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Under fire from his own party, the Senate Democratic leader ponders the source of his political caution.

Surrendering to the Trump administration’s $400 million ransom demand would be a disaster for higher education and for the United States.

The Reagan administration offers a cautionary tale about cost-cutting zeal crashing up against the reality of how government works.

Generosity is like the circulation of the blood, healthiest and best when it goes around and around.

Andrew Cuomo is resurgent, and Rahm Emanuel is considering a presidential run. Are these the tough guys Democrats need?

The Russo brothers’ Avengers films took hold of popular culture, but the directors have yet to repeat that kind of success.

Columbia researchers believe their grants are being cut because of diversity components that were imposed by the federal government.

American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.

In pushing back against Trump’s attack on a federal judge, the chief justice neglected to mention the substantive dispute of the case.