Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn’t the first time and wouldn’t be the last.
Republicans want to pair border security with aid for Ukraine. Here’s why that makes a deal so tough
As Congress returns to session this week, lawmakers will be trying to forge an agreement on sending a new round of wartime assistance to Ukraine. But to succeed, they will have to find agreement on an issue that has confounded them for decades.
The White House is concerned Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine
The White House voiced concern Tuesday that Iran may provide Russia with ballistic missiles for use in its war against Ukraine, a development that likely would be disastrous for the Ukrainian people, a U.S. national security official said.
Homicides are rising in the nation’s capital, but police are solving far fewer of the cases
Though it’s no longer the homicide capital of the United States, the nation’s capital is witnessing a multiyear spike in the number of homicides but solving far fewer of them.
Conference Highlights Latest Findings on Gun Violence Prevention
The second annual National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms(link is external and opens in a new window)—the nation’s only scientific conference of its kind—showcased the latest research findings in a field that has seen renewed funding in recent years.
