterm ...

There are many things that could be foremost on the minds of 2022 voters when they go to the polls on Nov. 8. Their choice for main issues is likely to shape which party will be most successful. Republicans are hoping they’ll choose the economy, along with crime and immigration. Secondly, ...

In issuing pardons for those convicted of simple possession, the president took a significant step toward ending years of racist treatment. President Joe Biden has taken the first steps to move beyond more than 50 years of failed drug policy. Earlier this month, the president directed his ...

The Minnesota State university system has unveiled a bold proposal to keep tuition in check and invest in labs and training aimed at meeting the huge demand for workers throughout the state. But the tuition freeze has a price tag of about $75 million and is part of a larger budget request of ...

The pandemic lockdowns were a policy blunder for the ages, and the economic, social and health consequences are still playing out. But the worst catastrophe was visited on America’s children, as Monday’s release of the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress shows. The 2022 ...

President Richard Nixon vetoed the Clean Water Act in 1972. But Congress overrode him on a bipartisan vote, and the landmark law to reverse the toxic degradation of U.S. rivers, lakes and streams took effect half a century ago today. The law was inspired in part by the notorious 1969 Cuyahoga ...