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A second US Justice Department lawyer working on a criminal probe into whether U.S. President Donald Trump's rights ​were violated in previous investigations into the president has resigned ‌from the inquiry, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

A federal judge ruled Thursday the Education Department cannot cut money to teacher training programs the Trump administration argues are focused on “divisive ideologies.”  In February 2025, t…

The nation’s electric utilities release vast quantities of the world’s most potent greenhouse gas. Recycling efforts could slash emissions at little cost, an Inside Climate News analysis reveals.

The oil giant's Texas project is moving forward, but some Texans aren't happy.

The lack of air-conditioning in most of the state’s prisons violates the U.S. Constitution, the judge ruled. He ordered the state to cool all of its lockups by the end of 2029.

The RNC has sued across the country to restrict mail voting. But it also paid for emails and a website telling voters to “request your mail-in ballot now,” a Democracy Docket analysis found.

U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones did not identify the suspects, but those who remain in Haiti awaiting trial include more than a dozen Colombian soldiers, a former Haitian police officer and a form...

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

An ICE agent shot and wounded a person Sunday in North Austin, according to three state and local officials.

A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.

A local official says a federal immigration agent has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas. City Councilmember Mike Siegel says the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle and opened fire at least five times.

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Voters on suspense lists who don’t meet the Oct. 5 deadline may still vote in the midterm elections, but they will have to fill out additional paperwork on Election Day to confirm their new addresses.

Taxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy.Don't believe me? Look at this chart.

Kevin Roberts has been the president of the Heritage Foundation since 2021. His tenure has been marred by controversies.

A resolution would allow David Ellison's $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery to finalize

Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.

The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and suggestions that it could send agents to polling stations violate the Voting Rights Act.

The revelation ‘left experts scratching their heads at exactly what Donald Trump has in his cosmic arsenal’