Family
Married adults report greater happiness than single women expect
Fortune reports that unmarried adults, about 45% of Americans, are net unhappy, sharpening the stakes for parents and the next generation.
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Culture
Don Davis promises fair sports, but voted ‘present’
As he seeks reelection in a redrawn district, Davis is airing a girls'-sports ad after voting “present” on a federal sports bill.
News
Trump plan would pay married parents to care for their children
The proposal would open federal child-care subsidies to eligible married couples, while critics warn an existing fund could leave working families competing for scarce help.
News
Joel Retzlaff gets yearlong ban after girls’ sports protest
Washington voters decide Initiative 638 on Nov. 3, after Camas schools barred the father from district property for a year following his protest.
Politics
Talarico reverses on girls’ sports in Texas Senate race
After opposing a Texas bill on transgender athletes in 2021, the Senate Democrat now says he would oppose their play in girls’ sports when safety or fairness is at risk.
Faith
Msgr. Charles Pope says God's mercy makes forgiveness possible
For the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Pope says receiving God's mercy moves Christians to forgive others without requiring them to ignore harm or abandon necessary boundaries.
Faith
Msgr. Charles Pope warns piety can weaken Christian witness
In his homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Pope warns that believers’ treatment of others and daily conduct shape whether they hand on the faith.
Faith
Charles Pope urges Christians to seek mercy, not fairness
For the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Pope reads Jesus’ vineyard parable as a warning against demanding fairness from God and a call to depend on his mercy.
Faith
Msgr. Charles Pope urges readers to tend their own vineyard
In his homily for the Oct. 4, 2026, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Washington pastor links Isaiah’s vineyard to the choices that shape a soul.
Politics
Trump’s Hasan execution plan sparks fight over livestream
The dispute over broadcasting Hasan’s execution puts victims’ families and the meaning of justice at the center of what parents teach their children.
News
New York City proposes $8.9 million for minors’ puberty drugs
The Oct. 6 notice names two potential vendors and sets an Oct. 16 deadline, as a federal Medicaid and CHIP funding rule takes effect Oct. 13.
News
DOJ report says Garland memo put parents under FBI scrutiny
The report says the FBI opened 25 Guardian assessments on parents, while DOJ and Education urge state attorneys general to enforce federal parental-rights laws.