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The NCAA Agreed to Pay Players. It Won’t Call Them Employees.
The argument is the organization’s attempt to maintain the last vestiges of its amateur model and to prevent college athletes from collectively bargaining.
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Biden indirectly rebukes Trump at West Point commencement
The president spoke to graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at a time of numerous foreign policy challenges for the nation and the world.
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Progressive Democrats aren’t turning activism into election wins
Though pro-Palestinian protests have drawn in many progressive candidates this primary cycle, the more traditional liberal wing of the Democratic Party has shown resilience.
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Wife of Justice Alito called upside-down flag ‘signal of distress’
In January 2021, Martha-Ann Alito said the flag, a symbol embraced by election deniers, was raised outside her home in response to a neighborhood dispute.
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More voters are identifying as Republicans. That could bode ill for Democrats in November.
At a time when Democrats are worried about turnout and levels of support, recent polls on which party voters identify with offer sobering data.
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Carolyn Hax: If you’re happy alone, then why would you want a relationship?
Common advice is to be happy alone before getting into a relationship, but why pair off if you’re happy as is?
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Miss Manners: How do I know if something is a gift?
A letter writer has a hard time discerning when certain things are gifts or not.
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Ask Amy: I don’t think my son’s girlfriend is right for him
She worries her son’s girlfriend is in the relationship for the wrong reasons.
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How the Libertarian Party that turned from Trump came to embrace him
The decision to invite Trump to speak at Saturday’s convention is the latest battle in a raging, contentious war over the party’s direction.
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Feds tell agencies to support domestic violence victims seeking time off
Agency heads were told “to provide enhanced support to federal workers seeking safety and recovering from domestic violence” through paid and unpaid leave.