Operation Benjamin: Restoring fallen soldiers’ lost Stars of David

Owners of small restaurants and bars can decide whether to allow smoking, and customers can choose for themselves whether to patronize them.

Headstones and American flags are seen at the Arlington National Cemetery during the Memorial Day, which is held annually to honor those who died while serving in the armed forces. | Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The first observance of what came to be known as Memorial Day was on May 30, 1868, when a Civil War general called on Americans to commemorate the sacrifices of Union soldiers. It was initially called Decoration Day, for the practice of decorating graves with wreaths and

Medicare hemorrhages about $60 billion a year in waste, fraud, and abuse — money lost from a program serving 69 million Americans. Fraud reflects deliberate deception, but much of Medicare’s waste stems from flawed policy and perverse incentives. The Trump administration is on the warpath, taking unprecedented administrative steps to curb this abuse of taxpayers’ […]

The SCORE Act, a controversial piece of legislation that aimed to curb the big business of college sports, has been torpedoed by a coalition of Black lawmakers who argued it would harm minority athletes and benefit only top-level universities, coaches and programs. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), some of whom had previously voiced support for the proposal, in an unexpected reversal last week announced none...