Trump-aligned legal group fights to restore merit-based federal hiring
Trump-aligned group America First Legal seeks to overturn a Carter-era decree, advocating for merit-based hiring over race-conscious practices in federal agencies.
POLITICS
What to Know About the Problems in Newark’s Airspace
Critical equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey have caused air traffic controllers to lose contact with planes in three separate incidents over the past several weeks, causing hundreds of flight delays and cancellations and leaving passengers on edge. Issues leading to the communication blackouts include prolonged staffing shortages, aging technology and
Everything to Know About the Problems in Newark’s Airspace
Critical equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey have caused air traffic controllers to lose contact with planes in three separate incidents over the past several weeks, causing hundreds of flight delays and cancellations and leaving passengers on edge. Issues leading to the communication blackouts include prolonged staffing shortages, aging technology and
Assessing the Wreckage of Affirmative Action
Without question, Jason Riley is one of the most prominent black journalists in the United States, rightly known for his weekly columns in the Wall Street Journal. On a consistent basis, he shrewdly dissects the nostrums of many authors, both black and white, who assert that the road to a successful future in race relations
Gunning for Results
Jens Ludwig is an economist who’s seen some things. A longtime gun-violence researcher who directs the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab, he’s accompanied cops to murder scenes and on high-speed chases. America’s efforts to control gun violence, he argues in Unforgiving Places, are coming up short. Liberals’ focus on “root causes” and conservatives’ support for
Texas AG Ken Paxton sued over new rule to rein in ‘rogue’ DAs by allowing him access to their case records
Five Texas district attorneys are suing state Attorney General Ken Paxton over a new rule that would require them to give Paxton access to case records.
‘You saved my life:’ Freed hostage Edan Alexander thanks Trump in emotional phone call
President Donald Trump speaks with Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli soldier freed from Hamas captivity, showing a more human side to the ongoing war against Hamas.