Obama Is Helping Democrats Punch Back at Trump: Will it Work?
Former President Barack Obama has leveled many attacks on President Trump heading into the 2018 midterm elections. These sharp rebukes, though, are a departure from how past leaders used their post-presidential campaign stops.
E: How Black Citizenship Was Won, and Lost
“Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow,” an exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, traces the gains, and reversals, of the post-Civil War struggle over racial equality.
Justice Department Charges Chinese Company With Espionage
The charges are the latest in a series of recent indictments that accuse Chinese companies and individuals of stealing valuable American technology.
In Red-Leaning Kansas, Democrat’s Target Isn’t on Ballot (and It’s Not Trump)
Laura Kelly, the Democrat running for governor against Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, has focused on Sam Brownback, an unpopular ex-governor.
Bernard Bragg, Who Showed the Way for Deaf Actors, Dies at 90
His achievements included helping to found the National Theater of the Deaf. The actress Marlee Matlin was one of his protégés.
Canceled Operations. Unsterile Tools. The V.A. Gave This Hospital 5 Stars
The rating for the hospital in Connecticut reflects a system that is confusing, arbitrary and open to manipulation, critics say.
Matter: How to Turbocharge Flu Protection (Llamas Required)
A giant antibody created in the laboratory shielded mice against dozens of flu strains, offering new hope against a winter misery.
With Control of Congress at Stake, Trump Reprises a Favorite Theme: Fear Immigrants
Trying to shift the conversation from pipe bombs and the synagogue massacre, President Trump has fully embraced an anti-immigrant message that he hopes will motivate voters to support Republicans.
Tablet Magazine’s Jewish Focus Pulls Staff to Pittsburgh on a Mission
An online publication takes the unusual step of dispatching the members its small staff to the Pennsylvania city after a deadly synagogue shooting.
Writing Postcards Brings Voters Back From the Edge: ‘It’s Sharpie Therapy’
A grass roots army of almost 40,000 is hand writing postcards to voters on behalf of Democratic candidates. Whether it works is open to debate.
Democrats Eye Trump’s Tax Returns, With Mnuchin in the Middle
Democrats intend to request the president’s tax returns if they win control of the House or Senate, and the decision on whether to comply will fall to the Treasury secretary.
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