Colombia’s vast forest is fast receding, partly because guerrillas and criminals are clearing land for farming, ranching and other pursuits. These unregulated activities are causing both dire environmental harm and deadly conflict. Bogotá should take urgent steps to halt the damage.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) faces staggering policy challenges President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, voting rights legislation and another risky debt limit fight constrained by GOP leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) hardball tactics and Democratic disunity in the 50-50 Senate.