Air traffic controllers are considered essential workers and required to work without pay during the shutdown, but there…
Political violence, made easier to carry out by the proliferation of guns, harms democracy by shifting the field of political…
Because of the federal government shutdown and proposed budget, key federal investigations may stop, including into what…
‘In America, the law is king!’ ‘No King! No Tyranny!’ For a skeptical Thomas Paine, every day was ‘No Kings Day.’
Even when a prosecution fails to convict someone, the process of defending against charges can itself can be a form of punishment.
The former FBI director’s indictment breaks a principle that has protected American democracy for 50 years.
Recent rulings indicate that the high court is leaning toward expanding the type of presidential power that is more emblematic…
The First Amendment – and the freedom of speech it guarantees – is considered a fundamental element of American freedom…
The Palestinian militant group has said it accepts some of President Trump’s proposed peace plan – but will it go all…
Commuters have complained about SEPTA’s poor conditions and unstable funding for nearly a century.
FBI director Kash Patel says he is making the bureau more accountable. Critics charge him with purging it of anyone not…
With partisan advantage, clashing perceptions of reality and revolutionary readings of the Constitution all in play, the…
If conversion therapy is deemed speech, then bans on it likely will fall.
From the Salem witch trials to McCarthyism and Charlie Kirk’s killing, an exaggerated fear of a particular group has resulted…
Washington’s ‘warrior ethos’ was grounded in decency, temperance and the capacity to act with courage without surrendering…
With hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed as part of the latest US government shutdown, a scholar explains…
Amid negotiations, Democrats may feel like they finally have some leverage against the Trump administration, according to…
Fighting corruption is more than punishing ‘bad apples.’ But international policies against it often fail to address…