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Government & Politics

Do you know your state's senators?

Government & Politics

America’s babies get a tiny slice of the federal budget

A baby holding an image of a pie chart with categories in different colors.

How immigration scams affect thousands of foreign nationals

A legal professional accepting cash from a client over a contract agreement.

What's behind the rising demand for crime scene cleanup services?

A forensic team removing a barrier tape from a crime scene.

The global rate pivot

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026.

Government & Politics

Government shutdown, trade wars hit farmers’ bottom line hard

Travis Hutchison, a soybean farmer, drives his truck on a country road near his family's farm on a road behind an American Flag hanging, in Cordova, Maryland, on October 10, 2025.

Government & Politics

Here’s why elections in this swing state city are always viewed with suspicion

A Shepard Fairey-designed voting-rights mural rises over downtown Milwaukee, where voters and election officials remain under scrutiny for their election practices.

Government & Politics

Trump appoints Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair: What it means for markets

Bom Kim (center), founder and CEO of Coupang, walks with investor Stan Druckenmiller and member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Kevin Warsh during the Allen & Company's annual Sun Valley Conference on July 13, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Government & Politics

The Supreme Court is more interested in Second Amendment cases than ever before

U.S. Supreme Court Police direct visitors from behind security barriers in front of court building, which is obscured in construction scaffolding, on the first day of the Court’s new term on October 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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A Republican-sponsored bill would take back $21B appropriated for broadband deployment

Machinery vehicles parked on roadside while installing internet fiber optic cables' plastic conduit underground in a rural area in Utah.

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How the unprecedented redistricting war is affecting election officials, politicians, and voters

Election workers process ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in 2025 in City of Industry, California.

Government & Politics

Soybean wars: When a commodity becomes a political weapon

Farmer holding freshly harvested handful of soybeans.

Government & Politics

A monumental mess: The Antiquities Act is at risk

An evening view of the sandstone formations along the Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway (S.R. 211) in Bears Ears National Monument, Utah.

Government & Politics

Democratic presidential contenders test the waters during midterm ‘shadow campaign’

California Governor, Gavin Newsom speaks onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City.

Government & Politics

Congressional seats, even the safe ones, don’t come cheap

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) gives a concession speech during an Election Night party on November 5, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.