If it is possible for one person to personify a state of millions, that person was Bud Grant and that state was Minnesota. Harry Peter “Bud” Grant Jr. died Saturday at 95, and even though he last coached the Minnesota Vikings in 1985, he remained to the end a piece of the franchise — he ...

Looking back, it is hard to believe that in the Obama era there were serious discussions about whether a “G2” could emerge —with the U.S. and China coming together, never easily but earnestly, and in good faith, to tackle the world’s great problems. The costs of mutual hostility are ...

If prosecutor Alvin Bragg’s case is this much of a stretch, he should think twice. Donald Trump’s estranged lawyer Michael Cohen testified for three hours before a New York grand jury, and Mr. Trump has also been invited to appear, a sign that the investigation by Manhattan District ...

The White House is touting President Biden’s U.S. military budget for fiscal 2024 as a record, and Mr. Biden is betting busy Americans won’t look past the headlines. The truth is that he’s asking for a real defense cut, even as the U.S. is waking up late to a world of new threats. The ...

Loss of a farm institution THUMBS DOWN: Farm cooperatives have a long and successful history in the United States. Farmers who struggled with marketing, pricing and purchasing as individuals banded together and were able to band together to provide services at lower costs and to get better ...

Over the weekend, the United States suffered the second- and third-largest bank failures in the country’s history. This wasn’t supposed to happen. A slew of protections were put in place after the financial crisis 15 years ago to prevent a repeat of big banks collapsing and nearly taking ...