Georgia Democrats' Frustration With Anti-Transgender Bills Boils Over Into a Walkout
Boxed into a vote on outlawing spending on gender affirming care for transgender prisoners, Georgia Democrats chose a third ...
Answering Your Questions About President Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs
After weeks of anticipation and speculation, President Donald Trump followed through on his reciprocal tariff threats by ...
Doctor With Wish List for More Vaccine Scrutiny Named Assistant to New FDA Chief, Sources Say
Hoeg’s appointment comes as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time vaccine critic, makes changes to the ...
FTC Puts Hold on Insulin Lawsuit Against Drug Middlemen
The FTC lawsuit accuses the PBMs of unfairly limiting access to insulin drugs with lower list prices and steering diabetes ...
North Dakota Voters Banned Lawmakers From Seeking Term Limit Changes. They Did It Anyway
North Dakota's Legislature has approved a 2026 ballot measure for voters to change term limits they approved in 2022 ...
Police Say a 16-Year-Old Was Fatally Stabbed by Another Student at a Texas Track Meet
Police in Texas say a 16-year-old student was fatally stabbed by another student during an altercation at a high school track meet ...
Canada, Mexico Not Subject to New Global Rates While Fentanyl, Border Order in Place
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump is not imposing his new 10% global tariff rate on goods from Canada and Mexico while his ...
Shooter Meticulously Planned Nashville Covenant School Attack for Years. Here's How That Happened
A new police report shines more light on the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Nashville ...
Switzerland Flags Importance of International Law After Tariff Hit
Trump presented figures saying the United States would apply a 31% tariff on imports from Switzerland compared with 20% on ...
FDA Approves Qfitlia to Cut Bleeding Episodes in Patients With Hemophilia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Qfitlia (fitusiran) for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the ...
Russian Forces Unleash Hour-Long Drone Barrage on Ukraine's Kharkiv
(Reuters) - Russian forces unleashed an hour-long barrage of drones on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city, late on Wednesday, triggering a number of fires but causing no casualties in the second such ...
Jay Parini
Jay Parini, a poet and novelist, is the Axinn Professor of English at Middlebury College in Vermont. His recently published ...