Trump Authorizes Tariffs in Defiance of Allies at Home and Abroad
The president raises levies on foreign steel and aluminum in hopes of reviving fading domestic industries. But imports from Mexico and Canada will be spared for now.
Permanent Daylight Saving Time? Florida Says Yes, but It’s Not So Simple
Florida lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill to keep the state on daylight saving time year-round. The only problem: They don’t have the authority to do that.
California Today: California Today: Peter Thiel Is Leaving Silicon Valley. Will Others?
Thursday: Backlash against Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s visit, San Francisco is sinking, and wild turkeys stir divisions in the East Bay.
Art Museums in Puerto Rico Face Long and Expensive Recovery
Battling mold, wind damage and a lack of money, museum directors struggle to restore damaged buildings.
West Virginia Walkouts a Lesson in the Power of a Crowd-Sourced Strike
With their victory after a nine-day walkout, West Virginia teachers demonstrated a new model for collective labor action beyond the traditional parameters of unions.
Venturing Into the Swamp, Trump Dines With Major Donors
The president’s evening outing to Georgetown was part of a push by groups aligned with him to raise $100 million in support of his agenda and allies.
Beyond Frank Lloyd Wright: A Broader View of Art in Chicago
With millions of dollars from a foundation, museums in the Chicago area are mounting 29 exhibitions of the works of unsung artists.
Florida Gun Bill: What’s in It, and What Isn’t
The bill would raise the minimum age for rifle purchases and arm school personnel. But it would not suspend AR-15 sales or ban high-capacity magazines.
OVERLOOKED: Charlotte Brontë, Novelist Known for ‘Jane Eyre’
The writer, who died in 1855, portrayed emotion with a psychological subtlety that still feels exquisitely modern today.
OVERLOOKED: Lillias Campbell Davidson, Who Founded the First Women’s Cycling Organization
The writer, who died in 1934, encouraged women to bicycle at a time when they were told they were “by nature physically unfit.”
U.S. Forest Service Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Accusations
Tony Tooke “has determined that it is best for the Forest Service, its future and its employees that he step aside,” Sonny Perdue, the agriculture secretary, said in a statement on Wednesday.
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