World & Nation

Trump's new director of federal prison system led a troubled state agency
West Virginia's top corrections official led a troubled state agency and will now head a federal bureaucracy plagued with problems of its own. — Apr 12
How Venezuela's most popular band overcame the odds and became the soundtrack of a generation in exile
Rawayana, a band of Venezuelan émigrés criticized by dictator Nicolás Maduro, won a Grammy and will play Coachella. — Apr 12
IRS plan to give data to ICE could wallop California, where many immigrants pay taxes
A Trump administration plan to begin targeting undocumented immigrants using IRS data has sparked fear, anger and economic concern in California, where undocumented taxpayers contribute billions in local and state taxes. — Apr 12
Inside the war over water brewing at the U.S.-Mexico border
President Trump has threatened to slap new tariffs on Mexico for failing to deliver water under a decades-old treaty. But climate change has decimated river flows. — Apr 11
Contributor: Trump's latest trade war with China is sorely needed
The president's long-standing skepticism of lowering barriers to China has been proven correct, as China has weakened U.S. national security and cheated U.S. industries. — Apr 10

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