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A legal scholar explains why Kennedy's opinions on same-sex relationship rest on fragile constitutional grounds.
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Public opinion data on immigration show support across parties and ideologies on a key immigration issue over time.
Total gifts from individual donors are rising, at least for now.
Leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor and career outsider, won Mexico's July 1 presidential…
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McNaughton's works elicit giddy mockery from the left and effusive love from the right. Why do they resonate so strongly?
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This new and more accurate estimate means that replacing coal with natural gas doesn't do as much to reduce climate…
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Vaccination against the flu is the best way to stop its spread, but a recent study suggests increasing air circulation and…
An astronomer suggests an idea to piggyback on the ambitious Breakthrough Starshot project that aims to send nano spacecraft…
Mexico elects a new president on July 1. Frontrunner Andrés Manuel López Obrador says Trump's immigration policy is…
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A new e-cigarette called Juul may be gaining popularity among youth. A new study used a novel approach to see if kids are…