Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze block on USPS mail ballot rule
North Carolina and Alabama are due to start mailing ballots this week, and the justices have set a deadline of their own.
GOP tucks $10 billion for voting restrictions into party-line Pentagon funding bill
The measure advanced on a near party-line vote just before lawmakers left Washington for a lengthy summer recess.
Midterms Have Revived Universal Healthcare Debate. These States Are Ahead of Everyone.
While Democratic congressional candidates are floating the restoration of federal Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid funding, Oregon officials are crafting a more ambitious plan to implement universal coverage in their state.
Japan and South Korea: An alliance of middle powers?
Hedging their bets against Donald Trump is pushing the two countries together.
AFL-CIO report warns digital shelf labels could cost retail workers billions in wages
Maryland and New Jersey have already moved to restrict the technology, betting its pricing infrastructure poses as much risk to shoppers as to store staff.
Nonviolent discipline is helping turn the tide on ICE
Despite brutal provocation, the people of Minneapolis have been courageous and remarkably nonviolent, embodying the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.
As GOP megabill’s SNAP cuts take effect, millions lose food aid and states face...
New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.
The Five Principles of Patriotism
True patriots seek to confirm and strengthen and celebrate the “we” in “we the people of the United States.”
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Brazil’s Election: Lula, Bolsonaro, and the Battle for the Future
Lula is 80 and seeking a fourth term against Flávio Bolsonaro, whose father is in prison for plotting a coup. The first round is October 4, and the result will set the direction for Latin America.