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Do you know your state's senators?

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Are local officials duty-bound to certify elections? Arizona ruling creates new doubt

Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd, center, bows her head in prayer during the inauguration of the Southern Arizona Regional Border Operations Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

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Texas lawmakers hear concerns about bill to require proof of citizenship for voting

A voting site is seen within the SpaceX projects area in Brownsville, Texas, on May 3, 2025.

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Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. But what is a sanctuary city, anyway?

People hold signs in support of sanctuary city mayors outside the U.S. capitol, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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Latinas hold more state legislature seats than ever before

Sade Elhawary, left, cheers during her campaign kickoff for 2024 for California Assembly District 57

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A migrant dilemma in Denver

People in Denver protesting the federal government's stance on immigration; one holds a white posterboard that reads "Aurora loves immigrants"

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A guide to understanding the debate over keeping voter rolls ‘clean’

A voter receives a thumbs up from a poll worker after a successful check in at Biltmore Forest Town Hall during the 2024 U.S. election in Asheville, North Carolina.

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Why a trans teen fled his Texas home to find safety: 'Daily danger zone'

Supporters for trans rights rally at the Texas Capitol on March 20, 2023.

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Are local officials duty-bound to certify elections? Arizona ruling creates new doubt

Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd, center, bows her head in prayer during the inauguration of the Southern Arizona Regional Border Operations Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

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US rolls toward a 'terrible' government shutdown, no exit ramp in sight

A US government employee talks on the phone as she looks out of a closed Smithsonian museum in Washington, DC on January 18, 2019, where the government has been shut down for four weeks.

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Without AmeriCorps rural communities will lose essential social services

Americorps reading tutor Kelly Meany, L, gives one-on-one reading instructions to 7-year-old 2nd grader Madissen Moody at C.W. Harris Elementary School in D.C where Corps members play a huge role in DC public schools, teaching kids to read and acting as role models, on Friday, September 19, 2014

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During a quiet summer election, one clerk practices to make future elections smoother

Residents vote in early voting at a park building in Detroit, MI in October of 2024.

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The trouble with Trump’s homelessness plan

Homeless rights activists hold up signs saying "Housing, Not Handcuffs" outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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How Trump used the criminal system to massively expand immigration detention

Immigrant woman and children walk across a field as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) hosts a media tour at the South Texas Family Residential Center, August 2019.

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How auto parts tariffs could raise car insurance premiums in 2025

Interior of a modern auto parts factory or warehouse.