Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide.

The “Freedom Fest” is no longer happening after dismal ticket sales.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...

The presumptive next mayor is holding listening sessions around the city. They show just how complicated the job really is.

ICE spokesperson says Loreto Javar failed to disclose criminal conviction in Philippines when he applied for visa

An overview of California’s proposed local journalist employment credit for newsrooms, explaining how the program works, who qualifies, and the safeguards designed to prevent misuse.

People increasingly blame large corporations for the sense that they have ever less control over their own lives

Americans’ growing opposition to the prevalence of data centers has led many politicians to limit or pause their increase altogether.

Chloe Shapiro is one of a dozen former service members identified by The Washington Post who have waited months for full payments.

Robert White, Free DC, and other partners are deploying residents to campaign for Democrats in key House races as part of a new political initiative.

USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...

California’s wine industry runs on immigrant exploitation. Now migrant workers are unionizing.

Five years after a federal court ruling introduced unlimited spending in Alaska elections, voters there hit back on Tuesday, defying their Republican governor and approving new limits that restrict th...

The Media and Democracy Project is a non-partisan all-volunteer grassroots community formed in 2020. We are alarmed by the power that media narratives, as shaped by mainstream journalists and right wi...

Loudoun County, Va., hosts more than 250 data centers that bring in huge tax revenues. But some officials and residents worry the county has become too dependent on that cash.

Whether you're a reporter or an editor, your inbox has probably seen an influx of pitches, increasingly written with artificial intelligence. They're likely bad, irrelevant, and annoyingly clogging…

Sea ice surrounding Antarctica has contracted sharply and is at its second-lowest point on record for this time of year, satellite data shows.

Ahead of the anniversary, we asked our readers to reflect.