If you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it.

Do we have a lynching crisis in the United States of America in 2026? It sure seems like it. If you’re white—DO SOMETHING. Use your voice! Because this is horrific and unacceptable.

Exclusive: Louisiana firm awarded tender to build rudimentary outpost to house Moroccan troops Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, which was set up in January to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, has finally issued its first construction contract in the devastated territory: a project to build a rudimentary 150-person military outpost to house Moroccan troops, a source familiar with the matter told the Guardian. The contract, which has not yet been finalised, was awarded to Arkel International, a Louisiana-based firm that has previously carried out work with the US government in countries such as Iraq. Continue reading...

On August 5, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law a new tax to help fund the United States government during the Civil War.

The shallow, sunny waters of the reflecting pool are an ideal incubator for algae growth in the summertime. Experts say the recent renovation may have helped accelerate it.

One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...

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Violence has a way of turning familiar places into guarded ground. And yet, I ask not what has been taken, but what we will continue to build from what remains.

Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.

January 17, 2025

Two entities focused on global heritage and arts policy are among dozens the White House deemed “contrary to the interests” of the United States.