President Trump is governing like a man who will never face voters again, mortgaging his party's future on promises he won't be around to keep. Why it matters: Trump's approval has plunged to a second-term low . His signature bets — tariffs , the war in Iran , redistricting — are curdling into long-term liabilities the GOP could carry long past November. Stunning stat: Fox News' latest poll shows Democrats leading Republicans by 4 percentage points on the economy — the first time the GOP has trailed on its strongest issue since 2010. Zoom in: Virginia is ground zero for two Trump gambles gone wrong. - Redistricting: Tuesday's referendum cleared the way for a new map that could flip Virginia's congressional delegation from a 6-5…
Two runners in this week's Boston Marathon stopped to help a racer who had collapsed just short of the finish line. NPR's Scott Simon says their generosity is its own kind of "personal best."
America is becoming more multiracial , but its data systems are still thinking in black and white. Why it matters: Outdated measurement systems are shaping how elections are analyzed, health risks are tracked and civil rights laws are enforced. - The multiracial ("Two or More Races") population grew from nine million in 2010 to 33.8 million in 2020, per the U.S. Census . - The multiracial population is expected to keep growing faster than most groups, and exactly how fast depends as much on how America measures race as how it lives or understands it. Zoom in: Before the 1960s, race was often assigned by census takers. Today, it's largely self-identified. - The U.S. Census now allows people to "mark one or more" races. - People often…
"Nothing can prepare you for what it feels like to lose both parents instantly at the same time. It’s too devastating to comprehend," Jake Reiner wrote.