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Do you know your state's senators?

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America’s babies get a tiny slice of the federal budget

A baby holding an image of a pie chart with categories in different colors.

How immigration scams affect thousands of foreign nationals

A legal professional accepting cash from a client over a contract agreement.

What's behind the rising demand for crime scene cleanup services?

A forensic team removing a barrier tape from a crime scene.

The global rate pivot

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026.

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Beyond the COVID dashboard: How local governments are continuing to invest in public data initiatives

A woman wearing a mask while on a computer.

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Illinois has put an end to the injustice of cash bail

A closeup on a judge's gavel, money and handcuffs on a wooden table.

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How Meagan Wolfe navigates intense scrutiny to make elections and her peers stronger

Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, left, during a Elections Commissions meeting.

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Summary of Trump's first-term executive orders on the administrative state that Biden repealed in 2021

Donald Trump signing an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC back in January 23, 2017.

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Texas lawmakers are mostly silent on addressing threats to ballot secrecy

Poll workers return voting equipment to central county station workers.

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Lending program for natural disaster relief is on a Project 2025 chopping block

Workers at the Small Business Administration’s Business Recovery Center in Maryland talking to Governor Wes Moore.

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The true, massive cost of Trump's mass deportation plans

Trump at a campaign rally at McCamish Pavilion on October 28, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Michigan managed to speed up election results, but some things just take time

Poll workers count ballots at the conclusion of Election Day at the Warren City Hall in Warren, Michigan on November 5, 2024.

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With Texas' paper-based voter registration system, applications get lost in the shuffle

Hannah Murry poses for a photo at Texas A&M University.

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How the Supreme Court case on trans youth could affect health care for all Americans

A collage illustration showing the U.S. Supreme Court over a graphic of a state and "Protect Trans Kids" protest signs.