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Government & Politics

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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What Trump's national housing emergency would mean for new homebuyers

An affordable housing building under construction in Hell's Kitchen, New York.

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How Texas’ mid-decade redistricting could affect voters in one Houston community

Representative-elect Sylvester Turner (D-TX) poses for a photograph on the steps of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC.

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As Republicans spar over IVF, some turn to obscure MAHA-backed alternative

Elizabeth Goldman, an in-vitro fertilization patient at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, holds up a photo of her daughter who was born via the procedure.

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Trump flaunts pardon rules — and costs victims and taxpayers more than $1 billion

Members of the far-right group the Proud Boys, including their former leader Enrique Tarrio, Stewart Rhodes, Joe Biggs, Ethan Nordean and Zach Rehl speak to journalists on the east side of the U.S. Capitol, Feb. 2025.

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Pharma industry and Ballard Partners dominate the lobbying space in second quarter of 2025

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Most gun violence victims are enrolled in Medicaid. Trump’s cuts are putting them at risk.

Demonstrators calling for preservation of Medicaid funding, are removed from the House Energy and Commerce markup of the FY2025 budget resolution.

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One state's innovative approach to protecting domestic violence survivors

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‘We stand on the brink of system failure’: Feds up pressure for states to reach deal on the future of the Colorado River

Rafts on the Colorado River as seen from Navajo Bridge in Ariz. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

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California’s truck emissions rules could drive up prices for all Americans

A big rig being pulled over by inspectors during a surprise inspection in Santa Monica, California.

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Arizona voters face more scrutiny of their citizenship and residency after judge upholds 2022 laws

Voters wait in line at a polling station at the Guadalupe Mercado shopping mall in Guadalupe, Arizona.