Nation

DOGE is far short of its goal, and still overstating its progress

Last week, Elon Musk indicated that his Department of Government Efficiency would save 85 percent less than its objective. Continue reading →

Nation

The many ways Kennedy is already undermining vaccines

During his Senate confirmation hearings to be health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented himself as a supporter of vaccines. But in office, he and the agencies he leads have taken far-reaching, sometimes subtle steps to undermine confidence in vaccine efficacy and safety. Continue reading →

Nation

US still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision

The Trump administration is doubling down on its decision not to tell a federal court whether it has any plans to repatriate a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month and remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador, despite a Supreme Court ruling and lower court order that the man should be returned to the United States. Continue reading →

World

How Brexit, a startling act of economic self-harm, foreshadowed Trump’s tariffs

Britain has watched President Trump’s tariffs with a mix of shock, fascination, and queasy recognition. The country, after all, embarked on a similar experiment in economic isolationism when it voted to leave the European Union in 2016. Continue reading →

World

US nuclear talks with Iran move forward, but many pitfalls lie ahead

The first meeting between the United States and Iran over its expanding nuclear program Saturday displayed a seriousness of purpose and an effort to avoid what neither side wants: another war in the Middle East. Continue reading →

World

Convalescing Pope Francis opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peter’s Square

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week,” in yet another reassuring public sign of his recovery from a life-threatening battle with double pneumonia. Continue reading →

OPINION

Lessons learned in the waiting room

At a certain age, the parts of a single body that have lived in harmony for years start to separate and insist on their own specialists, and one becomes a connoisseur of the waiting room. Continue reading →

LETTERS

COMPASS points the way to seeing foster kids succeed in school

Every school district in the Commonwealth should be encouraged and resourced to implement similar models. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Don’t let Shattuck plan languish in limbo

State officials haven’t published updated plans for homeless housing and drug-addiction treatment at the Franklin Park site since August 2024. Continue reading →