When politicians talk more about their personal lives and less about politics, it makes people from the opposing side of…
Politics, age and gender combine to shape the understanding of presidents’ families – and the presidents themselves.
The changes wrought by the new conservative majority in the US Supreme Court are revolutionary.
Impeaching a recently elected Wisconsin Supreme Court justice for conduct neither criminal nor corrupt would negate the…
Police diversion programs for drug users shift officers’ focus from criminalization to treatment.
The founders of the United States viewed impeachment as a way to remind the country and president that he is not above the…
Antisemitism on X recycles ancient tropes falsely blaming Jewish people for a wide range of social and political ills, and…
No US president has set foot on sub-Saharan Africa since 2015 – and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.
A famous gesture kick-started hopes of peace in the Middle East. But today, the idea of a two-state solution seems further…
For President Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s citizens, the country’s quest for NATO and EU membership is about security –…
The public’s right to know often gives way to concerns about privacy, public safety and protecting evidence.
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…