In Michigan’s Macomb County, uncertainty over ‘Bidenomics’ | View caption Hide caption Right now, the outlook is not good for Mr. Biden. “Nationwide, and in Michigan as well, there is a divergence between … how people view their own economic standing versus how they feel about the economy as a whole,” says Matt Grossmann, a…
Abortion boosts Democrats at the polls – again. Will it help Biden? | View caption Hide caption In Virginia, where Democrats made abortion the No. 1 issue in state legislative races, the party won control of both chambers – a blow to GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s potential presidential ambitions. And in Kentucky and Pennsylvania, pro-abortion-rights…
First Look In surprise move, David Cameron returns to U.K. government Former British prime minister David Cameron, who resigned after the Brexit vote, was named U.K. foreign secretary on Nov. 13. Home Secretary Suella Braverman, divisive for her hard line against pro-Palestinian protests, was fired. | View caption Hide caption | Former British Prime Minister…
Responsibility Europe Russia’s nuclear saber rattling: A threat or wake-up call for the West? | View caption Hide caption Threats would appear to signal conflict. But the Kremlin’s nuclear diplomacy, seen by the West as risking escalation, is categorized as a longer-term strategy of deterrence in Russia. Tensions have been rising in the East-West confrontation…
WASHINGTON — Billions of dollars being spent by the federal government to arm Ukraine and replenish U.S. military stockpiles have been slow to translate into a significant number of new jobs in the U.S. as defense manufacturers grapple with logistical challenges in ramping up production. Weapons manufacturers and Defense Department officials declined to say how…
Cooperation Europe With wary eye on Moscow, European Union opens door to Ukraine | View caption Hide caption Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is opening the European Union’s doors to Kyiv. Other candidate countries are clinging to its coattails. Joining the EU would take years, but the process would redraw the European map. The vision is…
How Texas plans to make access to advanced math more equitable | View caption Hide caption Under Dallas ISD policy, Tha’s parents didn’t need to sign him up for advanced math. A teacher or counselor didn’t have to recommend him, either. In many schools, those are the hoops a student must get through to join…
The hospitalization of a teenage girl in Iran after an incident on public transport has fueled a new wave of outrage and accusations against the country’s morality police one year after unrest swept the country. Armita Geravand, 16, suffered a “severe physical assault” at the hands of government agents Sunday for allegedly violating the country’s…
Freedom Caucus: The Fight Club of Congress | View caption Hide caption Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, a key player in the shutdown drama, often appears with the Freedom Caucus. But he says he’s technically just an “admirer.” Georgia firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene was a member, and now isn’t, under circumstances that remain unclear. You can…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said he does not care how the world views his country’s heavy investment in sports. For him, the resulting increase in the gross domestic product is all that matters. “If sportswashing is going to increase my GDP by 1%, then we will continue doing sportswashing,” bin Salman said in…