Every Day Is Jan. 6 Now  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.  —  One year after from the smoke and broken glass, the mock gallows and the very real bloodshed …

The Return of the Urban Firestorm  —  What happened in Colorado was something much scarier than a wildfire.  —  On Thursday afternoon, in the space of a few hours just a day before the new year, 100-plus mile-per-hour winds carried the most destructive fire in Colorado history through …

K-12 Schools Press to Reopen as Omicron Variant Surges  —  Systems nationwide seek Covid-19 tests to return students to the classroom after winter break  —  K-12 schools around the country are pressing forward with tentative plans to reopen after the holiday break in the midst of a surge in Covid-19 cases.

South Korean crosses armed border in rare defection to North  —  A South Korean has crossed the heavily fortified border in a rare defection to North Korea, South Korea's military said on Sunday.  —  The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it carried out a search operation after detecting …

Trump endorses Rep. Mary Miller against Rep. Rodney Davis despite pleas from leadership not to get involved in primary  —  (CNN)Former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed freshman Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois against another sitting House Republican, bucking the advice of GOP leadership.

Chilling Trump Letter Calling For ‘Seizure’ Of Election Material Revealed In Log To Jan. 6 Probers  —  The letter was created a day before Trump discussed naming conspiracy theorist Sidney Powell “special counsel” to probe baseless election fraud claims.  —  A chilling item in a document log provided …

Inside Joe Biden's disastrous negotiations with Iran  —  One of the West's great foreign policy failures of 2021 was the Iran nuclear negotiations, which remained bitterly unresolved as the clock passed midnight.  —  Having spoken to a number of diplomatic sources on different sides in recent weeks …

D.C. courts ‘sound the alarm’ on judicial vacancies as local officials demand movement in Senate  —  On its last day of business in 2021, the Senate confirmed dozens of President Biden's judicial nominees waiting to get to work.  —  Not a single one of them went to the local D.C. courts …

A Nation on Hold Wants to Speak With a Manager  —  In our anger-filled age, when people need to shop or travel or cope with mild disappointment they're “devolving into children.”  —  Nerves at the grocery store were already frayed, in the way of these things as the pandemic slouches toward its third year, when the customer arrived.

Many surprise medical bills are now illegal  —  Effective today, federal law bans many types of out-of-network medical bills and puts the onus on doctors and health insurance companies to resolve their payment disputes.  —  Why it matters: Consumers can breathe a sigh of relief because …

2021 letter  —  I've by now lived in each of China's main megaregions.  It is time to make assessments.  —  Everything that can go wrong in urban design has gone wrong in Beijing.  The climate is arid and prone to northerly sandstorms.  Its streets are unwalkable, but a stroll would reveal …