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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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Some major Trump donors are now reaping billions in ICE contracts

An officer closing a security gate at the GEO Group Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California.

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.

World

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.

Why many Portugal Golden Visa funds don’t accept US investors

A Portuguese passport on top of one hundred U.S. dollar bills.

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.

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.

Young kids with and without disabilities can learn side by side. One state has instead kept them apart for years

Terri Joyce hugging her son.

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.

Government & Politics

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

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

Government & Politics

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.

Losing faith: Rural, religious campuses are among the most endangered

Photograph of a Mount Mercy University student.

America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse

Maggi, a child care provider in New Mexico, with a preschooler in her care working on an art project.

Government & Politics

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.

$50 a week for 40 weeks: How no-strings cash changed the lives of teens

A woman holding a $50 banknote.