Nearly 20% of House and Senate members are 70 or older, and only 6% are under 40. What explains Congress’ advanced age?
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A widely anticipated Supreme Court ruling will sharply limit federal agencies’ power to interpret the laws that they execute and decide how best to carry them out.
Research funding is down in recent years despite promises made with the CHIPS and Science Act.
The company helped spur a public health crisis through its deceptive marketing and aggressive sales of prescription opioids.
Since the 1930s, the federal government has made payments to victims of financial hardships and social injustices. But for those suffering from the harms of slavery, the US remains silent.
UK political leaders have just a few short weeks − and limited campaign funds − to woo voters.
Very few Americans believe Congress is doing a good job. Some of them have a simple solution: Throw the bums out and institute term limits. But that creates more problems than it solves.
The World Bank estimates that it will take $480 billion of investment to get Ukraine back on its feet after the war.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, conservative activists led a counterattack against campus antiwar and civil rights demonstrators by demanding action from college presidents, the courts and the police.
President Joe Biden is expected to soon sign the total $95 billion foreign aid package that covers Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
If the US wants to protect young people from misinformation and foreign influence, focusing on TikTok is barking up the wrong tree.
There are several reasons why supporting Ukraine helps the US too, including creating a deterrent for China, Russia and other potential adversaries.
Members of the military take an oath before service, but it’s to the Constitution, not a specific person. West Point professors explain how young officers learn the importance of their allegiance.
If you hear the 118th Congress described as a bunch of slackers, you’re not getting the whole story.
In taxpayer-funded email messages to constituents, Republicans prefer visual elements and strategic timing, and Democrats prefer more text-heavy missives.
Compared to its 1980 predecessor, the new FX series presents a more authentic portrayal of early modern Japan.
While both Congress and the president have extensive legal powers, they cannot easily change the law to protect abortions under federal law.
There are potential threats to US democracy posed by the choices voters make in this presidential election. But the benefits of American democracy have for centuries been unequally available.
For some musical artists, TikTok has become a beacon in an otherwise dismal digital streaming landscape.
In China, ‘private’ businesses aren’t entirely private and the ultimate boss is the CCP, not the CEO.
An inhaler that costs nearly $300 in the US goes for just $9 in Germany. What gives?
As Democrat and Republican leaders negotiate a potential spending deal to fund the government, the partial shutdown of 2013 offers some clues about the economic impact should they fail.
Russia appears to have seized the battleground initiative as the Ukraine war marks its second anniversary – but the conflict is far from over.
A hot, dry summer on the heels of a wet winter raises the risk of wildfires.
With its impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the House exercised its oversight power. How can you tell if it was a legitimate use of that power?