America and Iran are now just as much a part of the decadeslong conflict as Arab states. Is it time to start referring to…
Trump aggressively supported fossil fuels. The Biden-Harris administration focused on replacing them with clean energy.…
Cemeteries can set their own rules, and Arlington’s are the most restrictive in the nation, meant to protect what it calls…
Iowa and Idaho have passed abortion trafficking laws that stop people from helping minors get abortions. These laws open…
Presidential candidate’s potential ties to an Irish slave owner complicate narratives around colonial legacies and the…
Democrats are taking a new tone aimed at a particular weakness of Donald Trump: He hates being laughed at.
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Concerns are mounting that some election officials might subvert the results of the 2024 presidential election by refusing…
Throughout modern history, charismatic leaders have shown their extraordinary ability to elicit devotion to themselves and…
Hundreds of thousands of minority Muslims fled Myanmar in 2017 amid a government crackdown. Seven years on, they remain…
Mongolia has worked hard to craft friendly relations across the globe. But geography means that Russia and China still retain…
Union voters are particularly significant in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada, three swing states where the share of voters…
Last year, at least 686 migrants died trying to cross into the US from Mexico. Many had the option to call 911 but were…
The best way to learn about neurodivergence is by listening to neurodivergent people themselves.
Of the four presidential and vice presidential candidates, only Tim Walz failed to mention China in his convention speech…
New research suggests anti-Black racism plays a key role in conservative anti-DEI sentiment.
The Whigs started holding political conventions in the 1830s − and historians from the Smithsonian who visited the GOP…
A little-noticed provision of the US Constitution would strip any state of almost all its electoral votes if legislators…
The masculinity on display at the Democratic convention was groundbreaking as men − from Joe Biden to Pete Buttigieg to…
For all the energy, creativity and money presidential candidates pour into their campaigns, it turns out that the ‘subtle…