When Maryland Gov. Wes Moore‚ a Democrat‚ agreed to film an advertisement for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s “Disagree Better” initiative‚ he knew just who he would ask. It was a Republican from the western side of his state‚ Mayor Jack Coburn of Lonaconing‚ who Moore had visited shortly after assuming the governorship. The town was having a water crisis at the time. Moore said when they first met‚ the mayor said‚ “‘Can you do me a favor?’ He said‚ ‘Turn 360 degrees.’ So I turned 360...

Insert all appropriate caveats: It’s only one poll‚ the margin is probably an outlier‚ and we don’t select presidents through national opinion polls. But the latest Marquette Law School Poll national survey has some absolutely eye-popping numbers in a hypothetical match-up between President Biden and Nikki Haley‚ currently a distant second in the GOP presidential primary.

A spacecraft built and flown by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines sailed around the moon on Thursday to attempt the first U.S. touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century and the first ever entirely by the private sector. The six-legged robot lander‚ dubbed Odysseus‚ was due to begin the final descent from lunar orbit with a blast of its main engine about an hour before landing‚ with touchdown anticipated at 6:24 p.m. EST (2324 GMT) on Thursday‚ according to the...

A Black high school student’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination‚ a judge ruled on Thursday. Darryl George‚ 18‚ has not been in his regular Houston-area high school classes since Aug. 31 because the district‚ Barbers Hill‚ says the length of his hair violates its dress code. The district filed a lawsuit arguing George’s long hair‚ which he wears in...

“Anyone who isn’t confused really doesn’t understand the situation.” Those words‚ from CBS icon Edward R. Murrow‚ came to mind this week after I spoke with journalists at the network. There is trouble brewing at Black Rock‚ the headquarters of CBS‚ after the firing of Catherine Herridge‚ an acclaimed investigative reporter. Many of us were shocked after Herridge was included in layoffs this month‚ but those concerns have increased after CBS officials took the unusual step of...

Last spring‚ the White House proudly rolled out new proposed regulations on tailpipe emissions as part of its effort to speed up the country’s embrace of electric vehicles. The rules were supposed to be finalized next month. Now officials are backtracking. “Instead of essentially requiring automakers to rapidly ramp up sales of electric vehicles over the next few years‚ the administration would give car manufacturers more time‚ with a sharp increase in sales not required until after 2030‚”...