Politics

“The Trump administration’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline has been nothing but smoke and mirrors.”

The use of money has no real limitations and the state should not be providing it to churches or their subsidiaries.

We want all the candidates to commit to participating in a debate or forum on environmental issues and policies so we can hear detailed ideas and plans.

“To address this affliction Americans need to scrap the entire idea of radical individualism and replace it with a community-minded version of social democracy. How likely is that? Well, I would not hold my breath.”

Don’t blame climate change for Houston’s vulnerability. A hurricane need not become a disaster.

Special counsel Robert Mueller gave his much-anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where he spoke for the first time about his investigation...

Democratic senators are pressing the president to say whether he would veto benefit cuts, as the program’s 2032 funding deadline becomes a flashpoint in the fight over retirement security.

Fear and servility in midtown Manhattan.

Women leaders and Trump 2.0.

The world sees all of this and laments the continuing decline of the once-great superpower that won the Cold War. And they wonder whether, after decades of deepening partisan dysfunction and decline, America will be able to reclaim its leadership role.