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Do you know your state's senators?

Government & Politics

What, exactly, is happening with coal mining in Alberta?

Local activists rally during the 'Protect Our Water' protest against coal mining in the Eastern Slopes, held outside the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on January 25, 2025.

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The PACs for public lands

A view of the Idaho state capitol building downtown with overlooking mountains at the back.

America’s safest midsize cities in 2026

Flatirons and mountain ranges seen behind the Stearns Lake in an autumn landscape in Broomfield, Colorado, USA.

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Border wall plans threaten rural infrastructure and cross-border life in Big Bend

The banks of the Rio Grande near Presidio, Texas.

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Pivot counties in the 2024 presidential election

Campaign signs placed on a median lawn for presidential candidates in Fairfax, VA.

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The four federal gun violence prevention efforts Trump could dismantle

Trump during the NRA ILA Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting & Exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, TX.

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The private pilots flying abortion seekers across the Midwest

A single engine plane soaring near an airport control tower.

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Several states moved to restrict guns at polling places this year. Two succeeded

Election workers receive training, prepare ballots for mailing, and do testing at the Reo Elections Office on October 3, 2024 in Lansing, MI.

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Proposed postal changes could slow down rural mail

Mailboxes along Highway 93.

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Election analysis: The state of the race in 5 charts

A digital illustration of a fortune teller hands and crystal ball with electoral college map and polling bar charts.

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What Kamala Harris' rhetoric about Mcdonald's reveals about Democrats' shifting views on poverty

View of the back of a McDonalds worker at fry station.

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What is a Conservative? Understanding how the term works in American politics

President Ronald Reagan in 1988 campaigning for Republican presidential candidate George Bush.

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This year, investment in rural votes isn't just at the top of the ticket

An election polling station with a "Vote Here"/"Vote Aqui" sign.

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California companies wrote their own gig worker law, but enforcement is minimal

Ride-share drivers of the California Gig Workers Union rallying outside of the Supreme Court of California.