Trump’s lawyers, and those prosecuting him, aren’t the only ones grappling with the problem of finding unbiased jurors…
Halfway to the SDGs’ 2030 deadline, countries have made progress, but most are struggling to meet all 17 goals. The US…
Since 2020, Alabama lawmakers have failed to draw political districts that give Black voters an equal chance of selecting…
While it’s widely believed that Howard University came to be known as “The Mecca” in the 1960s, new evidence shows…
Lawmakers have given themselves a virtually impossible task – and the stakes are high.
Hand-counting every ballot might sound like a great idea, but it’s both slower and less accurate than machine-counting…
Former President Donald Trump’s mug shot is in line with the traditional mug shots that arrested people first took in…
In the wake of two public episodes of Mitch McConnell appearing to ‘freeze,’ a longtime Kentucky journalist explains…
In the US, white men have long had the power to make decisions about women’s reproductive health care. Those decisions…
An expert in disaster law explains the steps for securing aid, what to do if everything is lost and the deadlines to watch.
Federal and state RICO charges, which target racketeering, have been applied to a wide range of crimes committed by politicians…
Special counsels can help presidential administrations avoid the perception of bias, but they are not as independent as…
A former executive director of the National Governors Association explains what it is about certain governors that makes…
Citizens are helping refugees get settled in the US, but the lack of standard federal rules makes the process tricky for…
From the pre-Roe years to today, country musicians have written about the realities of life with restrictions on reproductive…
An analysis by scholars at the University of California, Davis showed that just a small number of cities in California actively…
Finding the stories of individual Jews who fought the Nazis publicly and at great peril helped a scholar see history differently:…
While there are minimum age requirements for people who want to hold political office in the US, there are no limits on…
Trump has not been silenced. The limits on his speech protect fundamental rights − including his right to a fair trial…
As the “Queen” of gospel music, Mahalia Jackson sang two songs during the historic March on Washington. But her most…