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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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77 officials were recalled in 2024—higher than the 10-year average

A vote here today signage during election day. 77 officials were recalled during the 2024 elections.

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2025 farm bill: Advocates prioritize anti-hunger policies while Republicans push budget cuts

A man shops at a grocery store in downtown Clarksburg, West Virginia.

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'Perverse' incentives: How local governments might cash in on Trump's migrant detention

Caroline Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Virginia, a former regional jail, has been contracted by the US Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house undocumented adult immigrant detainees for violations of immigration laws.

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How one city scrambled to resolve a tied election vote

Close up of three wooden dice on a desktop, one in sharp focus, with a gray background.

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Yes, politics is worsening people's mental health—Here's what the data shows

A custom illustration showing concepts of anxiety and panic stemming from reading news online.

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Beyond the COVID dashboard: How local governments are continuing to invest in public data initiatives

A woman wearing a mask while on a computer.

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Illinois has put an end to the injustice of cash bail

A closeup on a judge's gavel, money and handcuffs on a wooden table.

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How Meagan Wolfe navigates intense scrutiny to make elections and her peers stronger

Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, left, during a Elections Commissions meeting.

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Summary of Trump's first-term executive orders on the administrative state that Biden repealed in 2021

Donald Trump signing an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC back in January 23, 2017.

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Texas lawmakers are mostly silent on addressing threats to ballot secrecy

Poll workers return voting equipment to central county station workers.