POLITICS

U.S., Mexico agree on steps to solve decades-old Tijuana River sewage crisis

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San Diego — The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement outlining specific steps and a new timetable to clean up the longstanding problem of the Tijuana River pouring sewage across the border and polluting California beaches, officials from both countries announced Thursday. Billions of gallons of sewage and toxic chemicals from Tijuana have

Spanberger versus Earle-Sears: What to Know About the Virginia Governor Race

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Abigail Spanberger, Democratic candidate for Virginia’s Seventh District in the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks at an election eve rally at John R. Tucker High School in Richmond, Va., Nov. 5, 2018. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Virginia will hold an election on Nov. 4 to choose its 75th governor. The incumbent, Glenn Youngkin, is ineligible for

George Mason’s President Put Race at the Center of His Hiring Policies. When Trump Took Office, He Said He Did Nothing Wrong.

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Immediately after taking office in July 2020, George Mason University president Gregory Washington announced a flurry of race-conscious initiatives aimed at changing the way the school hired, promoted, and paid faculty members. They included plans to “recognize the invisible and uncredited emotional labor that people of color expend” during the school’s tenure process and to

House Republican Introduces Bill to Ban China From Owning US Farmland

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Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) gives remarks after receiving an endorsement during a Save America Rally with former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Mendon, Illinois, on June 25, 2022. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) introduced a companion bill on July 23 to ban Chinese entities from buying American