The Republican and Democratic parties are united in protecting their chokehold on American politics, despite the view by…
US officials have used a number of rhetorical strategies – ways of talking about something – to distance the country…
The language around immigration in the US is almost as complicated as the system itself.
States used to be on their own when a disaster hit. Then the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the Dust Bowl showed…
A landmark 1964 Supreme Court ruling protects the press in lawsuits by public officials angry about how they’ve been covered.…
Researchers have discovered a second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Chester County, Pa.
The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for…
Nero, Rome’s emperor from 54 to 68 C.E., rose to power at a young age and remained focused on himself, letting the needs…
Detroit has one of the highest chronic absenteeism rates in the nation, which can have devastating effects on student success.
Florida has the third-largest population of immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally, but that population has been steadily…
After Sinclair won the California Democratic primary in 1934, business and media elites helped derail his bid for the governorship.
The meaning and application of due process has become a crucial issue in the US, most often with respect to the Trump administration’s…
After his predecessors failed to diminish the US population of undocumented immigrants, President Trump is attempting to…
Trump voters still reliably back the president, believing that most of the criticism of him is fake news.
Hiding ICE attorneys’ names in immigration court proceedings violates a fundamental principle that has protected Americans…
Trump’s sudden dismissal of Carla Hayden, the librarian appointed by former President Barack Obama, has placed the little-known…
Contested nominations to the federal courts often involve ideological concerns. But a scholar of the courts says the contentious…
Studies link public broadcasting to higher voter turnout, better factual knowledge and lower susceptibility to extremist…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is among the politicians who have recently compared the immigration agency ICE to the Gestapo. Such…
The measure enables broad tax cuts that disproportionately favor wealthy households while forcing its costs on the most…