Opinion | How Michigan Ended Minority Rule
On April 8, one day before the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a ban on abortion from 1864, Donald Trump said the issue of abortion rights should be left to the…
The First Six Weeks of Pregnancy, Explained
By the time a woman is considered six weeks pregnant, she would have had two weeks, at most, to realize it. That’s because the gestational age of a fetus is…
How the High Cost of Borrowing May Skew the Presidential Race
Kimberly Jolasun, a 32-year-old entrepreneur in Atlanta, has never voted for the Republican candidate for the presidency. That may be about to change. Her company, Villie, is an online platform…
A Gripping Family Saga Asks, What Makes for ‘Real Americans’?
REAL AMERICANS, by Rachel Khong As the story goes, after the death of China’s first emperor in 210 B.C., Chen Sheng, a military captain, organized a motley band of soldiers…
A Proposed Law Targeting ‘Foreign Interests’ in Georgia Riles the Opposition
For the past month, the Georgian capital of Tbilisi has been engulfed in turmoil. Protesters have taken to the streets of the city night after night. A fistfight broke out…
Trump Faces Possible $10,000 Contempt Fine as Trial Resumes
As Donald J. Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial enters a third and crucial week, new witnesses will shed light on a hush-money deal struck in the final days of his 2016…
Trump, Venting About Lawyer in His Criminal Trial, Seeks More Aggression
Donald J. Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial had barely begun when he started to turn his anger toward his lead lawyer, Todd Blanche. Although Mr. Blanche has been Mr. Trump’s favorite…
Ilhan Omar Plunges Into Democrats’ Political Storm Over War in Gaza
It was just one sentence, uttered to reporters who had gathered around Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota last week when she turned up at a Columbia University encampment to offer…
A Small Campus in the Redwoods Has the Nation’s Most Entrenched Protest
When university administrators across the nation worry about the potential fallout from campus protests, they may have Siemens Hall in mind. The building at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, includes…
What to Know About the Campus Protests Over the Israel-Hamas War
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war last year, students at scores of colleges and universities across the United States have come out to protest in support of Palestinians. As…