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Government & Politics

Historic moments from past political conventions

Kamala Harris speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention.

Government & Politics

EPA launches a ‘back-to-basics’ blueprint to help rural drinking water systems

A water tower near the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

LNG Canada exceeds estimated 2024 global record for burned gas

A large flame from a gas flare in Kitimat is visible at night, with the city streets visible in the foreground.

The happiest cities in America in 2026, ranked across 11 factors

A sunrise view of a row of cherry blossom trees and the Rosslyn skyline reflected in the Tidal Basin in Virginia.

Government & Politics

Big Meat’s ties to USDA top official revealed

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Undersecretary for Food Safety Dr. Mindy Brashears attends her first sub-cabinet meeting with Secretary Sonny Perdue, Deputy Secretary Steve Censky and colleagues in Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2019.

Military

Industry trends driving vehicle innovation in defense

Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle configured for mine and route clearance by Milrem Robotics, at the Eurosatory Defense and Security expo, on June 21, 2024 in France.

Military

Battling fatigue: Why veterans are at risk for hormone imbalance

Paratroopers getting ready to be deployed.

Military

Most military spouses have relocated at least once—here are their most common challenges

A man in camo and a young girl moving boxes into a house.

Military

How does the VA support the nearly half of veterans who are 65 and older?

An older veteran saluting with an American flag waving in the background.

Military

Veteran homelessness is on the rise despite government efforts—here's how it happens

A man is seated against a backdrop of a military dog tag and an American flag.

Politics

Government & Politics

Big Meat’s ties to USDA top official revealed

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Undersecretary for Food Safety Dr. Mindy Brashears attends her first sub-cabinet meeting with Secretary Sonny Perdue, Deputy Secretary Steve Censky and colleagues in Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2019.

Government & Politics

What 37 election experts say could disrupt the 2026 elections

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) speaks at a press conference on March 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Government & Politics

Homes on the range: Is a federal affordable housing policy leading to a public lands selloff?

A view of Main Avenue in Durango, featuring the oldest bank building in Colorado.

Government & Politics

How state and local anti-discrimination laws are expanding worker protections

A supervisor leads his team for a briefing inside a manufacturing factory.

Government & Politics

EPA launches a ‘back-to-basics’ blueprint to help rural drinking water systems

A water tower near the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

World

Energy stocks: The effect of the Feb. 28 strikes on Iran on shares of popular energy companies

A custom collage showing graphics depicting the US and Iran energy and oil crisis stocks.

Freight carriers pivot to weekly rate updates amid global fuel volatility

A cargo ship on open blue sea.

More than half of European residency inquiries at one advisory firm came from Americans, data shows

An aerial view of the traditional Ribeira neighborhood in Porto, Portugal.

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.

LNG Canada exceeds estimated 2024 global record for burned gas

A large flame from a gas flare in Kitimat is visible at night, with the city streets visible in the foreground.

Government & Politics

Rural health transformation program won’t make up for federal budget cuts, experts agree

US President Donald Trump signs the 'Big Beautiful Bill Act' at the White House in Washington, DC on July 4, 2025.

Government & Politics

Racial health disparities could widen as states grapple with Trump cuts, experts warn

Emergency Room nurses fill a hallway as they tend to patients at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in Texas.

Government & Politics

How budget cuts are affecting National Park Service rangers

Three park rangers behind their car on duty at Curry Village in the Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park, California.

These refugees are developing a first-of-its-kind community land trust in San Diego

Community members of the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans.

Where are they now? The high school classes that scattered the most across the U.S.

A graduating student facing the ceremony crowd.

How the Supreme Court ruled differently in immigration and criminal justice cases

United States Supreme Courts building illuminated at night in Washington DC with steps and plaza in foreground.

A new study proves that criminalizing homelessness doesn’t reduce homelessness

Unhoused people have set up a tent community at Riverside Park in Grants Pass, Oregon.

A ghost town revival

View of Christmas decorations in a parade amongst debris with a sunset in the background in Picher, Oklahoma, a town left abandoned after it was designated a superfund site due to contamination with mining waste.

The states aging fastest and what it means for communities

View of a road in The Villages, a popular retirement golf cart-loving community in Florida.

The nationwide movement turning guns into garden tools

Garden tools in metal bucket against a wooden shed wall in a garden.