This edition of Aftermath is about how Trump’s war is seriously eroding American military strength. You can read our previous story about jet fuel and all the others in our series at ...

In the low-profile race for California insurance commissioner, Jane Kim wants to borrow from other countries to solve a crisis in the homeowner’s insurance market.

Buoyed by billions in assistance from the state, real talk about what it takes to run New York City, and some taxes on the rich, the mayor closed a historic leftover budget deficit.

Activists are building a political home for the Michigan Senate candidate’s anti-corruption, anti-war populist message.

Boston, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is returning to reality television. Despite a cabinet-level appointment, a responsibility to oversee the nation’s transportation infrastructure, airports ...

President Trump’s much-heralded trip to Beijing, the first summit in Beijing since 2017, yielded nothing of value. The only good thing about it was that Trump evidently did not give away the store on ...

Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the abortion rights group’s political action committee, is entering the Democratic primary for California’s 22nd Congressional District, throwing itself behind ...

The Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act has cemented President Trump’s legacy in erasing civil rights and equal opportunity. With both iron fist of police brutality and blunt leveraging ...

How a group of rank-and-file retirees in Connecticut successfully organized to restore their right to traditional public Medicare ...

Freedom of the Press Foundation and Reporters Without Borders are using a rule under Delaware law to demand records.

One positive effect is that midsized powers are less under the sway of Washington. But they could come under the sway of China.

Saikat Chakrabarti, Scott Wiener, and Connie Chan at the San Francisco Congressional District 11 candidate forum in January 2026. Credit: Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Photo SAN ...