In the 1820s, an anti-Masonic conspiracy theory dominated politics in the Northeast and even birthed its own political party.
Journalists use real people's stories to 'humanize' the news. But these tales – whether harrowing or heartwarming…
While the debates about Kamala Harris’ multiraciality may seem new, they are similar to the commentary other high-profile…
Five of the six contested presidential elections in U.S. history were resolved and the country moved on -- one ended in…
The census will likely count fewer Black Americans, Indigenous peoples, Asian Americans and Americans of Hispanic or Latino…
The harvesters of the historic wild salmon run out of Bristol Bay, Alaska, were already facing tough competition from relatively…
Kenosha is the latest US city to see federal agents patrolling its protests. History suggests that supplanting the local…
As the country reels from a series of killings of Black men by the police, two scholars report that their research shows…
There aren't any clear ideological differences between the two, and Senate incumbents who aren't embroiled in scandal…
Malians celebrated the military's swift and bloodless removal of their unpopular president on Aug. 18. A coup may be…
Banning the Chinese-owned social media platforms raises free speech concerns and could worsen the US-China trade war.
The Republican National Convention wrapped up with Trump sounding familiar themes but speaking from an unusual location.
In 2016 Trump promised to 'shake the rust off America's foreign policy.' Four years later, it's clearer…
To carry out an election by mail, hundreds of thousands of state and local offices and employees across the US must make…
President Woodrow Wilson told Black leaders, 'Segregation is not a humiliation but a benefit, and ought to be so regarded…
The framers of the Constitution never mentioned a right to vote. They didn't forget. They intentionally left it out.
George Floyd's death has thrust police unions into the spotlight amid a growing recognition that they are not part of…
Reports of rape, domestic abuse and murdered women are way up in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and beyond since the coronavirus.…
Voting at home is safe from fraud and disease, but gives up a key advantage of in-person voting at official polling places:…
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, gravely ill from a suspected poisoning, brought a new type of opposition to Russia…