Israel bombs Damascus military HQ as sectarian strife rages in Syria
Israeli warplanes pounded Syrian government buildings in Damascus, escalating its campaign against Syria's new authorities amid heavy clashes between government…
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The U.S. has long wanted to sell more cars in Asia. Do Asian consumers want them?
U.S. cars have been getting bigger, more expensive and more polluting in the last several decades — all the things…
ICE is gaining access to trove of Medicaid records, adding new peril for immigrants
The plan is the latest step by the Trump administration to gather sensitive information about people living in the U.S.…
California sues Trump for blocking undocumented immigrants from ‘public benefit’ programs
The Trump administration barred undocumented immigrants from Head Start and other federal benefit programs — a move California Atty. Gen.…
News Analysis: Syria’s sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and a wary peace: What to know
Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then Israel intervened,…
Granderson: Eliminating national holidays is a promising idea. Start with the racist ones
President Trump hinted at ending federal recognition of Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the U.S. But there…
News Analysis: Trump’s ‘force of personality’ hasn’t delivered on key foreign policy goals
The most dramatic example of unfulfilled expectations has come in Ukraine, the bloody conflict Trump promised to end even before…
After six months under Trump, California and L.A. are battlegrounds. Who benefits?
The Trump administration has repeatedly centered its policy battles in California, including on immigration and transgender rights, gun permitting rules,…
Barabak: Here’s why Jeffrey Epstein’s tangled web is conspiratorial catnip
Combining an ancient trope with modern cynicism, the sex-trafficking scandal has ingredients that keep it fresh long after other conspiracies…