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DHS is deputizing local and state police forces to enforce immigration law

Sheriff Brad Coe of Kinney County, Texas, stands in front of his white truck, he is is one of hundreds of sheriffs who have signed on to collaborate with U.S. Customs and Border Enforcement (ICE) under the rapidly expanding Section 287(g) program.

Worried about surveillance, states enact privacy laws and restrict license plate readers

Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) placed at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard in Culver City, California.

A blueprint for reducing gun violence by 2040, according to experts

Members of a violence prevention team gather near a hookah lounge in New York City.

What would ‘concealed carry reciprocity’ mean for states with tighter gun laws?

A sign prohibiting firearms at Willie's Bar & Grill posted on the fence outside in St. Helena Island, South Carolina.

DHS is deputizing local and state police forces to enforce immigration law

Sheriff Brad Coe of Kinney County, Texas, stands in front of his white truck, he is is one of hundreds of sheriffs who have signed on to collaborate with U.S. Customs and Border Enforcement (ICE) under the rapidly expanding Section 287(g) program.

Worried about surveillance, states enact privacy laws and restrict license plate readers

Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) placed at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard in Culver City, California.

Pennsylvania’s unique system of electing poll workers comes with downsides

Poll workers demonstrate how ballots are received, processed, scanned, and securely stored on Election Day.

Republicans want ‘comprehensive oversight’ of Michigan’s 2026 election. What does that mean?

The facade of the State Capitol Building of Michigan in Lansing.

Deportations, tariffs, court clashes, record shutdown mark a historic year in Washington DC

US President Donald Trump signs the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' into law on Independence Day of 2025.

A tiny land deal with giant implications

An aerial view of Brian Head ski resort in winter on a clear day.

Rural Americans struggle to afford heat as winter intensifies

Mark Burger of Blackhawk Propane delivers propane to a rural home on January 24, 2014 near Clinton, Wisconsin.

With deadline for healthcare premium tax credits expiration looming, farmers brace for rate hikes

Close up of a farmer's hands.

Voting by mail faces uncertain moment ahead of midterm elections

Election workers sorting mail-in ballots at the Santa Clara County registrar of voters office on October 21, 2024 in San Jose, California.

Inside the movement to professionalize election administration

A photograph of Lydia McComas, 28, the new city clerk in Madison, Wisconsin, decided in college that she wanted to be in the election administration field.