House lawmakers created an independent office to conduct ethics investigations. But new changes by the GOP to rules governing…
After 40 years living under a federal law that denied Maine’s Wabanaki Nations the ability to govern themselves, the tribes…
Researchers looked at a decade of political spending by the oil and gas industry and others engaged in climate policy. If…
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will meet with President Biden at the White House on Feb. 10, 2023, to discuss several…
Espionage routinely plays out between countries like the US and China. But a public spectacle like the Chinese spy balloon…
Gun policy scholars explain why even supporters of gun control often believe new restrictions are doomed to fail.
‘Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.’ It’s often misunderstood, by many Americans. A constitutional…
Police brutality disproportionately affects Black communities and can cause numerous adverse effects, including depression,…
President Biden outlined his achievements in key policy areas and sketched out his plans for the rest of his term in office.
How does a State of the Union speech get written? A former White House presidential speechwriter describes the many hands…
Mexico’s crime epidemic continues to worsen, as poverty and inequality also grow in the country.
Police departments have faced recruitment and retention problems since the 2020 George Floyd protests. It has meant some…
A large proportion of Americans is willing to support leaders who would violate democratic principles.
As the 20th century’s preeminent scholar-activist on race, W.E.B. Du Bois would not be surprised by modern-day attempts…
The agreement lets the US expand its access across military bases in the Philippines, unfolding a new chapter in the countries’…
The Democratic National Committee is shaking up its presidential nominating calendar to give people of color an earlier…
A Chinese high-altitude balloon violated U.S. airspace, a serious enough breach to nix a high-level diplomatic meeting in…
Conservatives and the GOP have mounted a decadeslong legal fight to turn the clock back on the political gains of the civil…
The case of Tyre Nichols highlights how traffic stops can turn deadly. Traffic stops are also prone to racial bias, can…
Russia’s refusal to allow the US to inspect its nuclear arsenal could reignite pressure for the US to develop new nuclear…