Laws against surreptitiously recording someone extend to home devices like robot vacuums, but those recordings can still…
A public opinion researcher explains why this group’s declining faith goes beyond partisanship and reflects a fundamental…
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Trump waded intro controversial territory with his comments in Ireland.
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An election law scholar explains the president’s effort to dramatically limit mail voting ahead of the midterm elections…
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A report that one of Trump’s aides went a year without routine vetting raises a question a former CIA executive knows…
A CIA veteran explains that a polygraph campaign is not likely to eliminate leaks, but it may divert investigative energy…
An educated citizenry is the key to making self-government succeed, Founding Father Thomas Jefferson said.
Having a vivid, detailed memory of a remarkable event like 9/11 can seem like a demonstration of patriotism and a connection…
TikTok’s lawsuit fits a pattern – from cigarettes to opioids – of courts stepping in where lawmakers won’t.
How will the Supreme Court justices approach the vote-by-mail case that concerns the most fundamental right in a democracy,…
Congress never built a path from temporary status to permanent residence, leaving many people facing deportation with little…
There is a strange nostalgia in realizing that something once so immediate now belongs increasingly to people who know it…
What role might DSA-affiliated candidates play if they win election to Congress in the midterms and the Democrats gain a…
Decades of disaster research show how catastrophes strain communities – and reveal the connections that help people endure.
In closely contested House and Senate races, even a small shift in union votes could influence the outcome.
On Election Day, you go to vote – and you’re told you’re not registered or you’re not eligible to vote. A civil…