Kris Maher

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Douglas Belkin |Kris Maher

Authorities step up security following Washington, D.C., killingsThe killing of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., by a suspect who shouted “Free Palestine!” heightened fears at Jewish institutions Thursday as they strengthened security and vigilance. News of the deaths rippled through synagogues and Jewish community centers already facing a sharp rise in antisemitism fueled by the war in Gaza.

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Kris Maher

“I don’t want it built anywhere in Tucker County,” said Al Tomson, mayor of Davis, a cozy mountain retreat roughly three hours west of Washington, D.C. Tourists come here for the dark skies, wildflowers, art galleries, trails and Blackwater Falls. The county has one stoplight—16 miles away. Similar clashes are happening in other states. Memphis, Tenn., residents are trying to shut down the complex powering Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, citing emissions concerns.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Kris Maher

By Kris Maher | Photographs by Rebecca Kiger for WSJ April 29, 2025 5:31 pm ETEric Anderson, a 44-year-old coal miner, voted for Donald Trump to keep West Virginia’s mines humming and applauded the president’s executive orders allowing power plants to burn more coal. But the administration has also cut programs that keep miners safe, shutting down the country’s only program tracking an epidemic of black-lung disease and silicosis, and firing technicians who give miners chest X-rays.

2 months ago | wsj.com | Kris Maher |Cameron McWhirter

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Playing0:00 / 7:43Veterans overwhelmingly supported President Trump’s re-election and anticipated big changes once he took office. And many of the issues that have dominated his first weeks—including veterans’ services, foreign alliances and national-security leadership—are ones veterans care deeply about. Now, these developments are animating VFW halls, veteran Facebook pages, card games and other gatherings of U.S. service members.

2 months ago | wsj.com | Kris Maher

$13.75/Week $4/Week Includes unlimited digital access to The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily