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Thousands of protesters gather for the Hands Off rally on the National Mall in Washington on Saturday. Hands Off organized a nationwide mobilization of protests against the Trump administration.

Team Trump stumbles in Wisconsin and beyond

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted April 7, 2025 at 3:15pm
The word "RESIST" is shown spray painted on the entrance of a Tesla Collision Center in Las Vegas in March. Such actions aren't going to help Democrats recover their brand, Winston writes. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Democratic Party owns Joe Biden’s policy fails

By David Winston
Posted April 2, 2025 at 6:23pm
Negative views of Congress has not kept tourists away from the Capitol, like these seen visiting on Monday.

Economic worries continue as Washington mulls tariffs, budget

By Jason Dick
Posted March 31, 2025 at 4:58pm
President Donald Trump attends the UFC 314 event alongside UFC President and CEO Dana White at Kaseya Center on Friday in Miami. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa via Getty Images)

After UFC appearance, don’t expect Trump at WrestleMania

Donald Trump looks down from the presidential box in the Opera House at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on March 17.

The shrinking of American culture can only lead to groupthink and frustration

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted March 27, 2025 at 6:00am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Democrats had months to head off Schumer’s no-win dilemma

By Steven Pearlstein
Posted March 27, 2025 at 5:30am
The research and statistics arm of the Department of Education is key to helping students succeed, Winston writes. Above, fourth graders eat lunch at an elementary school in Maryland last year.

We must protect NAEP, the gold standard for education accountability

By David Winston
Posted March 26, 2025 at 6:29am
Sports thrive in every aspect of the game when they lean into diversity, inclusion and equity, Wetherbee writes. Above, the field is seen during Friday’s media preview day at Nationals Park.

Organizations that believe in DEI should follow Major League Baseball’s lead

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted March 25, 2025 at 6:00am
Both chambers are in recess for the first time in the 119th Congress.

Editor’s Note: The 119th Congress in numbers, mid-March edition

By Jason Dick
Posted March 21, 2025 at 3:31pm
Republic of China (Taiwan) honour guards hold Taiwanese flags during an open day event for the public at the Keelung port on March 17, 2025.

How Trump can deter China: Strength and unity

By Rep. Jim Moran and Rep. Chris Stewart
Posted March 19, 2025 at 9:00am
A photo taken on January 2, 2025 shows the letters AI for Artificial Intelligence on a laptop screen (R) next to the logo of the Chat AI application on a smartphone screen in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany.

Overregulation is undermining Europe in the global tech race and empowering China

By Sen. Kent Conrad and Sen. Saxby Chambliss
Posted March 13, 2025 at 6:00am