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Older Americans who vote live longer than those who don’t – new research
Since voters live longer, casting a ballot may be seen as another healthy habit, like going for a run or eating lots of vegetables.
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Latest attack threatening President Trump reflects rising political violence in US
The moral dimension of political polarization in the US, where each side views the other as immoral, helps fuel attacks like the one against Trump at ...
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What to know about sex trafficking as Pittsburgh hosts the NFL draft
The NFL draft will bring increased demand and risks for trafficking. Here’s what Pittsburgh needs to know, from warning signs to local prevention effo...
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Justice Department’s effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face widespread judicial pushback
Denaturalization risks becoming a tool of political control, creating a permanent vulnerability for more than 20 million naturalized Americans.
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‘Affordable’ Pittsburgh doesn’t have enough affordable housing – here’s why
For a quarter of its residents, Pittsburgh isn’t an affordable place to live. A contested housing policy is at the center of efforts to change that.
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Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ brings hasty decisions with long-lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation
What is the Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ and why is it important?
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If Justice Alito resigns before the midterms, a Trump nominee to the Supreme Court is likely to sail through confirmation
If a Supreme Court justice retires before the November midterms, this is how Trump and Senate Republicans can successfully confirm a successor.
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Why Trump can’t just decree changes to voting by mail – a former federal judge explains how the president’s executive order is ‘a solution looking for...
The US Constitution gives states control of elections. An executive order by President Trump aims to take away that control. A former federal judge sa...
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Why the US military is stuck using $1 million missiles against Iran’s $20,000 drones
Bureaucratic hurdles mean the US military typically has to wait a decade between the time it sees a new threat and the employment of a new system to d...
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1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages and conditions
The Ludlow strike was one of the most bitter and violent in U.S. labor history.
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ICE’s heavy-handed immigration enforcement was tried once before – by Arizona’s notorious sheriff Joe Arpaio in the early 2000s
The Trump administration’s immigration detention policies appear to be, in part, inspired by the heavy-handed tactics of the former Arizona sheriff.
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Why the future of marijuana legalization remains hazy despite high public support
A cannabis legalization movement that for a decade rode a wave of success has stalled amid failed ballot initiatives, rising health concerns and a fra...
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Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75-year trend
Congress has refused to exercise oversight of the Iran war, with Republicans nixing Democrats’ attempts to exercise legislators’ power over military e...
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Trump’s coercive tactics in Latin America evoke era of gunboat diplomacy – and the rise of anti-imperialism it helped spur
The interwar years in Latin America saw a remarkable flourishing of left-wing political thought aiming to challenge US dominance. That could offer les...
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How Trump’s repeated efforts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell harm the economy – and make battling inflation harder
Politicians have long coveted control over monetary policy. Good economic governance requires that they don’t get it.
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Iran’s military forces combine state-of-the-art drones and hackers with out-of-date conventional weapons
Knowing what comes next in Operation Epic Fury is better understood by grasping the evolution of Iran’s military structure and capabilities.
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Why Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon prayer services challenge traditional notions of separation of church and state – but might be blessed by the Roberts Supr...
When government officials hold prayer services, quote scripture and engage in religious proselytizing at the workplace, is it religious freedom – or a...
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A justice department opinion arguing the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could revert the nation to a time when presidents freely burned ...
Presidential records are the public’s property. The Justice Department wants to change that and revert to a time when presidents could do what they wa...
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4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game
China and Russia view the latest Washington intervention in the Middle East as a further decline of the United States’ global power.
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US ceasefire with Iran: What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios
Both countries seem tired of the costs of war and ongoing risks, but successful negotiations will have to overcome deep distrust by both sides.
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As a philosopher, I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worse
Donald Trump’s false claims about the Iran War, Epstein files, tariffs and inflation have left some supporters who have traditionally believed all he ...
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Presidential words can turn the unthinkable into the thinkable − for better or for worse
For years, Donald Trump’s rhetoric has relied on insult, ridicule, threat and contempt. But the scale of violence in his words during the first week o...
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Philadelphia’s 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador
A historian explores how religious congregations, activists and city officials have supported undocumented immigrants in Philadelphia over the past 40...
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When a president is unfit for office, here’s what the Constitution says can happen
Amid lawmakers’ calls for the president’s removal from office, Americans may be wondering what would come next.
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US refugee policy for white South Africans is part of a century-long effort to keep some English-speaking nations white
Australia, Canada and the US identified themselves as ‘white men’s countries’ in the early 20th century and coordinated immigration restrictions to ke...
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1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies
The Declaration of Independence isn’t just a philosophical breakup letter. It was a strategic move to secure vital support for America after its first...
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Philadelphia’s founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about ‘godless’ Freemasons and the Illuminati
In the early days of the United States, Philly was a hotbed of conspiracy theories as fears grew that secret societies sought to dismantle religion’s ...
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US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare
Some major events in the history of US-Iran relations highlight differences between the countries’ views, but others have presented real opportunities...
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What a US attorney general actually does – a law professor spells it out
The combined political and legal roles and responsibilities of the US attorney general can create conflicts. Some attorneys general yielded to politic...
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Supreme Court ruling on Colorado conversion therapy case is not a clear win for conservatives
The court decided Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy violated the free speech of a talk therapist.
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Pam Bondi’s extreme political loyalty to Trump wasn’t enough to save her job
It’s not unusual for presidents to select attorneys general who share their views and policy preferences. But Trump has gone far beyond what is usuall...
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Irresponsible parental gun ownership could become a factor in custody disputes
Evolving views about parental gun ownership and liability will likely have ramifications in custody battles.
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75 years after she led a student strike that helped end school segregation, Barbara Rose Johns now stands in the US Capitol where Robert E. Lee once d...
In December 2025, the statue of Barbara Rose Johns replaced that of Robert E. Lee as one of the two Virginians displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Here’s w...
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The Department of Justice is suing states for sensitive voter data − an election law scholar explains why federal efforts are facing resistance
The DOJ wants states to send it copies of voters’ names and addresses as well as sensitive information such as driver’s license and Social Security nu...
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Federal election observers once played a key role in securing voting rights for all − but times have changed
After the Voting Rights Act, federal election observers helped ensure fair voting, but that oversight has increasingly shifted focus − to monitor what...
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What Detroit can learn from participatory budgeting processes in NYC, Boston and Brazil
Participatory budgeting makes the people involved more likely to vote – an important consideration in a city like Detroit where many don’t.
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How California’s war on smog and its ambitious car pollution rules made everyone’s air cleaner
The Clean Air Act gave California the authority to issue tough pollution standards for vehicles, with EPA approval. The Trump administration is now tr...
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Decades of hostility between Iran and the US were preceded by a little-remembered century-long friendship
Many Americans only know the history of anger and tension with Iran. But an archaeologist who has spent 45 years focusing on Iran says it is worth rec...
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