Government & Politics | Stacker

Government & Politics

Do you know your state's senators?

Government & Politics

One of Michigan’s most populous counties will post all ballots online

A voter casting an absentee ballot at the Sterling Heights Election Center in Michigan, USA.

Government & Politics

Michigan AG won’t appeal decision to drop charges against 2020 'false electors'

U.S. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel speaks at a campaign rally in Michigan State University.

The harrowing journey home for families leaving immigration detention

Aerial view of South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.

The troubling personal side of public surveillance

A surveillance camera is seen in the median of West Cesar Chavez Street at Lavaca Street next to Austin City Hall in Texas.

Government & Politics

Trump says federal deployments make cities safer. Local officials disagree.

Federal and local law enforcement teams patrol the Farragut West Metro station on November 27, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Government & Politics

How Google organized opposition to a California privacy proposal

orkers enter a building on the Google headquarters campus in Mountain View, California.

Government & Politics

How Pennsylvania voters reacted to national spotlight on judicial retention races

A sign urging voters to vote yes on judicial retention outside a polling place in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Election Day.

Government & Politics

Most Americans see unlimited election spending as a threat to democracy: Poll

A collage of the United States Capitol dome with a background of US dollar banknotes.

Government & Politics

Amid crosstalk from Trump, Pennsylvania Republicans encourage mail voting

A Pennsylvania mail-in ballot with a green stripe on the envelope is displayed during a processing demonstration at the Board of Elections office on September 30, 2024 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Government & Politics

Why the political blame game starts moments after a shooting

The US flag atop the White House lowered to half-staff after political activist Charlie Kirk had died on September 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Government & Politics

Republican governors sent National Guard to DC despite violence at home

Members of the National Guard and members of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies stand outside the main hall of Union Station in Washington, D.C.

Government & Politics

Trump administration declares timber emergency after decades of employment decline in the industry

A pile of cut logs sits on the ground with thick sawdust floating everywhere while a logging company is harvesting timber in Lincoln County, Montana.

Government & Politics

Trump’s fixation on urban crime ignores worsening rural violence, experts say

Pictures of loved ones lost to gun violence are displayed during a vigil in honor of victims of gun related deaths at Public Square Park in Nashville, Tennessee.

Government & Politics

Can labor organizers transform a moment into a movement?

Boeing defense plant workers holding up "Strike Against Boeing" signs outside of a Boeing facility in Berkeley, Missouri.