By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals would modestly cut income taxes for most middle-class Americans. But for nearly 8 million families — including a majority of single-parent households…
By SARAH GRACE TAYLOR and EMILY SWANSON Young people in America overwhelmingly support LGBT rights when it comes to policies on employment, health care and adoption, according to a new…
The Latest on developments in the presidential campaign, including Donald Trump’s meetings Thursday with House Speaker Paul Ryan and with other congressional leaders: (all times local): 1:23 p.m. Republican strategist…
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JILL COLVIN Facing a make-or-break moment for his slumping campaign, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was blitzing through Indiana on Monday in a desperate bid to overtake…
By DON BABWIN After days of protests in Chicago since the release of a video showing a black teenager shot 16 times by a white police officer, demonstrators were poised…
By JOSH BOAK A college degree practically stamped Andres Aguirre’s ticket to the middle class. Yet at age 40, he’s still paying the price of admission. After a decade of…
By BRIAN MELLEY A physician assistant who wasn’t licensed or trained to perform surgery operated on hundreds of patients while the orthopedic surgeon who billed for the procedures schemed with…
By ALAN FRAM It will be up to Congress and the states to respond should the Supreme Court annul federal subsidies that are a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s health…
