A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...

An apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals.

After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.

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For the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.

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Short-term boom could lead to a longer-term drought and removal of important works from circulation.

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Abu Bilal built a secret wall in his home to protect his books from Syria’s former Assad regime.

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Elon Musk obviously hates trans people, but let's not pretend he has nothing to gain personally from a Republican win this fall

Carol Burnett remembers longtime collaborator Bob Mackie, the legendary costume designer behind her show's most hilarious gags.

Censorship, AI, and the role of librarians in a country with crumbling public institutions.

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