The Associated Press has found that the decision by the United States to slash its foreign aid funding last year has increased pregnancy complications and deaths in Nepal.

President Donald Trump's administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow continued quick deportations of immigrants to third countries where they have no ties.

All internet voting systems are insecure. The insecurity is worse than a well-run conventional paper ballot system, because a very small number of people may have the power to change any (or all) vote...

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The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary.

I’ve waved people off this degree of mistrust. I no longer can do so.

A summary of the Brookings event titled "Assessing US immigration policy in the second Trump administration," held on January 13, 2026.

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Scientific racism today must be seen and rejected for what it truly is—a hollow attempt to dress discrimination in the garb of science and reason

Defying demagogues who daydream about dictators.

With the case of Carlitos Ricardo Parias, the U.S. has broken its own record for holding a journalist in custody.

One of the most dangerous sentences in politics is: “We have no choice.” There is almost always a choice, even if every choice is difficult. Once leaders convince themselves that history, revolution, ...

In areas gripped by armed conflict, sexual violence against women is prevalent. However, the perpetrators are not only soldiers or armed rebels.

The moment a Baltimore Police officer locked eyes with Freddie Gray just on the morning of April 12, 2015, it set in motion a seismic series of events that changed policing and shook Baltimore City to...

Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.

Brazil is the largest democracy voting with no voter-verified paper trail. A 2025 poll finds 43% distrust the machines as the 2026 race nears.

DSA co-chair Megan Romer affirmed support for abolishing the Senate, ICE, prisons and borders while defending the group's Democratic ballot line.

Brazil is the largest democracy voting with no voter-verified paper trail. A 2025 poll finds 43% distrust the machines as the 2026 race nears.

The U.S.’s reputation as a safe haven for the world’s dissidents takes another hit with Pennsylvania’s arrest of a Chinese human rights lawyer.

Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, the 17th service member named, was killed during the disposal of a drone. The military also said Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad was “believed to have been killed in action.”