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"Passing the infrastructure bill without passing the Build Back Better Act first," said Rep. Ilhan Omar, "risks leaving behind child care, paid leave, healthcare, climate action, housing, education, and a roadmap to citizenship."

Both support for, and opposition against, question 2 in Minneapolis highlights the complex racial politics around both fear of police violence and fear of crime.

The Pandora Papers show the US to be a global center of illicit financial flows. Building the political will to curb this requires action in national capitals and global institutions, and also in all the jurisdictions where wealth is hidden.

Schools and other officials can try persuasion first, but — eventually — they should be ready to do more.

Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin connected with parents, and Terry McAuliffe did not. This, not critical race theory, is what Democrats need to reflect on.

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Cathy Scorsese has worked in props for "The Departed," "The Sopranos," and other films and TV shows. The daughter of Martin Scorsese is well versed in on-set firearm safety. She talks about the "Rust" incident and what needs to change.

The topsy-turvy nature of the Trumpian version of the American century is something this country — and certainly the Biden administration — still hasn’t fully come to grips with.

Biden’s new commitments to reduce methane emissions are a promising signal. The new laws he has put forward could curb methane emissions in the US. And the Global Methane Pledges could help to limit global warming...