The death of George Floyd and widespread protests over racial injustice have prompted several states to move at a lightning pace to pass significant policing reform proposals that in some cases have languished for years. The urgency is bipartisan, as both Democratic and Republican majorities in various legislatures have moved quickly to pass bills banning […]

Reopening schools is easy. Keeping them open will be the hard part. As educators prepare to welcome students back to class for the first time in months, schools’ ability to quickly identify and contain coronavirus outbreaks before they get out of hand will be put to the test in thousands of districts around the country. […]

Seizing the power of his podium and his pen, President Donald Trump on Saturday moved to bypass the nation’s elected lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and extend an expired unemployment benefit after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed. At his private country club in Bedminster, New […]

US President Donald Trump signed four executive orders on the economy on Saturday, following through on a threat to act on his own if Congress did not pass a new stimulus bill. One order provides enhanced unemployment benefits while a second would give relief on student loan repayments. A third-order is a federal ban on […]

Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic called for the immediate release of a gay rights activist in Poland on Saturday, saying the detention sent a “chilling” signal. The order to detain the activist for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LBGT) rights for two months “sends [a] very chilling signal for freedom of speech […]