Becoming a grandparent begins a bond unlike any other — one that promises depth, delight and unexpected wisdom.

Today’s grandparents aren’t just storybook figures or weekend babysitters. Many have also taken on the role of fierce protector. They may tread lightly when offering advice, but when it comes to health, especially vaccinations, ...Read more

It was a mass shooting at a children’s Mass.

Wednesday was the first all-school Mass for the first week of classes at Annunciation Catholic School. Maybe the little ones prayed for the school year and the adventure ahead. Third grade. Fifth grade. The best year yet.

Maybe they prayed for us. The grown-ups who could have built them a world ...Read more

The soldiers of Ukraine’s 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade knew combat medic Dr. Olena Yeryomenko’s rule: “Until I leave food for every animal, we won’t go further.”

Even as drones circled overhead and shells exploded around her squadron in the war-torn eastern region, “Leleka”—as she was affectionately known—still scooped up...Read more

Jeb Bush could do it all.

He can even make us feel nostalgic for Jeb Bush.

Florida’s first two-term Republican governor is 72 now. He’s a bit thinner on top, and with his large dark-rimmed glasses, he looks a bit like a political science professor.

But he hasn’t changed. When the Jebster returns to the spotlight, as he did this week, he...Read more

President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” — the federal megabill that slashes health care, raises the deficit, and lowers taxes for the rich — is now law. The next fight is coming to a statehouse near you.

The Trump-GOP budget bill will cut more than $1 trillion in Medicaid and food assistance alone over 10 years — the...Read more

"I am not a crook," President Richard Nixon said in 1973.

"I'm not a dictator," President Donald Trump insisted on Monday.

And with that, another famously false presidential proclamation entered the annals of memorable statements no president should ever feel compelled to make.

It took months more for Nixon's crimes to force him to resign in ...Read more

President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., should seek the death penalty for murders committed in the capital, claiming without explanation that "we have no choice."

"That's a very strong preventative," he said of his decision. "I don't know if we're ready for it in this country, but we have it."

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President Donald Trump has a tendency to make those who take him at his word look like clowns. As Trump teases — some reporting says “prepares” — to start sending federalized National Guard troops into Democrat-run cities with crime problems, one of his own arguments is starting to look a little foolish.

About the Jan. 6, 2021, ...Read more

President Donald Trump is lawlessly trying to use the Justice Department to change state bail laws and even threatening to send in the National Guard in a naked attempt to seize power that the U.S. Constitution grants to the states. This is an incredibly dangerous pattern.

There is a real debate to be had if cashless bail rules are too lax, but...Read more

At 8:05 a.m. a student ran into my classroom with tears in their eyes. We talked together until the bell rang, after which they headed to their first-period class no longer wanting to go home and certainly more prepared to learn.

So it began, my first student interaction on my first day of a new job, all before school started.

This is why I am...Read more

As a liberal Zionist who has long regarded Israel’s settlement movement as both a moral and a political disaster, I spent the month of June doing protective presence in the West Bank — going out with human rights groups to serve as a buffer between Palestinians and the settlers who harass them. One thing I learned is that the relatively low-...Read more

It is the richest of times, all apologies to Dickens, and it is the most unequal of times. The difference in wealth and income between the top 1% and the rest of America tends to get more attention, but one of the more striking wealth gaps is generational: Older Americans are far richer than young Americans.

The good news is that most Americans...Read more

This week, in parochial and Christian schools across Chicago and the suburbs, schoolchildren filed into pews with their classmates to observe church services ahead of the school day.

Afterward, they returned to class as usual.

Two of their peers up north did not.

Two children — 8 and 10 years old — died Wednesday celebrating Mass.

They...Read more

The Supreme Court is asleep at the wheel when it comes to protecting free speech. The latest sign is the decision by the social media app Bluesky to block its service in Mississippi because the decentralized, public benefit corporation can’t afford to require age verification for all its users as required by a clearly unconstitutional state ...Read more

Who should be held liable when a person’s biometric data — their facial features, voice or fingerprints — is misused?

Illinois is home to some of the strongest consumer privacy regulations in the country, including its rules governing the use of biometric data.

Perhaps you were one of the folks who got a check from Facebook after a class...Read more

Gavin Newsom’s name will not be on the ballot for Proposition 50, the November 4 special election, where a “yes” vote from Californians would redraw Congressional districts to favor Democrats in the Golden State. President Donald Trump’s name won’t be on the ballot either, but make no mistake, this will be the first primary of the 2026...Read more

MAGA loves a red cap and boasty T-shirt slogan, but not when it’s coming from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and it looks a lot like the gear they purchased from the Trump Store. So guess what the governor did over the weekend?

After weeks of mocking tweets from Newsom that mimic Trump’s usage of ALL CAPS, multiple exclamation points and ...Read more

The parade of Trump terribles is a long one, starting in Washington and stretching clear across this beleaguered nation.

A bumbling Defense secretary who lacks the competence to organize a two-car military procession.

A screw-loose Health secretary who seems not to care if measles and other plagues descend on America.

A director of national ...Read more

The president’s decision to take over the District of Columbia police, along with expanding immigration and policing enforcement in blue cities such as Chicago, undermines a constitutional framework designed to check the executive branch.

While not technically illegal, President Donald Trump’s actions are anti-democratic and speak to the ...Read more

Trump says his deployment of federal law enforcement is about restoring order in Washington, D.C. But the real message isn’t about crime—it’s about power.

By federalizing the District’s police, activating the National Guard, and bulldozing homeless encampments with just a day’s notice, Trump is flexing a new kind of presidential ...Read more