The Trump administration has once again tried to change immigration law, this time enacting severe limits on the rights…
The US is unique in its criminal punishment policies – as the recent sentencing of neo-Nazi James Fields Jr. demonstrates.
A fifth of the world's oil travels through the narrow waterway.
Will Syrian religious extremists migrate to the West as refugees in need – and then do harm? A team of researchers surveyed…
The conviction of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera, who evaded justice in Mexico, is a win for US officials.…
The US legal system often gives the police the benefit of the doubt.
Former US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens passed away on July 16. One of his former law clerks recalls her most…
President Trump hinted that he would defy a Supreme Court ruling recently, though he later yielded to its authority. Andrew…
Demographers have figured out a simple and effective way to estimate the number of unauthorized immigrants – even without…
Deportees and other migrants return home wealthier, more educated and with more work experience than people who never left.…
The Vietnam War ended in 1975. But it's still harming the health of Vietnamese people born after the conflict ended.
Nearly 50 years old, the treaty has been signed by 190 countries – more than any other arms limitation treaty. But now…
How did Alaska, one of the richest states in the Union, end up with budget cuts that lawmakers on both sides say could wreck…
Turkey's authoritarian leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was handed a big defeat recently when his party's candidate…
It's dismantling the Office of Personnel Management and relocating hundreds of USDA research jobs on short notice.
The National Intelligence Council works inside government but is little understood outside. Yet it has helped respond to…
Mexico is the second most dangerous country for women in Latin America. Yet the new government is slashing funding for programs…
While there's still a great deal that is unknown about sex trafficking, research studies and nonprofits have been able…
Trump has expanded and escalated the most punitive policies he inherited from his predecessors.
New York City's municipal budget relies heavily on the property taxes of extremely high-value real estate. That drives…