The United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.

The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.

Trump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works.

ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...

The provost’s office also eliminated dozens of courses on race from counting toward the core curriculum.

We present an alignment assessment of four incidents in which Claude models gained unauthorized access to real third-party systems.

A new Brennan Center report examines the surge in threats faced by judges and how improving judicial security is essential for protecting the public.

The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions.

Ahead of the midterm elections, the president isn’t even being subtle about his scandalous politicization of disaster aid.

Johnson County, Iowa has a variety of resources available for county residents, from information about upcoming elections to places to report county road issues that need to be fixed.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

The world’s oceans hit 21.10 degrees Celsius last Saturday, breaking a record set in 2024

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Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was 21.1C on Saturday, latest data finds

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