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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.

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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.

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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.

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Can cities make landlords care about energy efficiency?

An apartment for rent sign hangs outside of an apartment building in San Francisco, California.

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What causes long lines on Election Day, and how they can be avoided

People wait in line to vote during early voting for the 2024 US general election at a polling station at Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Why Trump can’t cancel the 2026 midterms, and why election experts say that fear distracts from the real risk

US President Donald Trump waves at the press, who appeared to be frowning in a world summit in Davos, Switzerland.

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‘This bill protects our precious waters’: How a Florida environmental group scored a win against Big Oil

A group of BP oil workers attempt to clean sand spilled with oil in Pensacola Beach, Florida.

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How auto parts tariffs could raise car insurance premiums in 2025

Interior of a modern auto parts factory or warehouse.

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During a quiet summer election, one clerk practices to make future elections smoother

Residents vote in early voting at a park building in Detroit, MI in October of 2024.

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The trouble with Trump’s homelessness plan

Homeless rights activists hold up signs saying "Housing, Not Handcuffs" outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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How Trump used the criminal system to massively expand immigration detention

Immigrant woman and children walk across a field as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) hosts a media tour at the South Texas Family Residential Center, August 2019.

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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.

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A federal program helps families eat healthy meals. Trump’s new legislation cuts it.

Ana Garcia, 41, and her 3-year-old son, Elliott, pick up a Food Box at a table full of colorful produce at the Goodhue Community Center on Staten Island