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Rural communities, tribes sue EPA over $2.8 billion in canceled funding for flood mitigation and resilience projects

Aerial view of Kipnuk and surrounding bodies of water.

Research shows evictions are a public health problem. Can eviction prevention be a solution?

Close-up of a person reading an eviction notice letter.

Regulations can create the monopolies they’re meant to prevent

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, arrives to testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC.

State of Medicare heading into 2026: Your complete guide to new laws and avoiding surprise bills

Customers picking up items at a pharmacy counter.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.