Rather than investigate a buzzy fintech startup for throwing users’ accounts into chaos, the Russell Vought-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trusted that the company was “back on track.” Custo...

In a polarized political climate, children can remind us that there are still things worth fighting for together.

See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.

The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act li...

Swooning over China’s repressive communist dictator and belligerently acting out at the United Nations. Yes, it’s a psychiatric emergency.

“We’ve come a long way since the fall of 2001, but we find ourselves with recent widening gaps in public health readiness and mitigation,” writes Daniel B. Jernigan.

Our government is being run by a clique of middle-aged guys.

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s three liberal justices argued the Court’s conservative majority ignored real harms to voters by reviving the Trump administration’s flawed centralized citizenship database Fri...

The unusual ad, which said it was paid for by the U.S. government, aired on Fox News in major TV markets.

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From speaking in defense of judges to advocating for greater judicial security funding, lawyers and legal organizations can play a critical role as threats against judges escalate.

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