Reading archive 2025-03-15 through 2025-03-18

Divided Democrats on defensive as important battles fast approach: Infighting over what should have been a predictable government funding fight leaves Democrats on their heels heading into high-stakes fights with the GOP over taxes, Medicaid and protecting Social Security.

These Canadians are canceling U.S. trips as Trump sours relations: In notes explaining why they’re not coming, Canadians say farewell for now.

Nervous about Trump, international tourists scrap their U.S. travel plans: The Trump administration’s hard stance on tariffs and other international policies has some travelers rethinking where they vacation.

D.C. police chief denies cover-up by officers, despite convictions: Her description, based on the department’s internal investigation, contradicts the conclusions of a jury, a federal judge and two officers in her own department.

These six Democrats are showing the party how to resist Trump 2.0: As leadership dithers, individual politicians are taking up the fight.

Trump county residents worry Medicaid cuts could throw them back into opioid spiral: The president has said entitlement programs like Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security will remain untouched, even as he pushes for a contraction of federal spending.