Opinions

A promising legal challenge has arisen. But how else does the loan forgiveness violate statutory and constitutional law, and justice? Let us count the ways.

This is not about whether Russia can “rebuild." (It can’t.) It’s about how to contain potentially immense chaos.

My Q&A with human-rights activist Agnes Callamard on the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

The stage is set for the Supreme Court to march deeper into liberal territory.

Democrats are standing firm in their values to set glass-house Republicans straight.

There was joy when Adnan Syed's conviction was vacated last week. But being released after losing years to a miscarriage of justice is, at best, bittersweet.

We are keeping many people in prison even though they are no danger to the public.

The Inflation Reduction Act provides funds for retrofitting old energy sites.

Medicines to treat opioid use disorder are scandalously difficult to obtain.

It's just a word. But words have power.

The U.S. is engaged in a battle with Russia and China to determine whether the internet will be free and open or characterized by government control.

Passing a "right to repair" law will give car owners a choice beyond the dealership.

A Maryland judge has ruled the state can begin to count mail-in ballots in the fall's election starting Oct. 1. The Republican gubernatorial candidate, election denier Dan Cox, is using the decision to threaten not to respect the vote's outcome.

The plan is both expensive and of dubious legality.

The legislation that finally emerged did so close enough to the legislature’s fall break that skeptical lawmakers could use its lateness as an excuse to punt.

In a new report come details of how Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro personally directed the bone-crushing security services to silence dissent.

The state passed a law to ban the use of PFAS in food packaging, rugs and carpets. But it persists in medical uses.

The child-care shortage stems from poor compensation. We can’t fix that without recognizing early educators as highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals.

The natural gas pipeline will be hundreds of miles from my home. But when finished, it will affect all of us.

Asking schools to keep parents informed about their children’s well-being make perfect sense to the vast majority of Virginians.