Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 2 The Washington Post on raises for Congress As a new Congress is sworn in ...

Flags will remain at half-mast and half-staff most of the month for Jimmy Carter's death. Jan. 9 will be a national day of ...

After a year in which he helped reshape the Texas Legislature, Gov. Greg Abbott is at the zenith of his political power.

“President Carter was four decades ahead of his time,” said Manish Bapna, who leads the Natural Resources Defense Council. Carter called for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions well before “climate ...