A claim about how persecuted Jews were freed from the Soviet Union decades ago relates to how Palestinians might be treated…
As Martin Luther King Jr. gained national prominence, the FBI launched several investigations to prove that King and his…
There is no federal recall law that could lead to another election for Santos’ seat. But Santos’ case presents ethics…
Special counsels can help administrations avoid the perception of bias, but politics is never fully out of the picture.
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Trump isn’t the first modern president with legal problems, but he would be the first former president to be indicted…
The House GOP has announced a slew of investigations, including a review of the conduct of the Department of Justice and…
The meeting is the first between the leaders since Japan outlined a more assertive defense strategy in December.
Watching gun violence on screen can desensitize children to the harm caused by firearms.
Language can provoke violence between groups especially when people paint others as threats.
What are classified documents? Who gets to see them? What happens if they are released? A former State Department and Department…
Despite hopes of a second referendum on independence being dashed, many Scottish nationalists look to Slovakia as an example…
The sacking of key democratic institutions in Brasilia has parallels with the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol but was…
What happens if GOP holdouts continue to hold out on the speaker position? And what if they don’t?
Israel’s most far-right and religious ruling coalition, which just assumed power, poses a profound threat to the country’s…
The insights of an ancient historian show that the causes of civil unrest are often the same over time and across societies.
The events of Jan. 6, 2021, have been called an insurrection. The same word has often been used to describe the mostly forgotten…
In-person conversations between Republicans and Democrats lasting just 15 minutes were found to lessen political animus,…
A key piece of federal law, Section 230, has been credited with fostering the internet and allowing misinformation and hate…
The Congress that ended on Jan. 3, 2023, had 15 vacancies, a rate unmatched since the 1950s. If that rate continues, whoever…