Our View: U.S. retreats amid misery of global refugee crisis

Tag: Donald Trump

Published
September 20, 2018

Our View: U.S. retreats amid misery of global refugee crisis

By continuing to slash the number of people we’ll take in, we’re abdicating our duty as a rich and powerful nation and a moral beacon.
Published
September 19, 2018

Frustration builds as residents in Carolinas wait to go home

While about 7,800 people remained in shelters in North Carolina, 161,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity.
Published
September 19, 2018

Our View: Kavanaugh’s credibility blown by earlier evasions

Not telling the whole truth about his politics makes his sexual assault denial harder to believe.
Published
September 18, 2018

New tariff list creates risk of ‘downward cycle’ for U.S. auto industry

President Trump’s latest round of import levies on Chinese imports will add costs to more than 100 car parts.
Published
September 18, 2018

Kavanaugh’s accuser calls for FBI investigation before she testifies

In a letter by her lawyers to the Senate Judiciary Committee, lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford did not explicitly say she would not testify Monday if there is no FBI probe, and several senior Republicans said they intend to press on with the nominee’s Supreme Court confirmation.
Published
September 18, 2018

5 ways Trump’s tariffs on China will affect you

Consumers will be harder hit with this round of tariffs, which will impact prices on a variety of goods such as tires, bicycles, backpacks and refrigerators.
Published
September 18, 2018

Commentary: Study showing 2,975 hurricane deaths in Puerto Rico was careful, scientific, non-political

The meaning of that tragic number: The planning and preparedness for terrifying storms remain inadequate.
Published
September 18, 2018

Our View: New rules place at-risk species further in peril

Proposals favoring industry over conservation won’t improve the Endangered Species Act.
Published
September 16, 2018

Jim Fossel: Sen. Collins’ record speaks for itself

The Maine Republican’s votes on Supreme Court nominees and other measures have been consistent and well-reasoned.
Published
September 15, 2018

Undaunted, Trump sticks with claim of inflated death toll in Puerto Rico

While Florence wreaks havoc on the Carolinas, the president goes back on Twitter on Friday to dispute experts’ conclusion that nearly 3,000 died from the effects of Hurricane Maria.