April 8, 2025, 6:01am Columns
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s grand plan for Making America Healthy Again is taking shape. It centers on dismantling the public health systems that have kept Americans safe for decades. Read story
April 7, 2025, 6:01am Columns
by our divisions, our politics, and a media landscape that thrives on tearing us apart. When asked to envision our ideal future, Americans say they want to connect and be united. But how do we get there? Read story
April 7, 2025, 6:01am Columns
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 slashed the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and more than doubled the federal estate tax exemption rate for married couples, from $11 million to $27 million. An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee of… Read story
April 7, 2025, 6:01am Columns
According to Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, “The White House, in coordination with the Department of Justice, has dismissed more than 50 U.S. attorneys and deputies in the past few weeks.” Read story
April 7, 2025, 6:01am Columns
If Republicans dare broach the subject of waste and fraud in Medicaid or Medicare, it will be seconds before Democrats accuse them of seeking to throw grandma out of her wheelchair or leave impoverished children to fend for themselves in some dark Dickensian dystopia. Read story
April 7, 2025, 6:01am Columns
Some years back, I fired off a forgettable social media post referencing the “three co-equal branches” of government. A friend — a smart journalist steeped in American political history — responded with a gentle correction reminding me that Congress was the “supreme branch,” befitting its Article I status in the… Read story
April 5, 2025, 6:01am Columns
Jacob Vigdor isn’t known around Seattle as a warrior for progressive causes. Read story
April 5, 2025, 6:01am Columns
In Olympia, there’s been a lot of positioning around education this year. A lot of talk about holding K-12 sacrosanct amid the general budget-squeezing climate. Read story
April 5, 2025, 6:01am Columns
When Donald Trump first sought the presidency, one of his issues against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton was her use of a private email server for communications, including some with secret or classified information. Read story
April 5, 2025, 6:01am Columns
Even though there is no evidence that large numbers of noncitizens are registered to vote, President Donald Trump’s executive order “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections” would (if courts allow it to go into effect) create a new requirement to prove citizenship when registering to vote. This order… Read story
