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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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This state is testing a model to add more civility to politics

View of the Minnesota State Capitol building.

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Redesigned envelope leads to fewer rejected ballots, but new issue arises

A voter places her absentee ballot in a monitored drop box in Dauphin County, PA.

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Election analysis for U.S. richest and poorest counties, 2016-2022

Voters sit in Virginia at a polling place, hidden by voting booth.

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Are politics Americans' biggest dating deal-breaker?

Graphic illustration with donkey and elephant.

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How Arizona hopes to avoid a 'nightmare' if November ballot stretches to a second page

Maricopa County Elections Director Scott Jarrett casts a fake ballot during a mock election on May 29, 2024.

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The suburban problem that could cost Trump the election

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How the US ranks globally in data transparency and openness

Collage illustration with magnifying glass over US map and world map.

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Gillespie County's election worker costs more than double after switch to hand count

An election worker hand counts ballots inside of The Edge, a winery in Fredericksburg on Mar. 5, 2024.

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Inside the private company Maricopa County depends on to power through the last-minute ballot slog

Sealed envelopes holding ballots cast in Maricopa County's presidential preference election in March zip through a high-speed scanner at Runbeck Election Services.

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A full deck: 52 members of Congress have announced they will not seek reelection this year

US Capitol building at sunset, Washington DC, USA.