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Why was it so hard for the GOP to pass its spending bill?
Facing a threat of imminent government shutdown, nine Democrats joined GOP Senate colleagues to defeat…
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Saudi Arabia’s role as Ukraine war mediator advances Gulf nation’s diplomatic rehabilitation − and boosts its chances of a seat at the table should Iran-US talks resume
Saudi Arabia is 2,000 miles from Ukraine and even more politically distant, so at first…
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How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
A state law signed Feb. 28, 2025, removes gender identity as a protected status from…
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I study refugees, and here are the facts on the history and impact of refugee resettlement in the US
Refugees haven’t been welcome in the United States since the first day of President Donald…
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Can the Trump administration legally deport Palestinian rights advocate Mahmoud Khalil? 3 things to know about green card holders’ rights
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the government will deport lawful permanent residents…
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How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections
Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus…
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Is the US heading for a government shutdown? 5 essential reads to occupy the mind while we wait to find out
Brinkmanship, a political scramble to keep the lights on in Washington and finger-pointing over who…
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The parallels between Kash Patel and William J. Burns, a scandal-mongering 1920s FBI director — an FBI historian explains
After winning the 2024 election, President Donald Trump said on Nov. 30 that his new…
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Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he inherited…
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Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries
In what’s been called a “Friday night massacre” at the Pentagon, President Donald Trump removed…