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What is and isn’t new about US bishops’ criticism of Trump’s foreign policy
In recent weeks, Catholic leaders have been increasingly outspoken in their criticism of the Trump administration’s ... Read More
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Why is US health care still the most expensive in the world after decades of cost-cutting initiatives?
In announcing its “Great Healthcare Plan” in January 2026, the Trump administration became the latest in a long history of efforts by the U.S. government to rein in the soaring cost of health care.
As a ...Read more
‘Proportional representation’ could reduce polarization in Congress and help more people feel like their voices are being heard
In the face of widespread pessimism about the political fate of the United States and growing political polarization, scholars and citizens across the country are reimagining how American democracy could better serve ...Read more
Green or not, US energy future depends on Native nations
The Trump administration’s drive to increase domestic production of fossil fuels and mining of key minerals likely cannot be accomplished without a key constituency: Native nations.
The U.S. has 374 treaties ...Read more
Project Iceworm: A Cold War plan to hide nukes under ice explains Greenland's distrust of Trump
As the threat of nuclear war loomed during the Cold War, the U.S. Army hatched a top secret plan to conceal hundreds of missile launchers on rail lines hidden beneath the thick ice sheets of Greenland.
In case of a Soviet...Read more
US Cancer Institute studying ivermectin's 'ability to kill cancer cells'
The National Cancer Institute, the federal research agency charged with leading the war against the nation’s second-largest killer, is studying ivermectin as a potential cancer treatment, according to its top official.
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California wanted to buy e-bikes for residents. Glitches, funding short-circuited the effort
LOS ANGELES — Amid a statewide push to take cars off the road and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, California embraced a novel alternative: electric bicycles.
The thinking went that the devices, which have grown ...Read more
Navy interested in expanding shipyard capacity in San Diego to remain battle ready
SAN DIEGO — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said this week he wants to explore whether San Diego shipyards can expand their ability to repair and maintain warships to help the fleet remain battle-ready in the...Read more
As Minnesota cracks down on fraud, some lawful social service providers struggle to survive
MINNEAPOLIS — The call Kathy Messerli received from a home care agency last week was wrenching: a woman with dementia sat alone at home without the supervision of aides, garbage and unpaid bills piling up.
The ...Read more
Person detained south of Tucson for questioning in Nancy Guthrie investigation
A person was detained for questioning in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case Tuesday during a traffic stop south of Tucson, Arizona, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. The detention came hours after FBI ...Read more
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna names 6 men in Epstein files, calls for tech elite who visited island to be investigated
Congressman Ro Khanna stood on the House floor Tuesday and revealed the names of six powerful men — most of them not widely known — he implied were implicated but improperly blacked out from newly released case files ...Read more
Bangladesh goes to polls in first election since 2024 revolution
Bangladesh heads to the polls Thursday in a high-stakes general election that will shape the nation’s transition following the 2024 student-led revolution that ended Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule.
All but one of 300 ...Read more
New Landmine Blast Tests Thailand-Cambodia Ceasefire
A landmine explosion wounded three Thai soldiers near the Cambodian border, in an incident that risks undermining a fragile ceasefire between the two Southeast Asian neighbors.
One soldier lost a leg and two others ...Read more
US House defies Trump and votes to end his Canada tariffs
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led U.S. House passed legislation aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, signaling a growing anxiety over the White House’s economic agenda before midterm elections ...Read more
Immigration attorneys call out dirty conditions, 'disarray and chaos' at Minnesota's Whipple detention facility
Immigration-rights attorneys said they saw “significant disarray and chaos” this week when they inspected the Whipple Federal Building, where hundreds of immigrants have been detained by federal authorities in recent ...Read more
Progressive California lawmakers' new tax proposal targets international corporations
After months of behind-the-scenes meetings, progressive lawmakers in the California Assembly this week introduced what is likely to be their signature revenue raising proposal for 2026 — a bill targeting large global ...Read more
Gallup ending presidential approval ratings as Trump's dips below 40%
Gallup has scrapped its presidential approval tracking polls for good just as President Donald Trump hits rock bottom in its numbers.
The venerable public opinion firm announced Wednesday that it would no longer publish ...Read more
Boston City Council looks to create 'immigrant emergency response fund' amid ICE enforcement
The Boston City Council plans to explore ways to create an immigrant emergency response fund that uses city and private money to provide legal defense, family stabilization and other support in response to the federal ...Read more
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore emphasizes unity amid ongoing tension with Trump, state Senate leader Ferguson
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday struck a neutral note in his fourth State of the State address, amid an escalated feud with President Donald Trump and brewing tension with Maryland lawmakers on various ...Read more
Bill would hold data centers responsible for energy costs and environmental protections
After passing a series of landmark environmental bills in Illinois over the last few years, advocates and legislators are hoping to use that momentum to push through a new law that would regulate the growing data center ...Read more
Colorado sues to block Trump administration from cutting public health grants
DENVER — Colorado filed a lawsuit Wednesday to prevent the Trump administration from canceling more than $25 million in grants for public health.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services notified ...Read more
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