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Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.

The U.S. Department of Justice has sent confidential draft agreements on voter data sharing to more than a dozen states, part of the Trump administration’s effort to obtain unredacted voter rolls,…

For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it…

For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it…

The tariff cheerleader established a template of performative sycophancy for Trump Administration officials. Now that this is everyone’s top priority, where does that leave him? Ian Parker on a…

What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.

Two Ohio-based ICE agents have been charged with abusing women. An advocate for immigrants said ICE needs to explain its vetting process.

The Golden State’s clean energy use hit new highs in 2025. As the Trump administration abandons US climate initiatives, can California fill the void?

Two major federal research funding agencies are altering their grant review processes. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is scaling back its reviews of grant proposals, according to a Dec.

Republicans and Democrats who had been pressing for the disclosure accused officials of failing to comply with a law that requires all material to be released.

President Nicolás Maduro orders Venezuelan navy to escort oil tankers after seizure by US forces

“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.

We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule

Dark web reports go dark

Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a…

Making the same screw up twice and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. A fitting example? Two chaotic, trade-busting Trump administrations twice devastating Ohio’s farm…

I am in awe of the children and their parents as they live through raids. How can you call an operation targeted when it blankets a city in fear?

The white-supremacist influencer is laying the groundwork to go even bigger.

Democratic Representative Shri Thanedar has filed articles of impeachment against the secretary of defense over the murderous attacks on boats in the Caribbean.

An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.

Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. Utah Republicans’ hard turn against solar mirrors President Donald Trump’s hostile approach to…

Rob Reiner, the celebrated Hollywood director whose diverse filmography was loved by a broad array of audiences, has died at 78.

Nothing is known yet about the shooter's motive or political beliefs.

Reforming the accreditation process has been a key focus for the Trump administration.

Congress appropriated a one-time fund of $10.5 billion in July to help shore up the reserves for federal need-based student aid. While that may tide over a shrinking pot of Pell Grant funding for…

The agency's black-box label is meant to flag serious threats to life and health.

The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump that strips collective bargaining rights for roughly 1 million federal employees.

Black and brown former employees from CBS, NBC and Teen Vogue talk about the effects of being let go

The chief justice has been working to neuter the Voting Rights Act since the beginning of his career.

The 13-state electric grid operator that serves Ohio is holding its second capacity auction of the year — setting a baseline electricity cost that will get baked into consumers’ bills in June 2027.

A plan to require fans travelling to the US for the World Cup to disclose information about their social media accounts has been described as ‘chilling’

The Trump administration says it will speed cleanups, but residents of the largest residential lead Superfund site worry fewer properties will be remediated.

For each of their courses, faculty must say whether they “advocate for” or “promote” certain race or gender identities.

The AI phenomenon may functionally print money for tech billionaires, at least for the time being, but it comes with a gargantuan environmental cost.

The president’s son-in-law is once again at the center of an international business deal that will require administration approval

Texas recently became the first state to make a major investment in cryptocurrency with the purchase of about $5 million worth of bitcoin. The state comptroller’s office, which manages financial…

As a lawyer for a conservative think tank, Ms. Bondi, now the attorney general, filed a Supreme Court brief last year saying service members who followed such orders were committing crimes.

Mike Johnson’s denials of knowledge of presidential scandals strain credulity – but may be an effective tactic

The Supreme Court reinstated the Trump-inspired congressional map in Texas.

Colleges have agreed to nearly $228 million in severance pay for football coaches this year, almost doubling a previous record for buyouts and prompting fresh scrutiny and legislation.

The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing…

Resolution agreements signed under duress are political wins for the government but are bad for research institutions and the country.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill that would have allowed Ohio teenagers 14 and 15 years old to work till 9 p.m. throughout the year.

Don’t expect him to face similar hurdles in the US.

The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy

Attacks on Somali Americans are a cruel distraction.

Democratic governors across the country are accusing the Trump administration of, once again, playing politics with people's hunger.