Why are schools still judged by the results of standardized tests?

The tax reform bill crowns a year’s worth of policies that will be difficult, perhaps even impossible, to reverse.

How Republicans undid so many of his accomplishments in a single year

In 2017, the party heeded Michelle Obama's motto, "When they go low, we go high"—and it paid off with critical victories early in the Trump era.

With the FCC dismantling the rules that safeguard an open internet, rural and low-income consumers are newly vulnerable to a lack of access.

How Trump is increasing the risk of nuclear war

Why the media shouldn’t be distracted by Trump’s attacks on them

Donald Trump’s contempt for American political institutions is only the latest chapter in a history of opportunistic attacks against them. This has been happening for decades.

The president's attacks on prominent blacks articulate an age-old vision of who does and doesn't belong in America.

The plight of Indonesian Christians living in New Hampshire and New Jersey reveals the deep roots of the current immigration regime.

"Chained CPI," the GOP's sneaky way of cutting Social Security, is back—and flying under the radar this time.

A diverse coalition necessarily includes warring factions, and civil wars help it evolve. Bring on the recriminations!

Under Obama, the U.S. handed over scores of damning historical documents to allies. But such outreach requires a deft, sensitive hand.

There can be no "compromise" with the false view of America's past from Trumpists and pop historians alike.

Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate is a staunch defender of public schools and a skeptic of charter schools and standardized testing.

Far from being an isolationist, the president is one of the country's most hawkish in modern history.

Kevin de León, president of the California Senate, is challenging the longtime senator next year, creating a dilemma for the party's 2020 hopefuls.

Trump's dark portrayal of the country offers important lessons for his political opponents.