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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.

AmeriCorps is under siege. What happens in the communities it serves?

Daniel Zare, 27, visits Project Change at Sligo Middle School on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Government & Politics

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.

Government & Politics

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

Cutout of U.S. capitol with 100 dollar banknotes layered over the blue sky.

Government & Politics

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.

These 7 cities added the most community health centers in the past two years

Three people in seated yoga poses on individual yoga mats on a green lawn, not sitting close together.

Student loan caps might worsen the national doctor shortage, critics worry

Michaela Bonner, wearing a black zip-up top with a pink stethoscope around her neck, poses for a portrait in front of some trees at local hospital in Virginia Beach, VA.

Apprenticeships for high schoolers are touted as the next big thing. One state leads the way

Field technician apprentice at Hoosier Crane Service Company.

2 out of 5 child care teachers make so little they need public assistance to support their families

A child care teacher carrying an infant in a child care room.

Most college students are taking online classes, but they’re paying just as much as in-person students

Josie Chen, 18, participates in her calculus class online from her childhood home in Oakland, Calif., Sept. 25, 2020.

Government & Politics

One state's innovative approach to protecting domestic violence survivors

Silhouette of a person with a short ponytail and crossbars of a window on the against a wooden wall.