I was the general counsel of the National Archives for 26 years. My main job, until I retired last year, was to implement and enforce the Presidential Records Act.  The act requires that the president…

Three decisions in three days last week showed us how Americans can keep corporate Goliaths in check, even when the federal government refuses to. On Wednesday, a jury found that the mega-concert promoter Live Nation…

The Trump administration’s proposal for the 2027 fiscal year aims to eliminate $4.9 billion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual budget — a nearly 20% cut. In total, the department’s discretionary spending totals $20.8…

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump described Schwartz as…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who halted construction of President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom clarified on Thursday that the administration can proceed with below-ground construction of a bunker and other “national…

Last year, Pope Leo XIV questioned whether the “inhuman treatment of immigrants” is consistent with being pro-life. This year, on Easter, he said, “Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace!”  On…

The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal and legal immigration has exacerbated America’s worker shortage. The results have been predictable. President Donald Trump ran on securing America’s border and deporting illegal immigrants, especially those who had…

When President Trump attacked Iran on Feb. 28, we called his decision reckless. He went to war without seeking congressional approval or the support of most allies. He offered thin and contradictory justifications to the…

I’ve noticed this week that the volunteers that had been greeting us at the door of my 4-year-old’s child care center aren’t there anymore.  I take it as another small sign of normalcy, which many…

In 2006, three days after a 14-year-old boy named José was shot and killed in front of his house, I rang his mother’s doorbell holding nothing but a handwritten condolence note from a city councilman.…