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Clark builds 4-shot lead at Shinnecock

Wyndham Clark builds 4-shot lead at US Open with lowest 36-hole score at Shinnecock SOUTHAMPTON — Wyndham Clark keeps leaving his mark on Shinnecock Hills. He finished off the lowest opening round in a U.S. Open on this fearsome course Friday morning, and then he delivered two big birdie ...

CWS finals begin today in Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. — Scott Forbes had just wrapped up a College World Series news conference Friday when Skip Johnson walked into the room to pose with him for an annual picture of the head coaches next to the national championship trophy, a longtime tradition the day before the start of the ...

US moves on to knockout round

SEATTLE — Christian Pulisic's injury absence didn't hurt the Americans one bit. The U.S. national soccer team found a way to advance to the knockout round without the injured forward on the field, beating Australia 2-0 Friday for its second straight victory at the largest World Cup in ...

What the GOP’s quiet rebellion means

Editor’s Note: Jonah Goldberg’s column was not available by The Post-Journal’s press deadline. Something important is happening in Washington that many political observers did not expect to see this early in President Donald Trump's second term. For the first time since Republicans regained unified control of Washington, significant numbers of Republican senators and House members are openly pushing back against the White House not on personality but on power. The issues vary: the proposed anti-weaponization fund, funding for a White House ballroom, questions surrounding ...

Everyone should be free to stay in or get out of Social Security

Trustees of the Social Security program just issued their annual report. Each year, the picture of the program's solvency is dismal. But this year it's even worse. Rather than falling short in 2033, as reported last year, this year the shortfall is projected to be in late 2032. That's six years from now. Without action taken, benefits, per the report, will be cut 22% late in 2032. That means that every young working person is now forced to pay, by law, 12.4% of their pay -- half paid by them and half paid by their employee -- into a bankrupt system. As I recall, this ...