What began as a rhetorical attack on “woke” culture has turned into a tangible threat to higher education funding. The Trump administration’s decision to freeze more than $2 billion in federal research...
Do you have immediate access to a document that proves your citizenship, like a passport? Do you even have one? If not, then you may not be able to vote – even if you’re a fully legal U.S. citizen.
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Days before Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video that the company was ending its third-party fact-checking program and moving to a “community notes”...
In his farewell address to the nation, former President Joe Biden said, “Today an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that threatens our entire democracy.”
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Mayor Brandon Johnson defended Chicago’s policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement agents and asked members of Congress to pass federal immigration reform in his testimony...
Miguel Cardona departed the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education building in Washington for the last time as Secretary of Education on Jan. 17. That was just three days before President Donald...
Fred Basserman pushed his merch cart against the cold wind, sporting one of his own hats to keep his red nose warm. Loaded with Trump-themed hats, pins, flags and magnets, he moved down the streets of...
A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Tory Sletten as a Proud Boy. While he marched with the group outside the 2025 inauguration, he says he does not identify as a Proud Boy.
Tory...
As a first-time presidential voter, I feel as if I’m caught in a whirlwind of an election in which to participate. I’ve voted in local elections, but nothing has compared to the feeling of receiving...
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris took to the debate stage Tuesday night to participate in the first, and perhaps only, debate ahead of the election.
Donald Trump had his...
Illinois held its primary elections March 19, during which voters cast their ballots in key races across the state, ultimately determining which candidates will advance to the general election on Nov....
