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2025 can be the year of paid family leave if lawmakers work together

As Congress looks to 2025, bipartisan proposals from the House working group on paid family leave show that the pieces for effective bipartisan action next year are already in place. Recent polling confirms that the public wants leaders to work together to tackle the country’s biggest ...

The conservative case for pre-emptive pardons

As political power shifts in Washington, a contentious debate is emerging over the possibility of pre-emptive pardons for individuals who could face legal scrutiny by the incoming Trump administration. Many are nervous about Kash Patel’s plans to reform the FBI and other law enforcement ...

The crisis in journalism — more reporting needed

There is a lot of dither about the future of journalism. Make no mistake, it is the essential commodity. If you know what is going on in Gaza, Ukraine or Syria, it is because brave journalists told you. Not the government, not some academic institution, not artificial intelligence, and not ...

Workers and locals support U.S. Steel deal; China relishes the division

Nearly a year after its announcement, Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel is a paradox. On the one hand, the two countries, the United States and Japan, have never been closer. On the other hand, for the two companies, approval of the steel deal has been snared in politics. For years, the ...

Energy groups pan Biden LNG study

U.S. energy industry leaders blasted a new Biden administration report urging limits on liquid natural gas exports as deceptive and driven by politics. In the report, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm acknowledged the industry helped provide jobs to Americans but argued increasing LNG ...

Does Jesus want Christians to be environmentalists?

As Christmas approaches, I know that my Christian friends will ask me why I chose to work for the environmental nonprofit Earthday.org instead of engaging in hands-on field ministry. My answer — look at the headlines. Wildfires, rising oceans, coral bleaching, species extinction, ...