Republican women know what they’re doing.

A discussion about Pope Francis’ pontificate and who will be elected the next pope.

Republican leaders face a problem: They have staked it all on passing the tax bill, but that bill makes it more difficult to criticize President Trump’s tariffs.

We may now be at the brink of reclaiming our health.

Trump’s assault on higher education could get worse — far worse.

After the fall of the Assad regime, not all Syrian refugees can return to the country. One comes as close as she can.

Trump is raising a lot of money and a number of constitutional questions.

Should we pity the wealthy?

The National Climate Assessment has a setback, but help is on the way. Also: Vietnam-era exiles from the U.S.; drugs and tariffs.

Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez discusses Trump’s tariffs and where Democrats have gone wrong.

Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez discusses Trump’s tariffs and where Democrats have gone wrong.

The economic forecasts are murky, the markets are gyrating, and maybe we’ll all get fewer dolls this year.

We don’t need to revive the old shop class, but we do need to bolster funding for career and technical education.

“For the first time since having my kids, I felt like a whole person.”

The president’s fantasizing about remaining in office deserves more forceful pushback.

“For the first time since having my kids, I felt like a whole person.”

Our clinics have found clear evidence of starvation in one-third of the population. And now Israel wants to take over aid.

An unending purge in China’s top military ranks raises serious questions over the country’s readiness for offensive war.

Where in Congress, the media or government is a leader of such principle?

Readers react to President Trump’s answer when asked if he needed to uphold the Constitution. Also: Immigration questions; Meals on Wheels.

A sense of purpose is central to surviving right now — and a great place to draw inspiration and insight is from these five Tony-nominated plays.

I wish everyone would slow down. The least we can do is to give our wild neighbors time to cross the roads we have built through the middle of their homes.

After eight years of weekly chats, one more for the road.

It is suffering from a self-inflicted wound and the world is just starting to share the pain.

The real price of college isn’t always the sticker price.

The World Health Organization should do what it can do bring the U.S. back as a member.

Many of the current efforts to expand the powers of the White House build on the excesses of recent Republican and Democratic presidents.

America must discard the belief that it is beating China in the innovation race.

Readers discuss an essay about the Nobel laureate’s decision to end his life at 90. Also: Questions for America.