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Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy
If Washington governs by force in Venezuela, it will repeat the failures of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya: Power can topple regimes, but it cannot creat...
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I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers
Congress has a legal, constitutional and even moral responsibility to assert itself as a branch when it comes to military actions by the US, says an e...
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The ‘sacred’ pledge that will power the relaunch of far-right militia Oath Keepers
Founder Stewart Rhodes says he will relaunch the group, serving as an important outlet for thousands of members who have felt lost since his imprisonm...
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Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress
The president’s party almost always loses seats in the midterms. More than two dozen Republican House members have already decided to retire.
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How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and his wife
These rules have a long history in the United States. They played a role in the notorious murders by the Menendez brothers and Scott Peterson.
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As DOJ begins to release Epstein files, his many victims deserve more attention than the powerful men in his ‘client list’
Powerful men connected to Jeffrey Epstein are named, dissected and speculated about. The survivors, unless they work hard to step forward, remain a bl...
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Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan officials shows
Officials from 70% of Michigan’s 1,856 cities, villages, counties and townships completed the survey.
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Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq
Two US wars based on lies, in which tens of thousands of American troops and millions of civilians died, offer a cautionary tale about the rush to war...
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Miami’s new mayor faces a housing affordability crisis, city charter reform and a shrinking budget
Eileen Higgins won a hard-fought election to become Miami’s new mayor. Now for the hard part – governing the city.
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What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels
The gas industry is opposed to labels that warn consumers of the potential harms of gas stoves.
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There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings
The $4 billion school security industry can’t back up claims for its tech. The silver lining: That’s partly because there aren’t enough shootings to s...
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Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’
A historian analyzes how White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s claims about her boss and his administration are ‘doublespeak’ straight out of...
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America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history
Although thousands of Americans embraced fascist ideas during the interwar years, a new study examines why the US has had little appetite to remember ...
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Supreme Court case about ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ highlights debate over truthful advertising standards
There are some 2,500 of these centers across the United States. Many are located within a mile of an abortion provider.
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Shaping the conversation means offering context to extreme ideas, not just a platform
Should all points of view be heard from? Defending certain values and ideas makes it a bit more complicated than simply listening to all sides.
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School shootings dropped in 2025 - but schools are still focusing too much on safety technology instead of prevention
Prevention methods like lockdown drills do not account for many scenarios, including the likely case that a school shooter is a former or current stud...
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If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights
US Sen. Mark Kelly correctly articulated military law when he said service members have a duty to not obey unlawful orders, according to a military la...
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Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’
Powerful men connected to Jeffrey Epstein are named, dissected and speculated about. The survivors, unless they work hard to step forward, remain a bl...
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Pardons are political, with modern presidents expanding their use
Trump and Biden have issued pardons at a faster clip than their predecessors. Many of their decisions appear to have been political or personal in nat...
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What’s at stake in Trump’s executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation
In the absence of comprehensive federal AI regulation, states have stepped in. The Trump administration, at Big Tech’s urging, is attempting to roll b...
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Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs
US coins showcase American identity and public memory through their designs. The America 250 coins just unveiled reflect the nation’s divided politics...
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A Colorado guaranteed income program could help families, but the costs are high
A few hundred extra dollars a month would go a long way for many Coloradans.
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As a former federal judge, I’m concerned by a year of challenges to the US justice system
A university president who’s a former federal judge looks at the rule of law and the Trump administration’s first year, concluding the president ‘simp...
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AI-generated political videos are more about memes and money than persuading and deceiving
Don’t discount the threat of AI political videos fooling people, but for now, they’re mostly about bolstering group identity and cashing in on viral c...
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Trump administration’s immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judges
District courts have dismissed the administration’s efforts to detain virtually all undocumented immigrants without a bond hearing while they await de...
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2026’s abortion battles will be fought more in courthouses and FDA offices than at the voting booth
Judges and federal regulators will make significant decisions over Americans’ reproductive rights.
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6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventiona...
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Florida’s new reporting system is shining a light on human trafficking in the Sunshine State
Florida’s new unified human trafficking database allows criminologists to determine the scope of the problem and find patterns of exploitation.
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Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase
Advocates for each side will provide a different explanation for who falls under ‘the jurisdiction’ of the United States.
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Far-right extremists have been organizing online since before the internet – and AI is their next frontier
Neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists were early adopters of bulletin board systems, pioneering online recruiting and radicalization techniques lon...
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Pete Hegseth could be investigated for illegal orders by 5 different bodies – but none are likely to lead to charges
Allegations are swirling around a US military strike on an alleged drug boat that resulted in 2 civilian deaths. A military law scholar outlines how f...
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Down-ranking polarizing content lowers emotional temperature on social media – new research
A new tool lets researchers get a handle on how social media algorithms affect emotions and polarization.
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Everything everywhere all at once: How Zohran Mamdani campaigned both online and with a ground game
How much did Zohran Mamdani’s old-fashioned ground game contribute to his victory in the New York mayor’s race?
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Declaration of Independence’s promises ring out today as loudly as they did for Lincoln, FDR and through 249 years of US history
Americans have looked to the Declaration of Independence when they sought to remedy contemporary problems and create new visions for the country’s fut...
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