In a landmark 2024 case, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are immune from prosecution when they exercise their core…
Washington has had little luck in its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Is America’s ‘ironclad’ support…
Allentown, Bethlehem and other old industrial cities in Pennsylvania have made a remarkable recovery − thanks in part…
Russia is becoming more reliant on naval support from China, limiting Moscow’s sea-power reach.
While the Republican Party platform has typically included anti-abortion language, this year’s platform is curiously silent…
A leading expert in the selection of federal judges analyzes the Trump and Harris records regarding judicial nominations.…
The US Supreme Court’s high-profile Grants Pass ruling allows cities to clear homeless encampments, even if they can’t…
Residents of streets that held a block party in 2012 were slightly more likely to vote in that year’s presidential election…
Polls help set the public’s expectations in a presidential race. In 2020, presidential polls overall were the worst in…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increasingly turned to education and membership groups to promote patriotism and loyalty…
Masculinity has become a dominant theme in the race for the White House. In their debate, VP candidates JD Vance and Tim…
A US counterterrorism expert explains the dynamics between Israel, Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas – and why Hezbollah presents…
Donald Trump’s words about Kamala Harris – she’s a ‘mentally disabled person’ – were widely criticized as coarse…
Ahead of the election, a reproductive health law scholar lays out the broad strokes of what both Harris and Trump have done…
A lot went wrong in the scramble to respond after a train carrying highly volatile vinyl chloride and other chemicals derailed…
Eric Adams, the New York mayor facing an indictment that could end his career and send him to jail, long boasted that his…
Compared with voters who are trying to have kids or haven’t decided yet, those who definitely don’t want to have kids…
The Taliban have enacted laws that violate human rights since they returned to power. But a new edict goes further.
Republicans have long focused on freedom as an election issue. Kamala Harris appears to be shifting the Democrats’ strategy…
Israeli strikes have wiped out much of the leadership of a group that has huge influence – if not popularity – within…