Dead Roaches That Ate Moon Dust Went Up for Auction. Then NASA Objected.
Unanswered questions fill the cosmos: Are there infinite universes? Why does anything exist? How much would one pay for moon dust digested by a cockroach? On that last mystery, humanity…
Biden Signs Bipartisan Gun Bill Into Law
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Saturday signed into law a bipartisan gun bill intended to prevent dangerous people from accessing firearms and increase investments in the nation’s mental health system,…
Americans Face New Abortion Landscape in Wake of Roe Decision
Americans awakened on Saturday to a new and rapidly shifting reality where abortion, a basic legal right for nearly a half-century, was outlawed in some states and permitted in others,…
A New Task for Biden: Readying Allies for a Long Conflict in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — When President Biden met his Western allies in Europe three months ago, the world was rallying behind Ukraine, and NATO suddenly had a new sense of purpose —…
Commando Network Coordinates Flow of Weapons in Ukraine, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — As Russian troops press ahead with a grinding campaign to seize eastern Ukraine, the nation’s ability to resist the onslaught depends more than ever on help from the…
Agents Are Blocked From Using Discretion in Deportation Arrests
A Biden administration policy that prioritized the arrest of undocumented immigrants who are considered a threat to public safety and national security has been suspended as of Saturday, rendering millions…
How the House Jan. 6 Panel Has Redefined the Congressional Hearing
The typical congressional hearing features a pileup of long-winded statements — what some might consider bloviating. There are harsh partisan exchanges that can obscure the substance at hand. Visual presentations…
Supreme Court Throws Abortion to an Unlevel State Playing Field
In his concurring opinion to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh struck a note of optimism that democracy and the will of the…
The End of Roe v. Wade Was a Spiritual Victory for Conservative Christians
For nearly 50 years, conservative Christians marched, strategized and prayed. And then, on an ordinary Friday morning in June, the day they had dreamed of finally came. Ending the constitutional…
Abortion access is shifting rapidly one day after the overturning of Roe.
The consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the right to abortion cascaded across the country on Saturday, as millions of Americans began to grapple with one of the swiftest,…