Seven measures passed, three failed. What’s left behind is a mosaic of laws that can be hard to understand.
The lame-duck period in the US is longer than in other Western democracies, which tend to make the transition over a period…
Trump focused on illegal immigration in his campaign and pledged to make a range of sweeping changes – some of which his…
Philly turnout underwhelms, steel country sides with Trump, and Erie County keeps its bellwether status.
While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints…
Two medical measures in Nebraska passed decisively but face legal challenges.
While other countries have had female leaders in office, these women tend to have family connections or hold roles that…
Iran’s rial fell against the dollar just as Trump was claiming victory. The 2 events are linked, argues an expert on the…
Voters have cast their ballots. Now the 2024 US presidential election comes down to the Electoral College.
His return follows the trail of another American president who rebounded from defeat to victory and then four years of unchecked…
Ballot curing aims to ensure that every valid vote is counted, even those with messy signatures, misspelled names or missing…
In US history, there have been many memorable elections – including those involving quick, decisive wins and others subjected…
Blackouts on the Caribbean island are shining a light on a crumbling economy that the nation’s communist leaders may struggle…
Mexican philosophers have a word for the peculiar anxiety you may be feeling: ‘zozobra,’ a dizziness that arises from…
Created in 1924 to enforce draconian new immigration quotas, Border Patrol recruited its first agents from the Texas Rangers…
Native American communities were elaborate consensus democracies, many of which had survived for generations because of…
Political parties sign up volunteers to observe what happens at polling places – which can improve transparency or cause…
Naturalized citizens like the author are an important voting bloc, representing 5% of eligible voters in Michigan.
Donald Trump’s attacks on Kamala Harris expose a worldview that defends whiteness as imbued with dominance over other…
Conservatives defend efforts to dismantle the federal bureaucracy as tactics against tyranny, but Americans exercise their…