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Reasons for Optimism in 2023
Even in a world facing many challenges, there are reasons to be hopeful about next year and beyond.

There’s A Workplace Revolution Unfolding In The Last Place You’d Expect: An NFL Locker Room
Coach Mike McDaniel is more Ted Lasso than Vince Lombardi, and the players of the resurgent Miami Dolphins seem to be responding.

New Year Brings Minimum Wage Raises To 23 States
Six states — California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon and Washington — will be at or above $15 per hour.

Trump Mocked Sidney Powell’s ‘Crazy’ Rigged Vote Tale, Hope Hicks Told Committee
"This sounds crazy, doesn't it?" Trump laughed in the Oval Office while talking to Powell on the phone, according to testimony.

Mitch McConnell Says Trump’s Political Clout Has ‘Diminished’
Independent and swing voters have been turned off by Trump's presentation of Republicans as "nasty and tended toward chaos," McConnell said.

Trump Did Float Idea Of 10,000 Troops Jan. 6 — To Protect Him On Capitol March: Committee
He wanted thousands of National Guard troops to shield him and supporters from any imagined "threat from left-wing counterprotesters," according to testimony.

New Law Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For US Troops
U.S. military forces around the world will no longer be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Trump’s Eagerness To Use Military On June 2020 Protests Made Pentagon Coup-Wary
The Jan. 6 House select committee's report details how military leaders came to fear the ex-president would misuse troops in an attempt to cling to...

When My Chinese Trans Identity Gets Lost in Translation
"I’ve grown increasingly exhausted with the implication that if I don’t adopt a white or 'American' transness, I’m somehow living wrong.”

House Passes $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill With Ukraine Aid
The Democratic-led House has passed a $1.7 trillion government spending bill.